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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 1 January 2017 Henley visa restrictions index, holders of a Chinese passport are granted visa free or visa on arrival access to 51 countries and territories, ranking the Chinese passport 85th in the world (tied with the Bhutanese, Chadian, Malian and Rwandan passports). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, however, listed Chinese citizens as having visa-free or visa on arrival access to 58 countries and territories as of November 22, 2016. 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 traveler had a third country's visa and a connecting flight from the destination country to the third country.
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Territories
Visa requirements for Chinese citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones:
Non-ordinary passports
Holders of diplomatic or service Chinese passports have visa-free access to the following additional countries:
Oman allows holders of diplomatic and service passports of China to obtain a visa on arrival. Tonga and the United Arab Emirates allow holders of diplomatic and service passports of China to obtain a free visa on arrival.
APEC Business Travel Card
Holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) travelling on business do not require a visa to the following countries:
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:
Vaccination
Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia require all incoming passengers to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination. Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area.
Passport validity
Many countries require passport validity of no less than 6 months and one or two blank pages.
Israeli stamps
Chinese citizens with the passport stamp of Israel are not allowed to enter a number of countries because of the Arab League boycott of Israel.
Foreign travel statistics
According to the statistics these are the numbers of Chinese visitors to various countries per annum in 2015 (unless otherwise noted):