The latest visa policy for foreigners in China.

At present, foreigners with diplomatic, official, courtesy and crew visas, as well as visas approved for emergency reasons after March 28, can enter the country, but they are not completely prohibited. As for when the announcement can be lifted, it depends on the development of foreign epidemic situation. Only after complete control will China consider resuming its normal immigration policy. As for whether to restore one by one or all according to the state of each country, it also depends on the follow-up situation.

On September 23rd, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Immigration Bureau issued an announcement, announcing that foreigners with three types of valid residence permits (China for work, private affairs and reunion) will be allowed to enter the country from 0: 00 on September 28th.

For the new policy, many people misunderstand that foreigners can go to China with a Chinese visa from September 28th.

But what is the truth? Yinhejun opens this policy for you. Who can go to China and who can't;

Q 1。 Can foreigners enter the country with a valid visa?

No. The announcement on September 23 is only a partial adjustment to the announcement on March 26, but it does not replace the original announcement. Specifically, the announcement on September 23 only partially adjusted the "temporary suspension of entry of foreigners with current valid residence certificates".

On March 26, about "temporarily stopping foreigners from entering the country with current valid visas" and "temporarily stopping foreigners from entering the country with APEC business travel cards". Measures such as suspension of port visas, visa exemption for transit in Liangchun for 24/72/ 144 hours, visa exemption for entry into Hainan, visa exemption for entry into Shanghai cruise ships, visa exemption for entry into Guangdong for foreigners from Hong Kong and Macao 144 hours, and visa exemption for entry into Guangxi for ASEAN tour groups will continue to be effective.

If it is not for the three situations mentioned in the announcement, it is still impossible to enter the country with visas obtained before March 28, including visas for more than ten years.

Q2。 What is the difference between a visa and a residence permit?