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Entry route for China

Primary entry route for the specified passport and passport variant.

Direct answer

Ordinary passport holders covered by this rule may use the published visa-free route, subject to the conditions shown below.

Published value

Visa-free route

Conditions

Passport scope: ordinary
Max stay days: 30
Visa free effective from: 2025-12-01
Visa free valid through: 2027-12-31
Alternative route: unified_evisa

Exceptions

Excluded purposes: work, journalism, study, residence, specified international road transport roles
Evisa route is separate: Yes

Official evidence

Only official Russian MFA, KD MID or official Russian mission sources are accepted as factual evidence for published rules.

Russian MFA Consular Department

Presidential Decree No. 872 of 1 December 2025

Open official source

Presidential Decree No. 872 entered into force on signature on 1 December 2025 and established the scoped 30-day ordinary-PRC-passport visa-free route. The current KD MID table extends it through 31 December 2027.

Authority: President of the Russian Federation via KD MID
Last checked: 21 Sept 2026

Russian MFA Consular Department

Conditions of entry and stay of foreign citizens in the Russian Federation — Stage 112.5C

Open official source

Presidential Decree No. 872 entered into force on signature on 1 December 2025 and established the scoped 30-day ordinary-PRC-passport visa-free route. The current KD MID table extends it through 31 December 2027.

Authority: Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Last checked: 21 Sept 2026