From November 30, 2024 to December 31, 2025, Austrian citizens with a valid ordinary passport can enter China without a visa for business and tourist trips, academic and cultural exchanges, visits and transit and stay for a maximum of 30 days.

For all others who do not meet the above-mentioned requirements, a visa remains required to enter China.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us by phone or email:

Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Vienna:

Tel: 0043-1-544-3601 (weekdays 09:00-12:00, 13:00-15:00, except holidays)

Email: viennacenter@visaforchina.org

Embassy of the People's Republic of China:

Tel: 0043-1-7103648 (Tuesdays and Thursdays 14:00-16:30, except holidays)

Email: vienna@csm.mfa.gov.cn