NIA Releases Five New Measures to Facilitate Entries of Foreigners
The National Immigration Administration (NIA) has officially implemented five measures on January 11, aimed at simplifying the process for foreign nationals seeking to visit China. The measures are designed to make business activities, education, and tours in China more accessible for foreign nationals. The measures will further eliminate hurdles related to doing business, studying, and traveling ... 2024-01-12Entries and Exits During New Year's Holiday Return to 2019 Levels, Reaching on Average 1.726 Million Per Day
Everything takes on a new look at the beginning of a new year. According to the statistics of the National Immigration Administration (NIA), the border inspection authorities across China inspected a total of 5.179 million visitors entering or exiting the country during the New Year's holiday, with an average of 1.726 million visitors crossing the border daily, increasing by 4.7 times compared wit... 2024-01-05More Than 110,000 Foreigners from Six Countries Enter China Without Visas, with 70 Percent of Them Entering for Sightseeing and Leisure Purposes
According to data from the National Immigration Administration (NIA), China welcomed 214,000 visitors from France, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, the Netherlands, and Spain between December 1 to 31, 2023, following the implementation of China's unilateral visa-free policy for ordinary passport holders from these six countries, representing a month-to-month increase of 28.5 percent. Notably, 118,000 ord... 2024-01-05A Total of 2,029 Visa-free Entries Witnessed on First Day of Implementation of New Visa-free Entry Policy for Six Countries
On December 1, the first day of China's implementation of the visa-free entry policy for French, German, Italian, Malaysian, Dutch and Spanish citizens holding ordinary passports of their countries, a total of 2,029 visa-free entries from the six countries were recorded. Malaysian citizens topped the nationals from the other five with a total number of 1,113, while French citizens were responsible... 2023-12-07NIA Government Service Platform's Real-Time Online Response Service Up and Running
The National Immigration Administration (NIA)'s government service platform has been upgraded following a redesign process, with the original mobile App and mini-programs on WeChat and Alipay, which were all previously known as "National Immigration Administration (NIA)" (移民局NIA), officially renamed "National Immigration Administration Government Service Platform 12367" (移民局12367) on November 30. ... 2023-12-07