• Announcement of National Immigration Administration, P.R.C. on Further Relaxing and Optimizing Visa-Free Transit Policy for Foreign Nationals

    2024-12-19

  • Announcement of Exit and Entry Administration, P.R.C. on Launch of 'Document-Free' Channels at Ports of Shenzhen Bay and Gongbei on a Trial Basis

    No. 9 [2024] To facilitate personnel exchanges between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong and MacaoSARsand improve the efficiency of exit-entry processes, the Exit and Entry Administration, P.R.C. has decided to upgrade part of border inspection fast channels in Shenzhen Bay Portin Shenzhenand Gongbei PortinZhuhai, Guangdong Province, on a trial basis. Specifically, individuals traveling frequen... 2024-11-15

  • 4.885 Million Visa-Free Entries by Foreigners Recorded in Q3, up 78.6% Year-on-Year

    At a press conference heldby a spokesperson of the National Immigration Administration NIAon October 18, it wasrevealedthat foreigners made a total of 8.186 million entries into Chinathrough various ports in the third quarter this year, marking an increase of48.8% year-on-year, among which4.885millionentries were made visa-free, representing a year-on-year rise of78.6%. NIAplans to continuously op... 2024-10-18

  • 160 Million Exits and Entries Recorded in Q3, up 30.1% Year-on-Year

    On October 18, the National Immigration AdministrationNIAhosteda press conference to release the main statistics regarding the immigration managementin the third quarter Q3 of 2024. In Q3, the immigration administrationauthorities in China inspected a total of 160 million entries and exits by individuals, marking a year-on-year rise of 30.1%. These included 78.545 trips made byresidents ofthe Chin... 2024-10-18

  • Statement of Spokesperson of National Immigration Administration on International Cooperation in Migration Law Enforcement

    Newtrends and features recently emergedin illegal cross-border activities, particularly human smuggling.A number ofindividuals were deceived by Chinese and overseas smugglers and cross-border criminal groups into engaging in smuggling, placing their own personal safety at riskandresulting insubstantial economic lossesand even fatal consequences. As a part of the efforts to combatsuchillegal cros... 2024-10-18