Hungary, 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 Hungary in China, 2025 (European Commission):

• Pékin — 2.0% refused, 30,195 applications · 2024: 3.2% (−1.2 pts)
• Shanghai — 4.6% refused, 27,590 applications · 2024: 4.7% (0.0 pts)
• Chongqing — 5.5% refused, 4,794 applications · 2024: 5.7% (−0.2 pts)

• Budapest · BUD — 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: Carte blanche (2022). It takes over when the entry period is no longer enough.

A Hungary passport travelling to China: visa-free.

Central & Eastern Europe: with a Chinese passport, 5 of the 20 other countries in the region open visa-free or with a simple online authorisation.

Visa-free (5)

Albania (90 d), Belarus (30 d), Bosnia & Herzegovina (90 d), Russia (30 d), Serbia (30 d)

e-visa (2)

Moldova, Ukraine

Consulate visa (13)

Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia