Adjustment and optimization of these four entry-exit management policies and measures

The National Immigration Bureau issued an announcement on May 1 1, and adjusted and optimized four entry-exit management policies and measures from May 15.

Specifically, it includes fully resuming the implementation of the "National General Office" for mainland residents to travel to and from Hong Kong and Macao; Implement the "national general office" for mainland residents to apply to visit relatives, work and study in Hong Kong and Macao; Adjust the validity period of stay endorsement for mainland students studying in Macao, and fully resume rapid customs clearance at ports.

The endorsement of team travel to Hong Kong and Macao was restored to "national universality"

For the full resumption of the implementation of the "National Office" policy and measures for mainland residents to travel to Hong Kong and Macao, mainland residents can submit an application for a team tour endorsement to Hong Kong and Macao to any entry-exit management agency of the national public security organs, and the application procedures are the same as those of the household registration.

If the application for team travel endorsement to Hong Kong and Macao is approved, the endorsement can be issued immediately; Those who fail to pass the application must submit the application in the manual window and get an endorsement within 20 days after approval.

Director, Citizen Exit and Entry Administration Department, National Immigration Bureau:

From May 15, 2023, mainland residents with valid travel passes to and from Hong Kong and Macao can submit an application for a team travel endorsement to Hong Kong and Macao to any public security organ in China. The application procedures are the same as their domicile, and no other application materials need to be submitted. The policy optimization also adjusted the validity period of stay endorsement for mainland students studying in Macao.

Director, Citizen Exit and Entry Administration Department, National Immigration Bureau:

From May 15, 2023, the exit-entry administration department of the public security organ issued a stay endorsement with the same validity as the study period for mainland students studying in Macao universities.

Go to Hong Kong and Macao for visiting relatives, endorsement and other "national offices".

Measures to adjust and optimize the entry and exit policies also include the "National General Office" for visiting relatives, working and studying documents in Hong Kong and Macao, and the policy also clearly stipulates who can apply for endorsement.

Another measure to adjust and optimize the entry and exit policies and measures is to implement the "national general office" for mainland residents to apply to visit relatives, work and study in Hong Kong and Macao. Mainland residents who intend to travel to Hong Kong and Macao for reasons such as visiting relatives, working, studying, seeking medical treatment, litigating, disposing of property, etc., may submit three types of endorsement applications corresponding to the application reasons to any exit-entry administration organ of the public security organ in China, and the application procedures are the same as those of the domicile.

The adjusted and optimized policy also clearly stipulates who can apply for endorsement.

Mainland residents may apply to visit their relatives who have settled, lived, studied or worked in Hong Kong or Macao for a long time. The range of relatives is: spouse, parents or spouse's parents, children's spouses, brothers and sisters, (foreign) grandparents and (foreign) grandchildren.

Mainland residents who go to Hong Kong for internship, schooling, employment, residence and training with the approval of relevant departments of Hong Kong, or mainland residents who go to Macao for internship, schooling and employment with the approval of relevant departments of Macao, and relatives of employed persons with the approval of relevant departments of Macao, may apply for residence endorsement in Hong Kong and Macao.

Mainland residents who apply to go to Hong Kong or Macao for medical treatment, litigation, property disposal, taking exams, academic exchanges, visiting critically ill patients, attending funerals and other special reasons may apply for other kinds of endorsements to go to Hong Kong and Macao.

National Immigration Bureau: Fast customs clearance at ports will be fully resumed from May 15.

The adjustment and optimization of entry-exit policies and measures also include the full resumption of rapid customs clearance at ports from May 15. The policy specifies in detail who can pass the fast-track border inspection.

Director of the Immigration Department of the National Immigration Bureau: China citizens who have been holding ordinary passports, Hong Kong and Macao passes, Taiwan passes, Hong Kong and Macao residents' mainland passes, Taiwan Province residents' mainland travel passes and multiple valid entry and exit passes for one year since May, 2023; Foreigners who have held foreign passports and permanent residence permits for foreigners, foreign electronic passports and residence permits for foreigners for more than 6 months; China crew members working on scheduled international flights, crew members who can enter the country without a visa or who have completed 1 year or more, and foreign crew members with employment visas or residence certificates can pass the fast-track border inspection.