India entry requirements for Chinese citizens
Short answerChinese citizens need a visa to visit India. Your visa sets how long you can stay.
- How long you can stay
- Your visa sets how long you can stay.
- What you need
- Valid passport
- Regular visa application submitted through an Indian Mission/Consulate (not via e-Visa)
- Supporting documents per Indian Mission requirements (photograph, itinerary, invitation where applicable)
- Good to know
- India's official e-Visa portal lists eligible passport countries/regions for the e-Tourist Visa scheme, and China (PRC) is not among the ~174 listed nationalities. The portal's own guidance is that travelers who don't qualify for e-Visa must 'apply for regular Visa at Indian Mission.' This is consistent with India having excluded Chinese nationals from e-Visa eligibility following the 2020 border tensions; regular visa applications for Chinese citizens are handled through Indian diplomatic missions rather than the e-Visa fast-track. The specific document checklist for the regular-visa route (as opposed to the general e-Visa list) was not itemized on the pages accessible this session.
Source Indian Visa Online (Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs) - e-Visa / eTV informationChecked against the source on 2026-09-03
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India for other passports
- Argentinaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Australiaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Brazilelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Canadaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Chileelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Franceelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Germanyelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Israelelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Italyelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Japanelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Malaysiaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Mexicoelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Netherlandselectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- New Zealandelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Singaporeelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- South Koreaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Spainelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Ukraineelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- United Kingdomelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- United Stateselectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
Other destinations for Chinese citizens
- Albaniavisa-free short stay
- Argentinavisa required
- Armeniavisa-free short stay
- Australiavisa required
- Bahamasvisa-free short stay
- Bosnia and Herzegovinavisa-free short stay
- Brazilvisa-free short stay
- Canadavisa required
- Chilevisa required
- Colombiavisa required
- Costa Ricavisa required
- Cyprusvisa required
- Dominican Republicvisa required
- Ecuadorvisa required
- Egyptvisa required
- Fijivisa-free short stay
- Georgiavisa required
- Ghanavisa required
- Irelandvisa required
- Israelvisa required
- Jamaicavisa-free short stay
- Japanvisa required
- Jordanvisa on arrival
- Kenyaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Malaysiavisa-free short stay
- Maldivesvisa on arrival
- Mauritiusvisa-free short stay
- Mexicovisa required
- Mongoliavisa required
- Montenegrovisa required
- Moroccovisa-free short stay
- New Zealandvisa required
- Peruvisa required
- Philippinesvisa required
- Qatarvisa-free short stay
- Rwandavisa on arrival
- Serbiavisa-free short stay
- Seychelleselectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Singaporevisa-free short stay
- South Africavisa required
- South Koreavisa required
- Sri Lankaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Tanzaniavisa on arrival
- Thailandvisa-free short stay
- Turkeyvisa-free short stay
- United Kingdomvisa required
- United Statesvisa required
- Uruguayvisa 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