New rules for visa agency card of outbound travel agency What is a visa agency card?

As for outbound travel documents, the former gray areas will be firmly controlled by the new regulations. Offenders will also be disqualified from entry and exit. The introduction of this new regulation also makes people wonder what a visa card is. The specific content is introduced to everyone.

The new regulations will be implemented on April 1 day.

On March 5, 2008, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued the Regulations on the Use and Management of Visa Agency Cards for Outbound Tourism Teams (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations). According to the regulations, the Visa Specialist Card refers to the certificate printed by the Bureau of International Exchanges and Cooperation of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, which is used to prove to embassies and consulates in China the identity of the visa agent of the outbound tourism team and facilitate the outbound tourism team to apply for the visa of the outbound tourism team in the destination country and region of embassies and consulates in China. Implemented on April 1 day, 2020.

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism stated that the Regulations were formulated in accordance with the Regulations, the Travel Agency Regulations and relevant laws and regulations, and Article *** 14 comprehensively regulated the application, renewal or replacement of visa cards and their correct use.

When an outbound travel agency applies for a new visa card, it shall submit relevant information materials through the management system. The provincial administrative department of culture and tourism shall verify the relevant information materials and announce them to the public. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism is responsible for the final verification of relevant information, and uniformly issues the visa agency cards applied for by the whole country at the end of each month. Visa card is valid for 3 years. It is emphasized that the special visa card should be used exclusively by the authorities, that is, the special visa card can only be used for the outbound travel team organized by the unit to apply for group travel visas, and it is not allowed for other units or individuals or for other purposes to enter foreign embassies and consulates in China.

It is clear that if an outbound travel agency or visa commissioner uses the visa commissioner card to defraud others to send them out of the country in the name of tourism, the provincial administrative department of culture and tourism shall take back the visa commissioner card of the agency and return it to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism for destruction. The administrative department of culture and tourism will suspend its outbound tourism business or cancel its outbound tourism business qualification according to law.

It is pointed out that if outbound tour groups and relevant units and individuals forge or alter special visa cards, the cultural and tourism administrative departments will deal with them severely according to the law and regulations.

What is a visa officer card?

The Measures for the Administration of China Citizens' Travel Abroad clearly points out that the Visa Specialist Card refers to the certificate printed by the Bureau of International Exchanges and Cooperation of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, which is used to prove the identity of the outbound travel team of China embassies and consulates abroad, so as to facilitate the outbound travel team to apply for the outbound travel team visa in the destination country and region of embassies and consulates in China. A travel agency that has obtained an outbound travel business license in China can apply for a visa card.

In addition, outbound tour groups should establish a strict visa special service card and visa special service management system, and take the main responsibility for the management of their visa special service cards and visa special service personnel.

What is the distribution process?

According to the regulations, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism has established a visa agency management service system for outbound tour groups. Outbound tourism groups handle the application, renewal, replacement and cancellation of visa cards through the management system. The provincial administrative department of culture and tourism reports the relevant business information of the local visa card through the management system. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism finally verified the business information related to the national visa card through the management system.

What are the important rules being used?

The Visa Commissioner Card is "for the exclusive use of organs", that is, the Visa Commissioner Card can only be used for the outbound tour groups organized by our unit to apply for group tourist visas, and may not be used for visas of other units or individuals or for other purposes to enter foreign embassies and consulates in China.

It is worth noting that if an outbound tour group or visa agent uses a visa agent card to defraud others to leave the country in the name of tourism, the provincial administrative department of culture and tourism will take back the visa agent card of the agency and return it to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism for destruction. The administrative department of culture and tourism will suspend its outbound tourism business or cancel its outbound tourism business qualification according to law.