China to resume issuing all types of foreign visas

Foreigners with valid visas which were issued before March 28, 2020 will be able to enter the country.

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Travelers wait to pass through immigration checkpoints in Beijing Capital International Airport on Jan 8, 2023. (ZOU HONG / CHINA DAILY)

March 15, 2023

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

Meanwhile, China’s visa-free policies will be resumed from Wednesday for entry to the southern island province of Hainan and cruise tour groups at Shanghai ports, said the National Immigration Administration

Also, foreigners with valid visas which were issued before March 28, 2020 will be able to enter the country.

The Foreign Ministry’s Department of Consular Affairs announced these decisions on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, China’s visa-free policies will be resumed from Wednesday for entry to the southern island province of Hainan and cruise tour groups at Shanghai ports, said the National Immigration Administration.

Visa-free entry to the southern province of Guangdong will be restored for tour groups of foreigners from Hong Kong and Macao, and a similar mechanism will be reinstated for tour groups from ASEAN countries to enter Guilin in the southern Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

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