How To Visit China Without Visa From Italy

From November 30, 2024 to December 31, 2025, ordinary passport holders from the 38 countries(Brunei, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Holland, Malaysia, Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Australia, Poland, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Slovenia, Slovakia, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Korea, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Estonia, Latvia, Japan) can enter China without a need to apply for a visa for the purposes of business, tourism, family visits, exchanges and visits and transit, with stays of no more than 30 days.

With the popularity of China travel, more and more foreign friends wants to explore the diversity and beauty of China. With the advantage of 30-day visa free policy, Italian citizens can visit China for visa free.

Do Italian citizens need a visa to travel to China?

Whether Italian citizens need a visa to visit China will depend on how long you intend to stay in China and your purpose to go to China. Italian citizens who intend to go to China for business, sightseeing, visiting relatives and friends and transit for less than 15 days can enter China without visas. If you want to stay in China for more than 15 days, or your purpose to go to China is not applicable with the purposes of the 15-day visa-free policy, you should apply Chinese visa in advance to enter China.

 

How to Visit China Without Visa From Italy

Visiting China without visa, Italian citizens can stay in China for less than 15 days, and you still need some documents to enter China.
 

• Passport validity can cover your stay in China
• Supportive documents helping to verify your purpose of visit including flight tickets, invitation letter and hotel reservation order

If I want to stay in China more than 15 days, what should I do?

Planning to stay in China for more than 15 days, you should apply for the Chinese visa in advance of your traveling date.

 

Where to Get the Visa Application Information in Italy

To know about your Chinese visa application in Italy, you can look through the information on the official website of the China Embassy in Italy. There are latest China entry requirements and visa policies of China on the website of the Chinese embassy. Generally speaking, if there is Chinese Visa Application Service Center(CVASC) in your country, the Chinese Embassy in Italy will not directly handle with your visa applications. And the Chinese Visa Application Service Center will directly deal with your Chinese visa applications.

 

How to Apply Chinese Visa in Italy

Clarify the Visa Category

You visa category depends on the purpose you go to China. You can see the clear requirements on the Chinese Visa Service Center or the Chinese Embassy in Italy. If you come to China as a tourist, you should apply for the L visa.
 

Prepare the Documents

Original passport with at least six months of remaining validity

Visa Application Form and Photo(You should first fill the Visa Application Form online on the official website of the CVASC, print it out and sign it.)

Documents showing your itinerary in China including air ticket booking record (round trip) and proof of a hotel reservation or Invitation Letter


 

Submit Your Visa Application at the CVASC

Submit your passport for scanning, and you will be given a ticket.

Submit your Visa Application Form and additional documents needed, and you will be given a Payment Notice and a ticket.

Finish the payment and you will be given your Pickup Form.

 

Where to Apply Chinese Visa

Chinese Visa Application Service Centre in Rome

Address: 1st Floor, VIALE REGINA MARGHERITA 279, ROMA (ITALIA)

Business hours: Monday to Friday, except public holidays

Visa application submit and Passport collection : 9:30-12:00, 14:00-15:00
 

Chinese Visa Application Service Centre at Milan

Address: Via Eugenio Pellini 1, Milano

Business Hours: From Monday to Friday, Closed on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.

Submission of applications with Regular procedure: 9:00 to 15:00.(No appointment required)

Payment and collection: 9:00 to 16:00.
 

Chinese Visa Application Service Center at Florence

Address: Via Lorenzo Di Credi 20 50136, Firenze

Business hours:

From Monday to Friday, Closed on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.

Submission for visa application: 9:00-15:00

Payment and collection: 9:00-16:00

Kindly reminder, the business hours varies from different Visa Application Centers. Please keep an eye on the business hours of the Chinese Visa Application Center when you are looking through the official website of the visa application center.

 

How far in advance should I submit my application?

It is recommended that you make your application well in advance of the planned travel date. You are advised to apply ONE month in advance but no earlier than THREE months. Visa processing time varies with location. The actual processing time may be longer than than posted on the website, that’s why we recommend that you apply for the Chinese visa earlier but not too earlier. If you apply your visa application too early, your visa might expire before your entry to China.

 

Should I make an appointment with the CVASC before submission of visa application?

Generally speaking, it is not necessary to make an appointment to apply for a Chinese visa. It will be still requested to fill in the online form, print it down and bring it to the Visa Center with the all the needed documents. We won’t be able to accept requests with uncompleted documents.

 

Should I apply the Chinese visa at the CVASC in person?

Applicants who are aged between over 14 to under 70 inclusive applying for Chinese visas are required to submit the application in person to get fingerprints and photo taken at the Visa Application Center. Please note that children are required to complete an application form online.