{"id":20210,"date":"2022-06-10T14:20:11","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T06:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/?p=20210"},"modified":"2022-06-10T14:25:30","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T06:25:30","slug":"foreigners-to-china-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/foreigners-to-china-policy.html","title":{"rendered":"Notice On Optimizing The Visa Policy For Foreigners To China"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"37c28470d9d6d3cb9ff74e663adb766a\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3594734025006597\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Top-10-Museums-In-China-The-Palace-Museum.jpg\" alt=\"Top 10 Museums In China-The Palace Museum\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Top-10-Museums-In-China-The-Palace-Museum.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Top-10-Museums-In-China-The-Palace-Museum-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>Recently, a number of Chinese embassies abroad have optimized their visa policies for foreigners going to China. The Chinese Embassy in the Czech Republic released the &#8220;Notice on Optimizing the Visa Policy for Foreigners to China&#8221; on June 10, including the exemption of visa invitation letters for employees going to China, and the visa invitation letters for family members of those returning to work and production.<br \/>\nThe embassy in the Czech Republic has notified that it will optimize the visa policy for foreigners going to China from now on. The adjustments include: those who have been approved by the competent Chinese authorities to work in China do not need to submit a visa invitation letter issued by the relevant Chinese government when applying for a work visa; Foreign family members (spouse, parents, children under the age of 18, parents-in-law) of people who have resumed labor (including foreigners who have worked in China) who apply to stay or visit relatives in China do not need to submit the documents issued by the relevant government departments in China. Visa invitation letter.<br \/>\nThe notice stated that other foreign family members of those who have resumed work and production, that is, adult children, their spouses, and non-marital partners, if they really need to go to China, can apply for the corresponding type of visa, and do not need to submit a visa invitation letter issued by the relevant Chinese government department.<br \/>\nThe optimization also includes expanding the scope of personnel going to China for humanitarian reasons. On the basis of the current reasons such as going to funeral, visiting critically ill relatives, etc., foreign family members (spouse, parents, parents of spouses, children, spouses of children, siblings, grandparents, foreigners of Chinese citizens and foreigners with permanent residence status in China) grandparents, grandchildren, grandchildren), can apply for the corresponding type of visa to go to China for reunion or visit relatives.<br \/>\nThe notice emphasized that at this stage, the Chinese embassy in the Czech Republic is still temporarily suspending visa applications related to travel, medical treatment or other personal affairs in China.<br \/>\nPrior to this, the Chinese embassy in Indonesia and the embassy in South Korea also released relevant information on June 8.<br \/>\nThe Chinese Embassy in Indonesia introduced in the &#8220;Notice on Optimizing Visa Policies for Foreigners to China&#8221;, in light of the current global epidemic situation, in order to further ensure the necessary cross-border personnel exchanges, starting from June 20, the Chinese Embassy in Indonesia will provide visas for foreigners to China. policy adjustments.<br \/>\nAccording to the notice, the scope of acceptance includes 6 categories of persons, in order, foreigners and their families who are engaged in diplomatic, official activities or meet the conditions for handling courtesy visas; foreigners and their families who are engaged in resumption of work and production in various fields; Chinese citizens going to China and foreign family members of foreigners with permanent residence in China, including: foreign spouses, parents, parents-in-law, children, spouses of children, siblings, grandparents, grandparents, grandchildren, grandchildren ; foreigners engaged in flight attendant activities; foreigners who go to China for funerals or visit critically ill relatives; However, the acceptance of visa applications related to travel, medical treatment or other personal affairs in China is still suspended.<br \/>\nIn the &#8220;Chinese Visa Application Instructions&#8221; updated by the Chinese Embassy in South Korea on June 8, different types of visas are applicable to seven types of situations, in order: going to China to engage in economic, trade, scientific and technological activities; going to work in China; Spouse, parents, children under the age of 18, parents-in-law; Korean citizens studying in China; foreign family members of Chinese citizens and foreign family members of foreigners with permanent residence status in China (limited to spouses, parents, Spousal parents, children, children&#8217;s spouses, siblings, grandparents, grandparents, grandchildren, grandchildren); high-end talents; crew members.<br \/>\nIn the seven categories, to engage in economic, trade, scientific and technological activities in China, it is necessary to provide an &#8220;invitation letter issued by the central and state organs, central enterprises, foreign affairs and commerce departments of provincial people&#8217;s governments, and foreign affairs departments of municipal people&#8217;s governments&#8221;. &#8220;Valid &#8220;Foreigner Work Permit Notice&#8221; (or original &#8220;Foreigner Work Permit&#8221;, etc.)&#8221;, high-end talents must provide &#8220;Confirmation Letter for Foreign High-end Talents&#8221;, and crew members must provide &#8220;guarantee letter issued by foreign transportation companies&#8221; Or an invitation letter issued by a relevant unit in China.\u201d<br \/>\nIn late May, several Chinese embassies and consulates abroad have adjusted the health code review rules for people going to China. According to a notice issued by the Chinese embassy in the United States on May 17, the adjustment includes canceling the nucleic acid test seven days before boarding, canceling the requirement for self-health monitoring, and no longer requiring any IgM antibody test.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/foreigners-to-china-policy.html\/#Chinese_Embassy_in_Indonesia_Visa_Policy_for_Foreigners_to_China\" title=\"Chinese Embassy in Indonesia Visa Policy for Foreigners to China\">Chinese Embassy in Indonesia Visa Policy for Foreigners to China<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/foreigners-to-china-policy.html\/#The_Chinese_Embassy_in_the_Czech_Republics_Visa_Policy_for_Foreigners_to_China\" title=\"The Chinese Embassy in the Czech Republic&#8217;s Visa Policy for Foreigners to China\">The Chinese Embassy in the Czech Republic&#8217;s Visa Policy for Foreigners to China<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chinese_Embassy_in_Indonesia_Visa_Policy_for_Foreigners_to_China\"><\/span><strong>Chinese Embassy in Indonesia Visa Policy for Foreigners to China<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">1. Scope of acceptance<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">(1) Foreigners and their families who are engaged in diplomatic or official activities or meet the conditions for handling courtesy visas;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">(2) Foreigners and their families who are engaged in resumption of work and production in various fields;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">(3) Some foreign students studying in China;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">(4) Chinese citizens who go to China for family reunion or short-term family visits and foreign family members of foreigners with permanent residence qualifications in China, including: foreign spouses, parents, parents of spouses, children, spouses of children, siblings, grandparents , grandparents, grandchildren, grandchildren;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">(5) Foreigners engaged in crew activities;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">(6) Foreigners who go to China for funerals or visit critically ill relatives;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">(7) Other personnel who have been approved by relevant domestic departments to go to China;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Note: Visa applications related to travel, medical treatment or other personal affairs in China are still suspended.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">2. Application process<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">(1) Please visit the website of the Jakarta Chinese Visa Application Service Center:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">https:\/\/bio.visaforchina.org\/JKT2_EN\/<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Completely and truthfully fill in the &#8220;People&#8217;s Republic of China Visa Application Form&#8221; and &#8220;Chinese Visa Online Form Filling Confirmation Page&#8221; online, make an appointment online with the relevant application number for the date and time to submit the visa materials, and submit the materials at the visa center or the embassy according to the appointment time.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">(2) The Visa Center only accepts visa applications from Indonesian citizens with ordinary passports and third-country citizens with Indonesian long-term residence visas or work permits.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">(3) Persons holding diplomatic, official or official passports in the consular area of \u200b\u200bthe Chinese embassy in Indonesia who need to apply for a visa should submit the relevant application materials directly to the embassy.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">3. Relevant notices<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">(1) Before applying for a visa, please prepare the following materials:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">&#8220;Visa Application Form of the People&#8217;s Republic of China&#8221;, &#8220;Confirmation Page for Chinese Visa Online Form Filling&#8221;, original passports and copies of relevant passport pages for applicants with a validity period of more than 6 months and blank visa pages, original passports within 5 years and relevant passport pages Photocopy of passport page, air ticket reservation form to China, proof of vaccination against COVID-19, recent color photo (size: 48mm\u00d733mm) without hat, and other materials deemed necessary by the embassy and visa center.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">(2) Before entering China, foreigners should in principle be vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine approved by China or the World Health Organization for emergency use or marketing.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">For the convenience measures for foreigners who have been vaccinated in the whole process (including the 3rd booster shot) of the Chinese New Coronary Pneumonia Vaccine, please refer to the notice on the Embassy website:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">http:\/\/id.china-embassy.gov.cn\/eng\/lsqw\/202103\/t20210325_8924465.htm.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">(3) Those who are going to work in China should provide the &#8220;Notice of Work Permit for Foreigners in China&#8221;, and no longer need to provide the visa invitation letter issued by the relevant Chinese department.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">(4) Those who resume work and production should provide the visa invitation letter issued by the relevant Chinese authorities. Foreign family members of people who have resumed work and production (including foreigners who have already worked in China) who apply to live or visit relatives in China can apply for corresponding visas with proof of kinship, and no longer need to provide the above-mentioned visa invitation letter.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">(5) For foreign family members who are going to China for reunion or visiting relatives, please provide relevant proof of family relationship (marriage certificate, birth certificate or notarized certificate of kinship, etc.).<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">(6) Those who study in China should provide the original &#8220;Visa Application Form for Studying in China&#8221; (JW201 or JW202), and the original and photocopy of the admission (return to school) notice issued by the enrolling institution in China.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Fourth, the processing time<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">It usually takes 4 working days. If applicants do have special reasons, they can apply for expedited processing and &#8220;green channel&#8221; services. The time required for supplementary materials, verification, force majeure, etc. is not included in the above period.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">V. Payment Instructions<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">For visa fees, please visit the embassy website:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">http:\/\/id.china-embassy.gov.cn\/eng\/lsqw\/202005\/t20200528_2077825.htm.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">For foreigners who hold ordinary passports to apply for visas, the Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Jakarta will collect the visa fee (including rush fee) on behalf of the embassy, \u200b\u200bas well as the relevant service fees of the center. Please refer to the website of the visa center for specific charging standards: https:\/\/bio. visaforchina.org\/JKT2_EN\/generalinformation\/visaknowledge\/269845.shtml.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Chinese_Embassy_in_the_Czech_Republics_Visa_Policy_for_Foreigners_to_China\"><\/span><strong>The Chinese Embassy in the Czech Republic&#8217;s Visa Policy for Foreigners to China<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">From now on, the Chinese Embassy in the Czech Republic has optimized the visa policy for foreigners to China. The main adjustments are as follows:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">1. Exemption from visa invitation letter for employees going to China<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">For those who have been approved by China&#8217;s domestic competent authorities to work in China, they do not need to submit a visa invitation letter issued by the relevant domestic government department when applying for a work visa.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">2. Exemption of visa invitation letter for family members of those who have resumed work and production<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">For foreign family members (spouse, parents, children under the age of 18, parents of spouses) of people who have resumed work and production (including foreigners who have already worked in China) to apply to stay or visit relatives in China, there is no need to submit the application to the relevant Chinese government departments Visa invitation letter issued.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Other foreign family members (adult children, their spouses, and unmarried partners) of people who have resumed work and production (including foreigners who have already worked in China), if they really need to go to China, can apply for a visa of the corresponding category, and do not need to submit to the relevant Chinese government Visa invitation letter issued by the department.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">3. Expand the scope of personnel going to China for humanitarian reasons<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">On the basis of the current reasons such as going to funeral, visiting critically ill relatives, etc., foreign family members (spouse, parents, parents of spouses, children, spouses of children, siblings, grandparents, foreigners of Chinese citizens and foreigners with permanent residence status in China) grandparents, grandchildren, grandchildren), can apply for the corresponding type of visa to go to China for reunion or visit relatives.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">At this stage, the Chinese embassy in the Czech Republic is still temporarily suspending visa applications related to travel, medical treatment or other personal affairs in China.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">The Chinese Embassy in the Czech Republic will issue the visa business guide in due course.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">To apply for a visa to China, please contact the Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Prague.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Address: 663\/136A SOKOLOVSKA Street, Prague<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Tel: +420 273160888<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Email: praguecenter@visaforchina.org<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002praguecenter@hotmail.com<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Website: https:\/\/bio.visaforchina.org\/PRG2_EN\/<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"37c28470d9d6d3cb9ff74e663adb766a\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3594734025006597\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, a number of Chinese embassies abroad have optimized their visa policies for foreigners going&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12391,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[272],"tags":[2709],"class_list":["post-20210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-today","tag-foreigners-to-china-policy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20210"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20210\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}