Shenzhen will start allowing a 72 hour visa free entry for foreigners for the first half of this year. according to a spokesperson from the Shenzhen airport Group Co. the policy is being finalized and is expected to be practices during the first half of 2016. The new policy enhances the airport’s international services ans [...]
The British Consulate General in Guanzhou will be launching a new two year visitor visa for Chinese nationals. The new visa costs around 85 pounds the same amount with the existing six month visitor visa and will allow visitors multiple trips to the United Kingdom. The same offer will be available to British Citizens by [...]
In a recent bid to control visitors in overstaying in the territory, Macau tightened their entry requirements to mainland tourists in which the new ruling will cut the maximum stay for a holder of a Chinese passport in transit in Macao from seven down to five days. The new ruling will take effect on July [...]
To further attract Chinese tourists and business people into the United Kingdom, Britain is planning to simplify and loosen its visa applications. The decision to simplify restrictions came after Premier Li Keqiang was scheduled to visit Britain. Insiders said that the premier’s visit to the United Kingdom will include discussions about the visa policy. Then [...]
In hopes to attract more foreign talent into the country, China will be lowering its application requirements and approval threshold as the country relaxes its U.S. style green card policy. Authorities are more discussing several revisions on the regulation on awarding permanent residency permits to foreigner and adding more flexible application standards. The green card [...]
According to the Hong Kong immigration department the city will be installing around 117 multi functional e-channels at control points on borders going to Shenzhen for Hong Kong residents and mainland travelers holding e-travel cards. The plan is based on a pilot scheme as Guangdong Province has started to issue e-permits for travels to Hong [...]
Authorities in Beijing will be introducing more incentives and promised to work harder in promoting the 72 hour visa waiver that they hopes will attract more transit passengers to visit the capital city for a few days. Beijing plans to offer hotel discounts and at shopping areas for tourists and is also asking several airlines [...]
Chinese nationals will now find it easier to apply for visas to the United Kingdom as the country entice more Chinese tourists and potential investors as well. Based on the proposal, Chinese nationals’ planning to enter the UK using accredited travel agencies doesn’t need to apply for a separate application to visit Britain. Starting this [...]
Shortly after Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Thailand for a three day official visit, Li proposed that Thailand will allow visa exemptions for regular passport holders in a privileged speech in front of the Thai parliament. Thailand, the first country within the ASEAN countries that initiated talks with China to help promote people to [...]
The head of the Ministry of Public Security Bureau of Exit and Entry Zheng Baigang said that more Chinese permanent residency permits were granted in 2012 than in the previous years, up more than 83 percent from 2011. For those who received residency permits were family members of people working in China, executives, professors and [...]
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