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Visa requirements for Chinese citizens were lifted by [[Micronesia]] (18 December 1980),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fsmcongress.fm/pdf%20documents/1st%20Congress%20of%20the%20FSM/PL%201-130.pdf |title=Immigration Act of Federated States of Micronesia |publisher=The Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia |date=1980-12-18 |accessdate=2018-02-24}}</ref> [[Bahamas]] (12 Feb 2014), [[Indonesia]] (2015), [[Grenada]] (10 Jun 2015), [[Ecuador]] (1 March 2016), [[Tonga]] (19 Aug 2016), [[Serbia]] (15 Jan 2017), [[Barbados]] (1 Jun 2017), [[United Arab Emirates]] (16 January 2018), [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] (29 May 2018). |
Visa requirements for Chinese citizens were lifted by [[Micronesia]] (18 December 1980),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fsmcongress.fm/pdf%20documents/1st%20Congress%20of%20the%20FSM/PL%201-130.pdf |title=Immigration Act of Federated States of Micronesia |publisher=The Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia |date=1980-12-18 |accessdate=2018-02-24}}</ref> [[Bahamas]] (12 Feb 2014), [[Indonesia]] (2015), [[Grenada]] (10 Jun 2015), [[Ecuador]] (1 March 2016), [[Tonga]] (19 Aug 2016), [[Serbia]] (15 Jan 2017), [[Barbados]] (1 Jun 2017), [[United Arab Emirates]] (16 January 2018), [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] (29 May 2018), Belrarus (10 Aug 2018). |
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Visas on arrival were introduced by [[Azerbaijan]] (1 February 2016)<ref name=":0" />, [[Qatar]] (22 June 2017), [[Gabon]] (12 October 2017), [[Rwanda]] (1 January 2018), [[Benin]] (15 March 2018) and Zimbabwe (July 1st, 2018). |
Visas on arrival were introduced by [[Azerbaijan]] (1 February 2016)<ref name=":0" />, [[Qatar]] (22 June 2017), [[Gabon]] (12 October 2017), [[Rwanda]] (1 January 2018), [[Benin]] (15 March 2018) and Zimbabwe (July 1st, 2018). |
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*Visa is not required when travelling as part of an accredited tourist group. Group leaders must hold the original of the invitation letter issued by an accredited travel agency and a list of visitors verified by Chinese national ([[China National Tourism Administration|CNTA]]), [[Provinces of China|provincial]], [[Direct-controlled municipalities of China|municipal]] authority responsible for tourism.<ref>{{cite web|title=Едем в Китай без виз|publisher=Ekonomicheskaya gazeta|dead-url=no|url=https://neg.by/novosti/otkrytj/edem-v-kitaj-bez-viz|date=27 May 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901175844/https://neg.by/novosti/otkrytj/edem-v-kitaj-bez-viz|archivedate=1 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite act|url=http://www.pravo.by/main.aspx?guid=3961&p0=I71500026|title=Protocol to the Agreement of 11 January 1993 between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the People's Republic of China on mutual visa-free tourist trips|date=14 November 2015}}</ref> |
*Visa is not required when travelling as part of an accredited tourist group. Group leaders must hold the original of the invitation letter issued by an accredited travel agency and a list of visitors verified by Chinese national ([[China National Tourism Administration|CNTA]]), [[Provinces of China|provincial]], [[Direct-controlled municipalities of China|municipal]] authority responsible for tourism.<ref>{{cite web|title=Едем в Китай без виз|publisher=Ekonomicheskaya gazeta|dead-url=no|url=https://neg.by/novosti/otkrytj/edem-v-kitaj-bez-viz|date=27 May 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901175844/https://neg.by/novosti/otkrytj/edem-v-kitaj-bez-viz|archivedate=1 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite act|url=http://www.pravo.by/main.aspx?guid=3961&p0=I71500026|title=Protocol to the Agreement of 11 January 1993 between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the People's Republic of China on mutual visa-free tourist trips|date=14 November 2015}}</ref> |
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*Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa for up to 30 days.<ref>[http://president.gov.by/ru/news_ru/view/belarus-vvodit-bezvizovyj-rezhim-dlja-grazhdan-knr-po-pasportam-dlja-ofitsialnyx-poezdok-16218/]</ref> |
*Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa for up to 30 days.<ref>[http://president.gov.by/ru/news_ru/view/belarus-vvodit-bezvizovyj-rezhim-dlja-grazhdan-knr-po-pasportam-dlja-ofitsialnyx-poezdok-16218/]</ref> |
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*A visa-free agreement for 30 days, for a maximum total stay of 90 days within any year period was signed on 10 June 2018 and it |
*A visa-free agreement for 30 days, for a maximum total stay of 90 days within any year period was signed on 10 June 2018 and it will enter into force on Aug 10, 2018.<ref>[http://eng.belta.by/politics/view/belarus-china-scrap-visas-for-ordinary-citizens-112479-2018/ Belarus, China scrap visas for ordinary citizens]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bbs.qyer.com/thread-2979246-8.html|title=中国和白俄罗斯互免普通护照持有人签证协议将于2018年8月10日生效。 - 签证 - 论坛 - 穷游网|website=bbs.qyer.com|access-date=2018-07-05}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:08, 5 July 2018
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Visa requirements for Chinese citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of China by the authorities of other states.
According to the May 2018 Henley Passport Index, holders of a Chinese passport are granted visa-free or visa on arrival access to 70 countries and territories, ranking the Chinese passport 68th in the world.[1] However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China listed Chinese citizens as having visa-free or visa on arrival access to 68 countries and territories as of 31 May 2018[update] (Indonesia is a both visa free and visa on arrival destination).[2]
Exit and re-entry
Before February 2014, Chinese immigration authorities did not generally allow mainland Chinese citizens to board outbound flights without a valid visa for the destination country, even if the destination country granted a visa on arrival to Chinese passport holders, unless the exit was approved by the Ministry of Public Security. Exceptions were possible if the traveller had a third country's visa and a connecting flight from the destination country to the third country.[3][4] As of June 2017[update], if the destination is a visa-on-arrival or e-visa issuing country this approval is no longer needed.
Since e-passports are issued to all Chinese citizens and e-gates have been installed in most of the international airports in China, returning Chinese citizens do not need to line up at the immigration check points for entry stamps as foreigners do. Instead, they can go through an e-gate by scanning their e-passport and finger(s) all by themselves with the whole process taking only 10 seconds at most. Entry information and their facial image will be stored automatically in a database. (No entry stamps will be left in their e-passport, but any passport holder could request gratis entry or exit records.)[5] E-gates are not only used for fast entry for Chinese e-passport holders, but they have also been tested for fast-exit in Beijing Capital Airport Terminal 2. In the future, Chinese e-passport holders can both exit and enter China by e-gate.[6]
Visa requirements map
Changes
Visa requirements for Chinese citizens were lifted by Micronesia (18 December 1980),[7] Bahamas (12 Feb 2014), Indonesia (2015), Grenada (10 Jun 2015), Ecuador (1 March 2016), Tonga (19 Aug 2016), Serbia (15 Jan 2017), Barbados (1 Jun 2017), United Arab Emirates (16 January 2018), Bosnia and Herzegovina (29 May 2018), Belrarus (10 Aug 2018).
Visas on arrival were introduced by Azerbaijan (1 February 2016)[8], Qatar (22 June 2017), Gabon (12 October 2017), Rwanda (1 January 2018), Benin (15 March 2018) and Zimbabwe (July 1st, 2018).
Chinese citizens were made eligible for eVisas by India (30 July 2015), Lesotho (1 May 2017), Djibouti (18 February 2018), Oman (7 May 2018).
Visa requirements
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Afghanistan | Visa required[9] | ||
Albania | Visa not required (temporary)[10] | 90 days |
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Algeria | Visa required[12] | ||
Andorra | Visa required[13] |
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Angola | eVisa[14][15] | 30 days |
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Antigua and Barbuda | Visa not required[18] | 30 days | |
Argentina | Visa required[19] | ||
Armenia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[22][23] | 120 days |
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Australia | Visa required[25] | ||
Austria | Visa required[28] | ||
Azerbaijan | eVisa / Visa on arrival[29] | 30 days | |
Bahamas | Visa not required[32] | 3 months[33] | |
Bahrain | eVisa / Visa on arrival[34] | 14 days | |
Bangladesh | Visa on arrival[35] | 30 days. |
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Barbados | Visa not required[36] | 30 days | |
Belarus | Visa required[37] |
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Belgium | Visa required[44] | ||
Belize | Visa required[45] |
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Benin | eVisa / Visa on arrival[47][48] | 30 days / 8 days |
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Bhutan | Visa required[49] | ||
Bolivia | Visa on arrival[50] |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa not required[53] | 90 days |
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Botswana | Visa required[55] | ||
Brazil | Visa required[56] |
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Brunei | Visa on arrival[58] | 14 days[59] | |
Bulgaria | Visa required[60] |
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Burkina Faso | Visa required[61] | ||
Burundi | Visa required[62] |
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Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[63] |
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Cameroon | Visa required[65] | ||
Canada | Visa required[66] |
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Cape Verde | Visa on arrival[68] | 30 days | |
Central African Republic | Visa required[69] | ||
Chad | Visa required[70] | ||
Chile | Visa required[71] |
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Colombia | Visa required[72] |
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Comoros | Visa on arrival[74] | 45 days |
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Republic of the Congo | Visa required[75] |
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Democratic Republic of the Congo | Visa required[76] | ||
Costa Rica | Visa required[77] |
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Côte d'Ivoire | eVisa[78] | 3 months |
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Croatia | Visa required[79] |
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Cuba | Tourist Card Required[80] |
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Cyprus | Visa required[81] | ||
Czech Republic | Visa required[82] | ||
Denmark | Visa required[83] | ||
Djibouti | eVisa[84] | 31 days |
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Dominica | Visa not required[85] | 21 days | |
Dominican Republic | Visa required[86] |
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Ecuador | Visa not required[87] | 90 days |
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Egypt | Visa on arrival[88] |
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El Salvador | Visa required[92] | ||
Equatorial Guinea | Visa not required[93] | ||
Eritrea | Visa required[94] |
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Estonia | Visa required[95] | ||
Ethiopia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[96] | 6 months | |
Fiji | Visa not required[98] | 4 months | |
Finland | Visa required[99] | ||
France | Visa required[100] | ||
Gabon | eVisa / Visa on arrival[101] |
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Gambia | Visa not required[104] | 90 days |
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Georgia | eVisa[106] | 30 days |
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Germany | Visa required[107] | ||
Ghana | Visa required[108] | ||
Greece | Visa required[109] | ||
Grenada | Visa not required[110] | 30 days[111] | |
Guatemala | Visa required[112] | ||
Guinea | Visa required[113] |
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Guinea-Bissau | eVisa / Visa on arrival[114] | 90 days | |
Guyana | Visa required[115] |
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Haiti | Visa not required[116] | 3 months | |
Honduras | Visa required[117] |
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Hungary | Visa required[118] | ||
Iceland | Visa required[119] | ||
India | e-Visa[120] | 60 days |
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Indonesia | Visa not required[123] | 30 days | |
Iran | Visa on arrival[124] | 3 months[125][126] | |
Iraq | Visa required[127] | ||
Ireland | Visa required[128] |
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Israel | Visa required[131] |
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Italy | Visa required[133] | ||
Jamaica | Visa not required[134] | 30 days | |
Japan | Visa required[135] | ||
Jordan | Visa on arrival[139] | 30 days | |
Kazakhstan | Visa required[140] | ||
Kenya | eVisa / Visa on arrival[141] | 3 months | |
Kiribati | Visa required[142] | ||
North Korea | Visa required[143] |
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South Korea | Visa required[146] |
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Kuwait | Visa required[150] |
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Kyrgyzstan | eVisa[151] | ||
Laos | Visa on arrival[153] | 30 days |
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Latvia | Visa required[154] | ||
Lebanon | Visa on arrival[155] | 1 month |
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Lesotho | eVisa[156][157] | ||
Liberia | Visa required[158] | ||
Libya | Visa required[159] | ||
Liechtenstein | Visa required[160] | ||
Lithuania | Visa required[161] | ||
Luxembourg | Visa required[162] | ||
Macedonia | Visa required[163] |
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Madagascar | Visa on arrival[164] | 30 days |
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Malawi | Visa on arrival[165] | ||
Malaysia | Online registration or eVisa[166] | ||
Maldives | Visa on arrival[169] | 30 days | |
Mali | Visa required[170] |
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Malta | Visa required[171] | ||
Marshall Islands | Visa required[172] | ||
Mauritania | Visa on arrival[173] |
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Mauritius | Visa not required[174] | 90 days | |
Mexico | Visa required[175] |
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Micronesia | Visa not required[177] | 30 days | |
Moldova | e-Visa[178] | ||
Monaco | Visa required[180] | ||
Mongolia | Visa required[181] |
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Montenegro | Visa required[182] |
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Morocco | Visa not required[184] | 90 days | |
Mozambique | Visa on arrival[185] | 30 days[186] | |
Myanmar | eVisa[187] | 28 days |
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Namibia | Visa required[188] | ||
Nauru | Visa required[189] | ||
Nepal | Free visa on arrival[190] |
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Netherlands | Visa required[192] | ||
New Zealand | Visa required[193] | ||
Nicaragua | Visa required[197] | ||
Niger | Visa required[198] | ||
Nigeria | Visa required[199] |
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Norway | Visa required[200] | ||
Oman | eVisa[201][202] | 30 days | |
Pakistan | Visa required[203] |
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Palau | Visa on arrival[206] | 30 days | |
Panama | Visa required[207] |
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Papua New Guinea | Visa required[208] | ||
Paraguay | Visa required[209] | ||
Peru | Visa required[210] |
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Philippines | Visa required[211] |
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Poland | Visa required[212] | ||
Portugal | Visa required[213] | ||
Qatar | Visa not required[214] | 30 days | |
Romania | Visa required[215] |
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Russia | Visa required[216] |
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Rwanda | eVisa / Visa on arrival[217] | 30 days | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required[218] | 3 months | |
Saint Lucia | Visa required[219] |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa required[221] | ||
Samoa | Entry Permit on arrival[222] | 60 days | |
San Marino | Visa not required[223][224] | 90 days.[225] |
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São Tomé and Príncipe | eVisa / Visa on arrival[226] | 15 days.[227][228] |
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Saudi Arabia | Visa required[229] | ||
Senegal | Visa required[230] |
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Serbia | Visa not required[231] | 30 days[232] |
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Seychelles | Visa not required[233] | 3 months[234] | |
Sierra Leone | Visa required[235] | ||
Singapore | eVisa[236] |
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Slovakia | Visa required[237] | ||
Slovenia | Visa required[238] | ||
Solomon Islands | Visa required[239] | ||
Somalia | Visa on arrival[240] | 30 days |
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South Africa | Visa required[241] | ||
South Sudan | Visa required[242] | ||
Spain | Visa required[243] | ||
Sri Lanka | eVisa / Visa on arrival[244] | 30 days |
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Sudan | Visa required[245] | ||
Suriname | Tourist Card on arrival[246] | 90 days |
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Swaziland | Visa required[247] | ||
Sweden | Visa required[248] | ||
Switzerland | Visa required[249] | ||
Syria | Visa required[250] | ||
Tajikistan | eVisa[251] | 45 days.[252] |
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Tanzania | Visa on arrival[253] | ||
Thailand | Visa on arrival[254] | 15 days | |
Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival[255] | 30 days |
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Togo | Visa on arrival[256] | 7 days |
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Tonga | Visa not required[257] | 30 days[258] | |
Trinidad and Tobago | Visa required[259] | ||
Tunisia | Visa not required[260] | 90 days[261] | |
Turkey | eVisa / Visa on arrival[262] | 30 days.[263] |
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Turkmenistan | Visa required[264] |
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Tuvalu | Visa on arrival[265] | 1 month | |
Uganda | eVisa / Visa on arrival[266] |
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Ukraine | Visa on arrival[268] | 15 days |
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United Arab Emirates | Visa not required[270] | 30 days | |
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies | Visa required[271] |
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United States | Visa required[273] | ||
Uruguay | Visa required[276] | ||
Uzbekistan | Visa required[279] |
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Vanuatu | Visa not required[281] | 30 days | |
Vatican City | Visa required[282] | ||
Venezuela | Visa required[283] |
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Vietnam | Visa required[284] |
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Yemen | Visa required[285] | ||
Zambia | eVisa[286] | ||
Zimbabwe | eVisa / Visa on arrival[287] |
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Others
Regions | Travel with permits from Mainland China | Travel with Chinese passport from China or overseas |
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Hong Kong | Two-way Permit and exit endorsement required[289] | Two-way Permit not required for those in transit to a third country within 7 days. For PRC citizens residing overseas and not in transit, an entry permit is required instead. |
Macao | Two-way Permit and exit endorsement required[289] | Two-way Permit not required for those in transit to a third country within 7 days. |
Taiwan | Exit and Entry Permit issued by Taiwan and Mainland Residents Travel Permit to Taiwan with exit endorsement required[290] | Exit & Entry Permit issued by Taiwan required, Mainland Residents Travel Permit to Taiwan with exit endorsement required when departing from Mainland China. |
Dependent, Disputed, or Restricted territories
- Unrecognized or partially recognized countries
Territory | Conditions of access | Notes |
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Abkhazia | Visa required[291] | |
Artsakh | Visa not required[292] | Travelers with Artsakh visa (expired or valid) or evidence of travel to Artsakh (stamps) will be permanently denied entry to Azerbaijan.[293] |
Kosovo | Visa required[294] | |
Northern Cyprus | Visa not required[295] | |
Novorossiya | Restricted area | Crossing from Ukraine requires visit purpose to be explained to Ukrainian passport control on exit and those who entered from Russia are not allowed to proceed further into Ukraine.[296][297] |
Palestine | Visa not required[298] | Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[299] |
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory. | |
Somaliland | Visa on arrival | 30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[300][301] |
South Ossetia | Visa not required[302][303] | Internal passport valid. |
Transnistria | Visa not required[304] | Registration required after 24h.[305][306] |
- Dependent and autonomous territories
Territory | Conditions of access | Notes | |
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Denmark | |||
Faroe Islands | Visa required[307] | ||
Greenland | Visa required[307] | ||
France | |||
Clipperton Island | Special permit required[308] | ||
French Guiana | Visa required[309] | ||
French Polynesia | Conditional visa waiver[310] | 15 days, need to travel with specific agencies | |
French West Indies | |||
Guadeloupe | Visa required[311] | ||
Martinique | |||
Saint Barthélemy | |||
Saint Martin | |||
Mayotte | Visa required[312][311] | ||
New Caledonia | Conditional visa waiver[313][314] | 15 days, need to travel with specific agencies | |
Réunion | Conditional visa waiver[315][316] | 15 days, need to travel with specific agencies | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Visa required[317][311] | ||
Wallis and Futuna | Visa required[318] | ||
Netherlands | |||
Aruba | Visa required[319] | Holders of a valid visa issued by a Canada, USA or Schengen Member State (‘C’ or ‘D’ visa) do not require a visa for 90 days for each territory. | |
Caribbean Netherlands | |||
Bonaire | Visa required[320] | ||
Sint Eustatius | |||
Saba | |||
Curaçao | Visa required[321] | ||
Sint Maarten | Visa required[322] | ||
New Zealand | |||
Cook Islands | Visa not required[323] | 31 days | |
Niue | Visa not required[324] | 30 days | |
Tokelau | Permit required[325] | ||
Norway | |||
Jan Mayen | Permit required | Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[326] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[327] | |
Svalbard | Visa not required | Unlimited period under Svalbard Treaty.[328] | |
United Kingdom | |||
Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Visa required[329] | ||
Anguilla | Visa required[330][331] | ||
Bermuda | Visa required[332] | Holders of a multiple-entry visa issued by Canada, USA or the United Kingdom valid for at
least 45 days beyond the period of intended stay in Bermuda do not require a visa for 3 months. Visa free for a maximum stay of 3 months if transiting through the United Kingdom. | |
British Indian Ocean Territory | Special permit required[333] | ||
British Virgin Islands | Visa required[334] | Permanent residents of the United States, Canada or the United Kingdom do not require a visa. | |
Cayman Islands | Visa required[335] | Visa free for cruise ship passengers leaving on the day of arrival.[336] Visa not required for 30 days for holders of a valid multiple-entry visa for the U.S., U.K. and/or Canada.[337] | |
Falkland Islands | Visa required[338] | ||
Gibraltar | Visa required[339] | Holders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa. Visa not required if holding a Schengen multiple entry visa with a minimum remaining validity of 7 days or visiting on a day trip as part of an organised tour arranged through a Gibraltar-based tour operator. | |
Montserrat | eVisa[340] | ||
Pitcairn Islands | Visa not required | 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[341][342][343] | |
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | |||
Saint Helena | eVisa[344][345] | ||
Ascension Island | Visa required | From May 2015 Ascension Island Government does not issue entry visas to nationals of China.[346] | |
Tristan da Cunha | Permission required | Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[347] | |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Permit required | Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[348][349] | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Visa not required[350] | 90 days[351] | |
United States | |||
American Samoa | Entry permit required[352] | ||
Guam | Visa required[353] | ||
Northern Mariana Islands | Visa not required[354] | 45 days | |
Puerto Rico | Visa required[355] | ||
U.S. Virgin Islands | Visa required[356] | ||
Antarctica and adjacent islands | |||
Special permits required for Bouvet Island, British Antarctic Territory, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[357][358][359][360][361][362][363][364][365][366][367][368] |
- Other Territories
- Australia. Ashmore and Cartier Islands - Special authorisation required.[369]
- Belarus. Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park - Visa not required for 3 days;[370] must first obtain an electronic pass[371]
- Colombia. San Andrés and Leticia - Visitors arriving at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport must buy tourist cards on arrival.
- Crimea - Visa issued by Russia is required.[372]
- Ecuador. Galápagos - Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.[373]
- Eritrea outside Asmara - To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).[374]
- Fiji. Lau Province - Special permission required.[375]
- Greece Mount Athos - Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.[376][377]
- India. Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.[378][379][380][381][382][383]
- Iran. Kish Island - Visa not required.[384]
- Kazakhstan. Closed cities - Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.[385]
- Malaysia. Sabah and Sarawak - Visa not required. These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.[386]
- Maldives outside Malé - Permission required. Tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.[387]
- North Korea outside Pyongyang - Special permit required. People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving).
- Russia - Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization.[388]
- Saudi Arabia Mecca and Medina - Special access required. Non-Muslims and those following the Ahmadiyya religious movement are strictly prohibited from entry.
- Sudan. Darfur - Separate travel permit is required.[389]
- Sudan outside Khartoum - All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
- Tajikistan. Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province - OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.[390][391]
- Turkmenistan. Closed cities - A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.[392]
- United States. Closed city of Mercury, Nevada, United States - Special authorization is required for entry into Mercury.
- United States. United States Minor Outlying Islands - Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.[393][394][395][396][397][398][399]
- Venezuela. Margarita Island - Visa not required. All visitors are fingerprinted.[400]
- Vietnam. Phú Quốc - Visa not required for 30 days.[401]
- Yemen outside Sana’a or Aden - Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.[402]
- UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus - Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.[403]
- Korean Demilitarized Zone - Restricted area.
- UNDOF Zone and Ghajar - Restricted area.
Non-ordinary passports
Holders of diplomatic or service Chinese passports have visa-free access to the following additional countries:
Type of passport | Visa-free access |
---|---|
Diplomatic passports only | Côte d'Ivoire, Iraq, Ireland, Schengen Area (unless mentioned separately below), Uruguay, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan |
Diplomatic and service passports | Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Ecuador, Eritrea, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guyana, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mali, Mexico, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritania, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
APEC Business Travel Card
Holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) travelling on business do not require a visa to the following countries:[404]
1 – up to 90 days
2 – up to 60 days
3 – up to 59 days
The card must be used in conjunction with a passport and has the following advantages:[405]
- no need to apply for a visa or entry permit to APEC countries, as the card is treated as such (except by Canada and United States)
- undertake legitimate business in participating economies
- expedited border crossing in all member economies, including transitional members
- expedited scheduling of visa interview (USA)
Non-visa restrictions
Blank passport pages
Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages.[406] Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.
Vaccination
Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers older than nine months to one year[407] to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.[408]
Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area or has visited one recently or has transited for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[409][410]
Passport validity length
Very few countries, such as Paraguay, just require a valid passport on arrival.
However many countries and groupings now require only an identity card – especially from their neighbours. Other countries may have special bilateral arrangements that depart from the generality of their passport validity length policies to shorten the period of passport validity required for each other's citizens[411][412] or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled).[413]
Some countries, such as Japan,[414] Ireland and the United Kingdom,[415] require a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.
In the absence of specific bilateral agreements, countries requiring passports to be valid for at least 6 more months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain,[416] Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel,[417] Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru,[418] Philippines,[419] Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Vietnam.[420]
Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.
Countries requiring passports with a validity of at least 3 months beyond the date of intended departure include Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Honduras, Montenegro, Nauru, Moldova and New Zealand. Similarly, the EEA countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, all European Union countries (except Ireland) together with Switzerland also require 3 months validity beyond the date of the bearer's intended departure unless the bearer is an EEA or Swiss national.
Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, North Macedonia, Panama, and Senegal.
Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.
Countries that require a passport validity of at least one month beyond the date of intended departure include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, the Maldives[421] and South Africa.
Criminal record
Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States,[422] routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record while others impose restrictions depending on the type of conviction and the length of the sentence.
Persona non grata
The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata, banning entry into that country. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity.[423]
Israeli stamps
Kuwait,[424] Lebanon,[425] Libya,[426] Syria,[427] and Yemen[428] do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.
To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel (unless the entry is for some work-related purposes). Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017[update]) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.[citation needed]
Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.
Biometrics
Several countries mandate that all travellers, or all foreign travellers, be fingerprinted on arrival and will refuse admission to or even arrest travellers who refuse to comply. In some countries, such as the United States, this may apply even to transit passengers who merely wish to change planes rather than go landside.[429]
Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan,[430][431] Argentina,[432] Brunei, Cambodia,[433] China,[434] Ethiopia,[435] Ghana, Guinea,[436] India, Japan,[437][438] Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken),[439] Malaysia upon entry and departure,[440] Mongolia, Saudi Arabia,[441] Singapore, South Korea,[442] Taiwan, Thailand,[443] Uganda,[444] the United Arab Emirates and the United States.
Many countries also require a photo be taken of people entering the country. The United States, which does not fully implement exit control formalities at its land frontiers (although long mandated by domestic legislation),[445][446][447] intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa.[448]
Together with fingerprint and face recognition, iris scanning is one of three biometric identification technologies internationally standardised since 2006 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for use in e-passports[449] and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa.[450][451] The United States Department of Homeland Security has announced plans to greatly increase the biometric data it collects at US borders.[452] In 2018, Singapore began trials of iris scanning at three land and maritime immigration checkpoints.[453][454]
Foreign travel statistics
See also
Notes
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The number of remaining blank pages a passport should have is also an issue. Some travellers have reported arriving with one or less than one full page left and waiting for hours at immigration, until an official reluctantly grants them entry. The FCO lists no hard and fast rules because, in many cases, there aren't any.
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African countries that requires (sic) Yellow Fever vaccination certificate: Countries that require vaccination for all travellers older that 9 months or 1 year: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameron, Central African Republic, Congo, Côte d'lvoire, DRC, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Niger, Togo.
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African countries that requires Yellow Fever vaccination certificate: Countries that requires (sic) vaccination for travellers from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission or transit for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
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Passport valid for travel to the United States – Your passport must be valid for at least six months beyond your period of stay in the United States (unless exempt by country-specific agreements). Each individual who needs a visa must submit a separate application, including any family members listed in your passport.
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Countries whose citizens are allowed to enter Turkey with their expired passports: 1. Germany – Passports expired within the last year / ID's expired within the last year, 2. Belgium - Passports expired within the last 5 years, 3. France - Passports expired within the last 5 years, 4. Spain - Passports expired within the last 5 years, 5. Switzerland - Passports expired within the last 5 years, 6. Luxemburg - Passports expired within the last 5 years, 7. Portugal - Passports expired within the last 5 years, 8. Bulgaria – Valid ordinary passport
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Travellers heading west from the UK to New Zealand may soon be able to avoid the onerous requirement to clear US border control during the refuelling stop at Los Angeles airport (LAX). Unlike almost every other country in the world, the US insists on a full immigration check even for passengers who simply intend to re-board their plane to continue onwards to a foreign destination. Air New Zealand, which flies daily from Heathrow via Los Angeles to Auckland, says there are currently "strict requirements for travellers" in transit at LAX. Through passengers to Auckland on flight NZ1 or Heathrow on NZ2 must apply in advance for an ESTA (online visa) even though they have no intention of staying in the US. They also have to undergo screening by the Transportation Security Administration.
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Effective April 27, 2018, border control authorities at all of China's ports of entry, including its airports, will start collecting the fingerprints of all foreign visitors aged between 14 and 70. Diplomatic passport holders and beneficiaries of reciprocal agreements are exempted..
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While a requirement for a biometric entry-exit system has been in law for over a decade, it is not yet a reality. Many reasons for the long gestating development have been documented in BPC's 2014 report Entry-Exit System: Progress, Challenges, and Outlook, including the technological, operational, and cost challenges of creating exit systems and infrastructure where none exist today. However, many critics, especially in Congress, simply accused the Department of Homeland security of dragging its feet... the major operational, logistical, and technical challenge in implementing exit capability at our ports has been the land borders. Unlike airports and seaports, the land border environment is not physically controlled, there is no means to get advance information on who is arriving, and the sheer volume of travel—both vehicular and pedestrian—creates challenges in any system to not further exacerbate delays. While biometric exit for land vehicular traffic is still in the "what if" stage, CBP is moving ahead and piloting systems and technology to use with the large population of pedestrian crossers at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Long demanded by lawmakers in Congress, it is considered a critical step to developing a coherent program to curb illegal immigration, as historically about 30 percent to 40 percent of illegal immigrants in the United States arrived on tourist visas or other legal means and then never left, according to estimates by Homeland Security officials.
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Efforts to determine whether visitors actually leave have faltered. Departure monitoring would help officials hunt for foreigners who have not left, if necessary. Domestic security officials say, however, it would be too expensive to conduct fingerprint or facial recognition scans for land departures.
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The breach of privacy is probably the biggest threat to the biometric technique of iris recognition. Secondly, a device error can false reject or false accept the identity which can also have some heinous consequences. Lastly, the method isn't the most cost-effective one. It is complex and therefore expensive. Furthermore, the maintenance of devices and data can also be relatively burdensome. However, thanks to the oil money and spending ability of Dubai, they are economically equipped to effectively embrace this system.
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Unlike with documents, it's very hard for a traveler to present a forged copy of a fingerprint or iris. That's why the U.S. Department of Homeland Security plans to vastly expand the amount of biometric data it collects at the borders. According to Passcode, a new program will ramp up a process to scan fingers and eyes in order to stop people entering and exiting the country on someone else's passport.
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Singapore has started scanning travellers' eyes at some of its border checkpoints, its immigration authority said on Monday, in a trial of expensive technology that could one day replace fingerprint verification.
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The iris technology could potentially scan irises covertly, as opposed to the scanning of thumbprints which necessitates active participation.