• While planning a trip to China, the visa topic always comes first and seriously. Please check with Chinese embassies in your countries or the Chinese Visa Application Service Center (CVASC) that serves your residence area for your visa application details at your earliest convenience.

• We have compiled resources to assist international attendees in the process of obtaining a visa, and while we make every attempt to keep this page up-to-date, please note that regulations may change. To avoid any travel delays and disruptions, we recommend that all travelers read and follow the instructions in the guidance issued by the official websites of Chinese embassies in your countries carefully.

• International attendees can make payments via Alipay or WeChat by linking your international credit or debit cards. Once the cards are successfully linked, you can use Alipay or WeChat Pay to make payments to merchants across various sectors, including dining, shopping, transportation, and accommodation. This convenient and seamless payment method enables you to “pay like a local” in China, without the need to carry cash or open a Chinese bank account. FIND OUT MORE

• Foreign tourists eligible for tax refund on 200 yuan purchases

• A Guide to Working and Living in China as Business Expatriates (2025 Edition)

  
  

• As of April 2025, the People's Republic of China has signed mutual visa exemption agreements with the following countries. Chinese citizens holding relevant passports can travel to these countries without applying for visas in advance. Citizens of these countries, who hold the appropriate passports, do not need to apply for visas in advance when traveling to China for short terms.

• As of February 17, 2026, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China has announced the following list of countries eligible for China’s unilateral visa-exemption policy:

  Europe (35 countries): Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, the United Kingdom

  Oceania (2 countries): Australia, New Zealand

  Asia (7 countries): Bahrain, Brunei, Japan, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Republic of Korea

  Americas (6 countries): Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Peru, Uruguay

  Note: International attendees of the aforementioned countries can, with ordinary passports, enter China visa-free for purposes of business, tourism, visits to relatives and friends, exchange visits, and transit, provided that their stay periods will not exceed 30 days. The duration of stay for every foreign national shall be calculated from 00:00 on the day following the day of entry.

• Effective June 12, 2025, nationals of Indonesia became eligible for China's 240-hour visa-free transit policy. The applicant must hold a valid international travel document (with a validity of at least three months) and meet the requirements for entering a third country (region). The applicant must hold interline passenger tickets or other documents with a specified date and seat to a third country (region) within 240 hours, complete the Arrival Card for Temporary Entry Foreigners, and  cooperate with checks and inquiries by exit-entry border inspection authorities.

• The National Immigration Administration (NIA) officially implemented to relax conditions for foreign nationals applying for port visas on January 11, 2024. Any individual seeking to visit China for non-diplomatic, official business activities, visits and exchanges, investment and entrepreneurship, private affairs, or to visit relatives and unable to obtain a visa beforehand due to time constraints may now apply for a port visa at a port visa authority with an invitation letter and other accompanying documents.

• The National Immigration Administration announced that any foreign tourist group consisting of two individuals or more arriving on a cruise ship for a trip organized and handled by a Chinese travel agency may enter as a whole into China without visas at one of the cruise ports located in the 13 following cities: Tianjin, Dalian (Liaoning Province), Shanghai, Lianyungang (Jiangsu Province), Wenzhou and Zhoushan (Zhejiang Province), Xiamen (Fujian Province), Qingdao (Shandong Province), Guangzhou and Shenzhen (Guangdong Province), Beihai (Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region), and Haikou and Sanya (Hainan Province), which has been fully implemented from May 15, 2024.

  
  

Please feel free to contact us if an F Visa is required, we can issue the Invitation Letter with signature and official stamp for your visa application. After you register for the conference and pay the registration fee, please contact us via Email （CCMP@iphy.ac.cn）and submit the necessary information below:

• Scan copy of passport photo page;

• The CCMP 2026 conference registration confirmation letter;

• Scan copy of Work ID or Student ID card;

• Address and Telephone/Mobile number.

1. A passport which is valid for at least six months following the date of submission, with an entire blank page available for the visa;

2. One Visa Application Form of the People's Republic of China, which is filled clearly with true, authentic, and complete information and signed by the applicant;

3. One recent 2-inch full-faced and bareheaded passport photo (the daily life photo, photo copy, or digital photo printed on ordinary paper shall not be accepted);

4. An invitation letter issued by the CCMP organizing committee;

5. Other materials related to the visa application, deemed as necessary by the visa officer;

6. For more accurate information, please contact the local Chinese Embassy in your country.