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New Caledonia visa rules for China passport holders

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The answer

No. China passport holders need a visa to visit New Caledonia.

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ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA NEEDED

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Official source

nouvelle-caledonie.gouv.frHaut-commissariat de la République en Nouvelle-CalédonieChecked 3 Nov 2026

titulaire d'un titre de séjour ou d'un visa de long séjour en cours de validité délivré par la France ou par un pays de l'espace Schengen

Quoted from the source.

Who sets the entry rules

New Caledonia is part of France but outside the Schengen area, so it has its own visa rules.

Source: service-public.gouv.fr

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Not needed with a French multiple-entry visa valid for six months to five years in the passport.
  • Not needed for a stay under 15 days organised through an approved travel agency.
  • Not needed if holding a valid residence permit or long-stay visa issued by France or another Schengen state.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months.

Votre passeport en cours de validité dont la validité est supérieure d'au moins 3 mois à la date à laquelle vous avez prévu de quitter la Nouvelle-Calédonie

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

Visa-free nearby

Other places China passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Nouméa, nearest first.

  1. FijiSuva, about 1,330 km from NouméaVisa-free · 4 months
  2. TongaNuku‘alofa, about 1,900 km from NouméaVisa-free · 30 days
  3. SamoaApia, about 2,480 km from NouméaVisa-free · 30 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Nouméa

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Nouméa, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 29.5°CLow 23.4°CRain 107 mm
  2. FebHigh 29.9°CLow 24.0°CRain 129 mm
  3. MarHigh 29.0°CLow 23.5°CRain 162 mm
  4. AprHigh 27.4°CLow 22.0°CRain 122 mm
  5. MayHigh 25.6°CLow 20.2°CRain 90 mm
  6. JunHigh 24.3°CLow 18.9°CRain 78 mm
  7. JulHigh 23.5°CLow 17.7°CRain 71 mm
  8. AugHigh 23.4°CLow 17.5°CRain 68 mm
  9. SepHigh 24.8°CLow 18.3°CRain 39 mm
  10. OctHigh 26.2°CLow 19.7°CRain 37 mm
  11. NovHigh 27.6°CLow 21.0°CRain 44 mm
  12. DecHigh 29.1°CLow 22.5°CRain 64 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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