• Number of Exit-Entry Travelers Amounts to 13.517 Million During Spring Festival Holiday, Increasing by 2.8 Times Year on Year

    The statistics from the National Immigration Administration (NIA) show that during the Spring Festival holiday in 2024, the border inspection authorities across China served 13.517 million domestic and overseas travelers entering and exiting China in total. The daily average of travelers reached 1.69 million, marking an increase by 2.8 times compared with the same period in 2023 and accounting for... 2024-02-22

  • China Expected to See an Average of 1.8 Million Exit-Entry Travelers Daily During Spring Festival Holiday

    According to the prediction of the National Immigration Administration (NIA), China's ports will witness a significant surge in inbound and outbound travelers during this Spring Festival holiday, with the daily average of exit-entry travelers projected to peak at 1.8 million, reflecting an increase by roughly 3.3 times year on year and returning to the level of 2019. The highest volumes of passeng... 2024-02-19

  • NIA Spares No Effort to Ensure Safe, Efficient, and Smooth Exit-Entry Services at Ports During Spring Festival Holiday

    The National Immigration Administration (NIA) recently made a special arrangement to ensure smooth exit-entry services at ports during the Spring Festival holiday. All border inspection authorities across China are required to take effective measures to guarantee safe, efficient, and smooth exit-entry services at ports during the holiday. After the downgrade in COVID-19 management level from Class... 2024-02-19

  • NIA to Expand Allowed Purposes of Visa-Free Entry into Hainan Province for Citizens of Some Countries

    The National Immigration Administration (NIA) released an announcement today. Since February 9th, 2024, the announcement allows citizens of Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, ... 2024-02-09

  • Number of China's Exit-entry Personnel Exceeds 424 Million in 2023

    On January 18, the National Immigration Administration (NIA) organized a press conference to release the major statistics regarding immigration administration services in 2023. In 2023, the immigration administrations in China inspected a total of 424 million individuals entering or exiting the country, marking a rise of 266.5 percent compared with the previous year. These included 206 million res... 2024-01-22