China entry requirements for Israeli citizens
Short answerIsraeli citizens need a visa to visit China. Your visa sets how long you can stay.
- How long you can stay
- Your visa sets how long you can stay.
- What you need
- Passport valid 6+ months with blank visa pages
- Recent color photo (bareheaded, full-face, white background)
- Round-trip air ticket booking and hotel reservation, or an invitation letter from a Chinese entity/individual
- Online China Visa Application (COVA) submission followed by in-person passport lodging at the Embassy
- Good to know
- Israeli ordinary-passport holders are not on China's unilateral visa-free list and must obtain an L (tourist) visa. Applications must be lodged in person at the Embassy in Tel Aviv (no postal applications); regular processing is 4 working days. Israeli citizens are visa-exempt for Hong Kong/Macao (up to 90 days) but that exemption does not extend to mainland China.
Source Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the State of Israel — VisaChecked against the source on 2026-10-19
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China for other passports
- Argentinavisa-free short stay
- Australiavisa-free short stay
- Brazilvisa-free short stay
- Canadavisa-free short stay
- Chilevisa-free short stay
- Francevisa-free short stay
- Germanyvisa-free short stay
- Indiavisa required
- Italyvisa-free short stay
- Japanvisa-free short stay
- Malaysiavisa-free short stay
- Mexicovisa required
- Netherlandsvisa-free short stay
- New Zealandvisa-free short stay
- Singaporevisa-free short stay
- South Koreavisa-free short stay
- Spainvisa-free short stay
- Ukrainevisa required
- United Kingdomvisa-free short stay
- United Statesvisa required
Other destinations for Israeli citizens
- Albaniavisa-free short stay
- Argentinavisa-free short stay
- Armeniavisa required
- Australiavisa required
- Bahamasvisa-free short stay
- Bosnia and Herzegovinavisa-free short stay
- Brazilvisa-free short stay
- Canadaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Chilevisa-free short stay
- Costa Ricavisa-free short stay
- Cyprusvisa-free short stay
- Dominican Republicvisa-free short stay
- Ecuadorvisa-free short stay
- Egyptvisa required
- Fijivisa-free short stay
- Georgiavisa-free short stay
- Ghanavisa required
- Hong Kongvisa-free short stay
- Indiaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Indonesiavisa required
- Irelandvisa-free short stay
- Jamaicavisa-free short stay
- Japanvisa-free short stay
- Kenyaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Macaovisa-free short stay
- Mauritiusvisa-free short stay
- Mexicovisa-free short stay
- Mongoliavisa-free short stay
- Montenegrovisa-free short stay
- Moroccovisa required
- New Zealandelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Nigeriavisa required
- Peruvisa-free short stay
- Philippinesvisa-free short stay
- Rwandavisa on arrival
- Saudi Arabiavisa required
- Serbiavisa-free short stay
- Seychelleselectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- South Africavisa-free short stay
- South Koreaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Sri Lankaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Taiwanvisa-free short stay
- Tanzaniavisa on arrival
- Thailandvisa-free short stay
- Turkeyvisa-free short stay
- United Arab Emiratesvisa-free short stay
- United Kingdomelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- United Stateselectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Uruguayvisa-free short stay
- Uzbekistanvisa-free short stay
- Vietnamelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Zambiavisa-free short stay
- Zimbabwevisa on arrival
Informational only — not legal advice. Entry rules change; confirm with the official source above before you travel. See update history