Arrive in China prepared.
Check entry rules, Arrival Card, payments, Shanghai airport arrival, emergency help, and dog or cat travel before you fly.
Your China readiness checklist
Independent preparation guide. Always confirm with competent authorities, airline, hotel, bank, or local services; final decisions are made by authorised agencies.
Choose what you need now
Start from the task that affects your trip first.
Pre-check a visa-free route
Check 240-hour transit before relying on it.
CheckBefore flyingPrepare your Arrival Card
Use official free channels and avoid paid sites that imitate official services.
OpenJust landedPayment or transport backup
Prepare Alipay, WeChat Pay, cash, taxi, and airport backup options.
OpenEmergencyLost passport or urgent help
See first steps and Chinese phrases to show hotel staff, police, or local officials.
OpenTravelling with a petBring a dog or cat to China
Check documents, microchip, rabies vaccination records, arrival port, and quarantine risk.
OpenYour China readiness checklist
Start with the travel task you need now, then confirm the final answer with official channels.
240-hour visa-free transit pre-check
A conservative tool for nationality, route, port, timing, onward proof, purpose, and permitted area checks.
Open guideChina Arrival Card online guide
Use the free official channels and avoid paid sites that imitate official services.
Open guideHow foreign visitors can pay in China
Combine Alipay, WeChat Pay, card, and cash so one failure does not block your first day.
Open guideAlipay setup for foreign visitors
International card linking, identity checks, test payment, and backups.
Open guideWeChat Pay setup for foreign visitors
Check the payment feature inside WeChat, card linking, QR payments, and backups.
Open guideShanghai airport arrival guide
How to leave PVG or SHA and prepare payment for the city.
Open guideLost passport in China: emergency help
First steps for reporting, loss certificate, consulate contact, replacement document, and exit or stay formalities.
Open guideFirst 72 hours
Questions
Is this an official website?
No. ChinaReady is an independent preparation guide. Confirm final requirements with authorised agencies, airline, hotel, bank, or local services.
What should I verify before travel?
Verify nationality, route, documents, payment methods, accommodation address, and the latest official source date.
What if official information says something different?
Follow the official source. This guide helps reduce preparation risk but does not replace decisions by authorised agencies.