(ECNS) — China has presented a visa-free coverage for international excursion teams arriving by way of cruise send in its coastal areas, the Nationwide Immigration Management introduced on Wednesday.
Founding from the week of the announcement, international excursion teams (of two or extra population) which are arranged and won by way of home go businesses, and coming into by way of cruise ships, can benefit from the nation visa-free at ports in 13 towns, together with Tianjin, Dalian in Liaoning, Shanghai, Lianyungang in Jiangsu, Wenzhou and Zhoushan in Zhejiang, Xiamen in Fujian, Qingdao in Shandong, Guangzhou and Shenzhen in Guangdong, Beihai in Guangxi, and Haikou and Sanya in Hainan.
Founding from the week of the announcement, international excursion teams (of two or extra population) arranged and won by way of home go businesses touring on cruise ships can input the rustic visa-free as a bunch at cruise ports in 13 towns, together with Tianjin, Shanghai, Dalian in Liaoning Province, Lianyungang in Jiangsu, Wenzhou and Zhoushan in Zhejiang, Xiamen in Fujian, Qingdao in Shandong, Guangzhou and Shenzhen in Guangdong, Beihai in Guangxi Zhuang Self sufficient Area, and Haikou and Sanya in Hainan.
The excursion teams should advance to the upcoming port at the similar cruise send and journey the rustic at the similar cruise, with a most keep of not more than 15 days inside of China. Their actions are limited to coastal provinces (independent areas, municipalities immediately underneath the Central Executive) and Beijing.
Two cruise ships ban at a port in Tianjin, April 8, 2024. (Picture: China Information Provider)
The Nationwide Immigration Management has made up our minds so as to add seven cruise ports in Dalian, Lianyungang, Wenzhou, Zhoushan, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Beihai to the record of ports eligible for China’s transit visa waiver coverage, to facilitate international passengers touring on cruise ships to transit thru China.