45 countries listed for 72-hour visa-free stay in Shanghai

Updated: 2012-12-10 14:36

(Xinhua)

SHANGHAI - Shanghai will allow transit passengers from 45 countries to stay in the city for 72 hours without a visa, following a similar policy announced by Beijing.

The policy will come into effect on Jan 1, the municipal authorities of Shanghai said on Sunday.

Transit passengers holding third country visas and plane tickets can enter Shanghai through the city's two airports - Hongqiao and Pudong.

The 45 countries, for both Beijing and Shanghai, are:

Austria	the Republic of Malta	Ukraine
Belgium	the Netherlands	the United States of America
the Czeck Republic	Poland	Canada
Denmark	Portugal	Brazil
Estonia	the Republic of Slovakia	Mexico
Finland	the Republic of Slovenia	Argentina
France	Spain	Chile
Germany	Sweden	Australia
Greece	Swiss	New Zealand
Hungary	Russia	the Republic of Korea
Iceland	the United Kingdom of Britain	Japan
Italy	the Republic of Ireland	Singapore
Latvia	Cyprus	Brunei
the Republic of Lithuania	Bulgaria	the United Arab Emirates
Luxembourg	Romania	Qatar