Confirm your entry documents
Check the rules for your passport, route and travel date on official sites.
- Save the official page you relied on.
- Keep passport and booking details accessible offline.
GUIDE 01 · BEFORE YOU FLY
Set up the essentials before airport mode takes over.
Six practical checks that reduce avoidable friction after you land.
Prepare your phone
Update the device, free storage and keep essential confirmations available without a network.
- Save this guide offline.
- Download your airline and accommodation confirmations.
Choose a connectivity fallback
Know how you will get online, and keep the first route usable if that plan is delayed.
- Write down your connectivity plan.
- Screenshot your hotel address and first route.
Test two ways to pay
Prepare a primary method plus a separate fallback before departure.
- Complete any required account setup.
- Carry a modest RMB cash fallback and an eligible bank card.
Save your stay in English and Chinese
Store the hotel name, full address and telephone number in a form you can show.
- Copy the address supplied by the accommodation.
- Keep a screenshot outside your email app.
Pre-decide your first route
Choose one route from the arrival terminal to your accommodation and one fallback.
- Note the terminal and pickup point.
- Avoid switching plans under pressure unless conditions require it.
SOURCE TRAIL
Check the original record.
Visit China
The State Council of the People's Republic of China · Accessed Aug 26, 2026
Guide to Payment Services in China
The State Council of the People's Republic of China · Accessed Aug 26, 2026
National Immigration Administration
National Immigration Administration of China · Accessed Aug 26, 2026
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