• 1.803 Million Exits and Entries Recorded on New Year's Day in 2025

    As the new year began, everything tookon a new look. According to the NationalImmigration AdministrationNIA, onthe New Year's DayJanuary 1 in2025, the border inspection authorities in Chinafacilitated a total of 1.803 million exits and entriesmade by Chinese and foreign nationals, marking an increase of 13.7%compared with the same day last year.Specifically, a total of 869,000 inbound and outbou... 2025-01-02

  • China's Visa-Free Transit Policy Fully Relaxed and Optimized

    The National Immigration Administration NIA announced today that it will fully relax and optimize the visa-free transit policy, which is effective immediately. The stay duration for foreign nationals eligible for visa-free transit has been extended from the previous 72 hours and 144 hours to 240 hours 10 days. Additionally, 21 ports of entry and exit have been added for visa-free transit individua... 2024-12-19

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

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  • 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