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  • FAQs about the new Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card

    December 8, 2023

    FAQs about the new Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card

    A new version of the Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card has been officially issued and put into use on Dec 1, 2023.

  • China to allow visa-free entry for 6 nations

    November 27, 2023

    China to allow visa-free entry for 6 nations

    China will grant unilateral visa-free entry for up to 15 days to travelers holding ordinary passports of France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia, the Foreign Ministry announced on Friday.

  • Visa-free transit extended to more visitors

    November 20, 2023

    Visa-free transit extended to more visitors

    China's 72-hour and 144-hour visa-free transit policies have been extended to visitors from 54 countries, with Norway being the latest addition to the list.

  • China to further improve its visa policies

    October 31, 2023

    China to further improve its visa policies

    The Foreign Ministry said on Monday that China will continue to improve its visa policies and actively create more favorable conditions to boost cross-border travel.

  • September 19, 2023

    Foreigners' ID card gets hi-tech revamp

    A new version of the Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card will be officially launched and issued on Dec 1, incorporating new technology for better personal information protection and wider application scenarios, the National Immigration Administration said on Friday.

  • May 12, 2023

    Exit, entry policies optimized

    China will fully restore fast-lane entry and exit services at all ports starting on Monday, facilitating the cross-border travel of Chinese citizens and foreign nationals.

  • China to resume issuing all types of foreign visas

    March 15, 2023

    China to resume issuing all types of foreign visas

    China's visa offices abroad will resume issuing all types of visas to foreigners on Wednesday to facilitate cross-border travels.

  • February 6, 2023

    Mainland to drop the quota limits on personnel exchanges with Hong Kong and Macao

    ​The mainland will no longer cap the number of passengers arriving from the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions via land ports in Guangdong province, starting from February 6, a circular said.

  • January 11, 2023

    China suspends short-term visa issuances to South Koreans

    The Chinese Embassy in South Korea issued a notice on January 10 suspending the issuance of short-term visas to South Korean citizens visiting China for business, tourism, medical treatment, transit or general private affairs.

  • Mainland-Hong Kong gradually reopen borders

    January 9, 2023

    Mainland-Hong Kong gradually reopen borders

    The border between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong will gradually reopen from Sunday with a maximum of 60,000 people in Hong Kong able to enter the mainland everyday through land, sea and air ports, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region(HKSAR) government announced on Thursday.

  • SAR's drivers get greenlight to enter Guangdong

    December 21, 2022

    SAR's drivers get greenlight to enter Guangdong

    Guangdong province will allow private vehicles from the neighboring Macao Special Administrative Region to drive across the border starting in January, a senior traffic official said on Tuesday.

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