Su'nan Shuofang International Airport
Su'nan Shuofang International Airport is one of China's 65 designated entry ports for 240-hour visa-free transit. After entering here you may stay in the whole of Jiangsu.
- City
- Wuxi
- Province
- Jiangsu
- Port type
- Airport
- Chinese name
- 苏南硕放国际机场口岸
- NIA port table
- No. 14
- Designated
- 2024-12-17
Located in Shuofang Subdistrict, Xinwu District, Wuxi; serves both Wuxi and Suzhou.
Opens the checker with Su'nan Shuofang International Airport already selected. Port type is derived from the official port name.
Arriving here? See Su'nan Shuofang Airport in our Jiangsu 240-Hour Visa-Free Ports guide.
Where you may stay after entering here
Jiangsu Province (江苏省)
The whole administrative area of Jiangsu.
Entire administrative area of Jiangsu. Cross-province travel is allowed within the permitted areas of all 24 provinces.
Documents to carry
- Ordinary passport of an eligible country, valid for at least 3 months
- Confirmed onward ticket (air, ship or train) to a third country or region, departing within 240 hours (counted from 00:00 the day after arrival)
- Proof you meet the entry requirements of your next destination (e.g. its visa, if required)
- Arrival Card for Temporary Entry Foreigners (paper at the port, or filled online in advance via NIA channels)
Key conditions
- Must be a national of one of the 57 eligible countries.
- Must hold an ordinary passport (NIA policy page and 2026 announcement say 'ordinary passports'; the Nov 2025 conditions say 'valid international travel document').
- Passport/travel document valid for at least 3 months, and the traveller must meet the entry requirements of the onward third country/region.
- Must hold an interline/onward ticket (air, ship or train) to a third country/region with confirmed date and seat/itinerary, departing within 240 hours, or other proof documents. It must be bought BEFORE entry.
- The country/region you arrive from and the one you depart to must be different (A -> China -> B). Same-country round trips (e.g. Seoul -> Shanghai -> Seoul) do not qualify.
- Fill in the Arrival Card for Temporary Entry Foreigners and accept inspection/questioning by border inspection. Arrival cards can be filled online before travel (since 2025-11-20).
- Enter through one of the 65 designated ports; exit through any designated port (in Guangdong, also any open port of Guangdong).
- Stay only within the permitted areas of the 24 provinces; cross-province travel within those areas is allowed.
- Tourism, business, visits, family visits allowed; work, study, news reporting require a proper visa.
- Hotels register guests; if staying elsewhere, register with local police within 24 hours (online channels nationwide since 2026-09-21).
- If force majeure requires staying longer or outside the area, apply in advance to the local public security exit-entry authority for a stay permit; unauthorised overstay is treated as illegal stay.
- If you are covered by a mutual visa-exemption agreement or China's unilateral visa-free policy, those provisions prevail (often 30 days).
Other ports in Jiangsu
- Nanjing Lukou International Airport (Airport)
- Yangzhou Taizhou International Airport (Airport)
- Lianyungang Port (Passenger) (Seaport (passenger))