The visa center in China is closed

I believe Chinese friends overseas should know that the policy for returning to China has become more and more relaxed recently. Among the 20 optimization measures announced on November 11, adjustments were made to a number of entry control measures. For example, the circuit breaker mechanism for inbound flights has been cancelled; the two nucleic acid certificates within 48 hours before boarding have been adjusted to one hard nucleic acid certificate within 48 hours; the control measures for overseas personnel have been adjusted from "7+3" to "5+3", etc. On the one hand, entry is relaxed. But on the other hand, I believe many people can feel: Since this year, it has become more and more difficult to leave the country. Suddenly! Visa centers in China of various countries have been closed on a large scale! First of all, due to the impact of the epidemic, visa centers of various countries in China have been closed. Large areas have been closed down. For example, the local Canadian visa centers in Beijing are closed. In addition to the Beijing Visa Center, the application centers in Chongqing, Wuhan, and the Canadian Visa Center have also been closed on November 11 and 21 respectively.

This is the second wave of visa center closures in China after the first half of the year. The visa application centers that were suddenly closed this time include: Austria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and other visa application centers. In addition, Guangzhou has also been affected. At present, these visa centers are unable to accept business, and there is no clear statement on the recovery time. We can only wait for notification. The most affected among them are naturally those applicants who have chosen to submit their documents at these visa centers, especially those who have just submitted their visa documents but have not completed the exchange of documents and applications.

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After the 20th Article, we still insist on "not leaving the country unless necessary." For many immigration customers, after the visa center is closed, the progress is undoubtedly slowed down, and the process is also invisibly slowed down. It makes immigration more difficult. Leaving aside visas, now even applying for a passport requires a necessary reason. On November 11, after the central government issued 20 measures to further optimize prevention and control work, some netizens also asked about the 20 measures: "Will the processing of passports, passes to and from Hong Kong and Macao, and passes to and from Taiwan be relaxed? Non-essential matters When will it be processed normally?" Last Friday (November 25), the official website of the National Immigration Administration also officially responded, stating that it insists on advocating no non-essential and non-emergency travel abroad. The original reply is as follows: “The current domestic epidemic situation is still severe and complex, and cross-border travel carries a greater risk of infection, which may lead to stranding abroad. For your health and to avoid unnecessary losses, we insist on advocating ‘non-essential travel’. No exit for emergencies. If you really need to go abroad for study, business, etc., you can go to the local public security bureau’s exit and entry management department to apply for the corresponding entry and exit documents. The staff will review and process them in accordance with the law. We will also provide green services. channel service". To put it simply, if you want to leave the country, you must meet certain conditions. And even if you follow the regulations, sometimes it may not be fully realized when implemented. At present, the management of entry and exit is still very strict. From the current perspective, the policy of “no leaving the country unless necessary” will still be adhered to for some time to come. Therefore, for many people nowadays, it has become increasingly important to have an overseas identity that can be taken away at any time.

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Under the restrictions on leaving the country

What overseas statuses can be obtained without leaving the country? In the current situation of not leaving the country unless necessary, many friends have plans to immigrate. It also had to be put on hold. But in fact, some countries have also simplified the immigration process: no need to go abroad, zero contact, and the entire process can be processed online.