Starting from February 9, 2024, China expanded the allowed purposes of visa-free entry to Hainan Province for ordinary passport holders of 59 countries including ESTONIA (see announcement of the National Immigration Administration of China https://en.nia.gov.cn/n147413/c160943/content.html). The details are as follows:

1. Eligible Countries

ESTONIA, Russia, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Norway, Ukraine, Italy, Austria, Finland, Netherlands, Denmark, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Belgium, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Australia, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Philippines, Indonesia, Brunei, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Monaco, Belarus.

2. Allowed Purposes of Visa-Free Entry

Ordinary passport holders of the 59 countries can enter Hainan visa-free for tourism, business & trade, visits, family visits, medical treatment, exhibitions and sports competition (except purposes of work and study).

3. Duration of Visa-Free Stay

Travelers can enter Hainan through all its ports open to foreign countries, and stay for up to 30 days, calculated from 00:00 on the day following the day of entry.

4. Way of Entry

Travelers of the 59 countries can take civil airlines, business charter flights or cruise ships, and enter Hainan with valid ordinary passports