Spain, on a Chinese passport

Unchanged between the 12 January 2025 and 17 February 2026 datasets: visa required, through a consulate.

Many consulates require proof of medical insurance among the supporting documents — the Schengen area, for instance, asks for €30,000 of cover. The exact list is on the official portal above: that is the authority, not us.

Schengen visa applications filed with Spain in China, 2025 (European Commission):

• Pékin — 3.0% refused, 127,198 applications · 2024: 3.3% (−0.3 pts)
• Shanghai — 4.1% refused, 99,958 applications · 2024: 3.6% (+0.4 pts)
• Guangzhou (Canton) — 3.0% refused, 61,979 applications · 2024: 5.4% (−2.3 pts)
• Chengdu — 1.4% refused, 21,301 applications

• Madrid · MAD — airside connection, nothing to show
• Barcelone · BCN — airside connection, nothing to show

International-to-international connection, single booking, same airport. Exemptions for holders of certain visas or residence permits are not assumed.

This country has a scheme for remote workers: Visa nomade numérique (2023). It takes over when the entry period is no longer enough.

A Spain passport travelling to China: visa-free.

Western Europe: with a Chinese passport, none of the 23 other countries in the region opens visa-free or with a simple online authorisation.

Consulate visa (23)

Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City