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National Immigration Administration of China Releases New Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card

The National Immigration Administration of China NIA holds a news conference in Beijing on Sept 15. It announces that a new version of the Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card of the People’s Republic of China will be officially issued and put into use from Dec 1 2023. The conference releases the new card sample at the same time. After the launch of the new card, the current version is still valid...
2023-09-15
NIA's Government Service Platform to Launch Online Appointment, Inquiry and Other Functions for Foreigners' Visas and Other Relevant Documents

According to the National Immigration Administration NIA, starting from October 9, the government service platform of NIA will be added with more functions, including online appointment, inquiry and other functions related to foreigners' visas and other relevant documents. Specifically, it includes the following eight functions and services. The first one is online appointments for applications...
2023-09-13
JOINT PRESS RELEASE

1.The High-level Forum on Regional Migration Governance Policies was held in Beijing, China from 26th to 28th June, 2023. The Forum was attended by the representatives of migration departments from Brunei Darussalam, Kingdom of Cambodia, Republic of Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Republic of the Philippines, Republic of Singapore, Kingdom...
2023-06-29
Initiative on Regional Migration Governance National Immigration Administration of the People’s Republic of China

The High-level Forum on Regional Migration Governance Policies was held in Beijing, China from 26th to 28th June, 2023. The forum was attended by the representatives of migration departments from Brunei Darussalam, Kingdom of Cambodia, Republic of Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Republic of the Philippines, Republic of Singapore, Kingdom of ...
2023-06-29
Announcement on Further Adjusting and Optimizing Policies and Measures on Exit and Entry Administration

In a bid to facilitate the entry-exit exchanges between Chinese and foreign tourists and promote the opening up of the service industry, the National Immigration Administration has announced that it will be making further adjustments and optimizations to its exit and entry management policies and measures from May 15, 2023. It is hereby announced as follows: I. The applications for group travel e...
2023-05-17
National Immigration Administration Further Adjusts Policies of Foreigners’ Visas and Entry

In order to better coordinate COVID-19 prevention and control with economic and social development, and to facilitate personnel exchanges between China and other countries, National Immigration Administration decides to adjust policies of foreigners’ visas and entry from 0:00 on March 15, 2023. First, foreigners with valid visas issued before March 28, 2020 will be allowed to enter China. Second...
2023-03-14
National Immigration Administration Resumes Port Visa Issuance and 72/144-hour Visa-free Transit Policy for Citizens of the Republic of Korea

Given that the Republic of Korea has resumed the issuance of short-term visas for Chinese citizens, China's immigration authorities will resume the issuance of port visas and the policy of 72144-hour visa-free transit for citizens of the Republic of Korea from February 18, 2023.
2023-02-15
National Immigration Administration Resumes Port Visa Issuance and 72/144-hour Visa-free Transit Policy for Japanese Citizens

Given that the Japanese Embassy and consulates in China have resumed issuing visas to Chinese citizens, China's immigration authorities resume the issuance of port visas and the policy of 72144-hour visa-free transit for Japanese citizens from now on.
2023-01-29