Information on Arrival, Accommodation & Visa
Arrival Planning
Airport Pick Up
XJTLU Global will send staff and student volunteers to meet you at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on a set number of days. They will meet you and offer FREE transport directly to your accommodation in SIP or Taicang.
As the last bus usually leaves Pudong at 5pm, this service is only available to you if your flight lands before 4pm. If it arrives later than this, or on another date, please make your own arrangements for travelling to your accommodation or stay in one of the airport hotels and take the coach the next morning.
Pick up dates
Summer Camp: Chinese Language and Cultural Events: 3rd and 4th July 2026.
Summer Camp: Doing Business in a Changing China: 25th and 26th June 2026.
Summer Camp: Immersive Technopreneurship (4 weeks): 3rd and 4th July 2026.
Summer Camp: Immersive Technopreneurship (2 weeks): 10th July 2026.
Summer Undergraduate Research Fund Projects (SURF): 25th and 26th June and 3rd and 4th July 2026.
Once you know your arrival details, you can book an airport pick up here (booking DEADLINE is 24th June 2026): https://survey.xjtlu.edu.cn/vm/rPiNy7.aspx
Accommodation
If you are coming for Summer Camp: Chinese Language and Cultural Events or Summer Camp: Doing Business in a Changing China, you have two accommodation options:
- Parfait International Apartments
- Arrange accommodation yourself in a private apartment or hotel
Summer Camp: Chinese Language and Cultural Events students at Parfait International Apartments sign a 30-day package contract that runs between 3rd July and 1st August and which costs 2040 RMB. You also pay a refundable cash deposit upon arrival of 1,000 RMB. Bedding is not provided, so you need to bring your own or buy it cheaply in a local shop. Breakfast is not provided.
Summer Camp: Doing Business in A Changing China students at Parfait International Apartments pay 148 RMB per day for the duration of their stay. Bedding and breakfast is provided.
If you arrive on airport pick up dates, student volunteers will help you with check in and your accommodation (police) registration.
For SIP Summer Camps, you do not need to book a room as they are automatically reserved after your tuition fee or deposit payment has been confirmed. However, if you don’t want to stay in Parfait International Apartments for your Summer Camp, write to global@xjtlu.edu.cn to let us know.
If you are coming for Summer Camp: Immersive Technopreneurship at XEC (Taicang), you have two accommodation options:
- Taicang Entrepreneur Apartments / XEC (Taicang) Accommodation
- Arrange accommodation yourself in a private apartment or hotel
At XEC (Taicang) accommodation is guaranteed in a private ensuite room and the maximum price for rent you will pay for the duration of your Summer Camp is 2,000 RMB. Exact details are currently being arranged and will be sent to applicants as soon as we have confirmation, along with instructions for booking and paying for your room.
If you arrive on airport pick up dates, student volunteers will help you with check in and your accommodation (police) registration.
If you are under 18 years old, you must live in Parfait International Apartments, Taicang Entrepreneur Apartments, or with a parent or legal guardian.
All students coming for Summer Undergraduate Research Fund Projects (SURF) also have two accommodation options:
- Wenhua Apartments
- Arrange accommodation yourself in a private apartment or hotel
For more details on our accommodation, visit: https://www.xjtlu.edu.cn/en/admissions/global/accommodation
ALL APPLICANTS WILL BE EMAILED A MUCH MORE DETAILED VISA, ARRIVAL AND ACCOMMODATION GUIDE SHORTLY.
*On 17 February 2026, the countries whose nationals have been identified as being able to travel to the Chinese mainland visa free are as follows (YOU MUST STILL CHECK FOR YOURSELF THAT THIS HAS NOT CHANGED, AND CONFIRM HOW MANY DAYS YOU CAN STAY VISA FREE):
- France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovenia, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Slovakia, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Estonia, Latvia, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Brunei, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, Canada, Albania, the United Arab Emirates, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, the Bahamas, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dominica, Ecuador, Fiji, Grenada, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Qatar, the Maldives, Mauritius, Samoa, Serbia, Seychelles, San Marino, Suriname, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Tonga, Uzbekistan, Singapore, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Malaysia.
Visa Free or Tourism Visa (L) Travel for Summer Camps
To attend your Summer Camp, the Chinese authorities want you to travel Visa Free, if this is available. If you cannot do this, then you must get a Tourism Visa (L).
There are currently numerous countries* that allow you to travel to the Chinese mainland for up to 30 days without needing a visa. Check the website of your local Chinese Embassy or Consulate, or contact them directly, to see whether you can come for your Summer Camp without a visa. If you can, be sure to buy flights that keep you within the allowed (30-day) limit.
If you need a visa, then you must apply for a Tourism Visa (L). To apply for this, tell the Visa Officer and / or put on your application form these exact words for your Summer Camp.
I am going to XJTLU to attend:
If you use different words, such as “Course”, “School”, or “Programme”, your Tourism Visa (L) application could be rejected, and this could stop you from being able to come on your Summer Camp.
If the Visa Officer is unsure whether you only require a Tourism Visa (L), please refer them to this official website: https://www.studyinchina.edu.cn/visaAssistant/visaInformation
[If you are coming for the Summer Undergraduate Research Fund Projects (SURF), please directly email jianping.ge@xjtlu.edu.cn for visa advice.]