(ECNS) -- Visa appointment service has seen improvement at Chinese embassies and consulates and China will continue to improve related policies, said a Foreign Ministry spokesperson at a press conference on Monday.
Chinese Foreign Ministry has launched a series of measures in collaboration with other government agencies to make sure that channels are smooth for foreigners traveling to China since early this year, said Wang Wenbin.
Following the decision to manage COVID-19 with measures against Class-B infectious diseases, the ministry has directed embassies and consulates to extend office hours, reduce materials required for visa application, increase staff and issuance of multiple-entry visas, exempt applicants temporarily from fingerprinting and improve the visa application form, so that the visa process can become more efficient, Wang said.
Green lanes are added for groups with important and urgent business or humanitarian affairs, he added.
Most Chinese embassies and consulates now provide visa appointments down to two working days in advance, according to Wang. There are also quite a few Chinese missions that no longer require an appointment for visa applications.
The number of visa issuance has gone up rapidly thanks to the measures, and more and more foreigners are coming to China.
Going forward, the Foreign Ministry will continue to improve visa policies, and actively create more favorable conditions for boosting cross-border travel to and from China, Wang said.
Woods Richardson allows 1 hit in 6 shutout innings with 8 strikeouts as Twins beat Mariners 3
U.S. and Mexico will boost deportation flights and enforcement to crack down on illegal migration
Encino out of Kentucky Derby, Epic Ride joins the 20
New Jersey and union ask judge to dismiss anti
The yearly memorial march at the former death camp at Auschwitz overshadowed by the Israel
Dortmund's injury concerns ease before facing PSG in Champions League semifinal
Dortmund's injury concerns ease before facing PSG in Champions League semifinal
Chinese astronauts return to earth after six months in space
Auditors can't locate former St. Louis circuit attorney to complete state audit
Cupid's stunt snares fugitive, 27, and his mother, 51, in Cape Town following six
I was sent an explicit photo by a stranger on my birthday so I took hilarious revenge on him
Nottingham stabbing victim Grace O'Malley