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I got one using foreign passport. However in the first shop I tried I was told I need Chinese ID. In the 2nd shop there were no problems
by arnvald 8y ago
I got one using foreign passport. However in the first shop I tried I was told I need Chinese ID. In the 2nd shop there were no problems
- AznHisoka 8y agoYep, It appears that I'm not 100% accurate. Some China Mobile/Telecom chains, in general, will refuse to sell SIM cards to foreigners, even if you got a passport. China Unicom, however will sell them to you, if you got a passport. So the responses here are also not 100% accurate, if I'm being fair :)
- giardini 8y agoYou were pretty accurate! Have a group of friends touring China right now. They tried for days to get a SIM card but finally gave up - nobody would sell one to them! The only place they did not try was a vendor at the airport where they arrived. They judged that vendor would be overpriced so waited until they got into the city.
- AznHisoka 8y agoYep. I feel the people who responded don't know the latest rules happening in China. Even a few months ago, it was pretty easy to get a SIM card in China. But they have tightened things up a bit.