When will the tourist visa in China be resumed?

The National Immigration Bureau has optimized immigration management policies and measures since June 8, 2023.

The announcement is as follows:

1. Orderly resume the acceptance and approval of China citizens' applications for ordinary passports for traveling abroad on business and visiting relatives and friends, and resume mainland residents' travel and business endorsements to Hong Kong.

2. Resume the acceptance and examination of foreigners' applications for extension, renewal and replacement of ordinary visas, issuance, renewal and replacement of residence certificates, and issuance, extension, renewal and replacement of residence certificates. If the applicant really has an urgent need, it can be handled through an expedited procedure.

3. Resume the issuance of port visas, resume the implementation of the 24/72/ 144-hour transit visa-free policy, and issue temporary entry permits according to law.

4. Resume the issuance of entry and exit permits for People's Republic of China (PRC) and border areas.

Five, the gradual resumption of land port (channel) passenger clearance, orderly resumption of land port, border port passenger clearance, border ports, border ports in accordance with the relevant provisions of the resumption of opening, the implementation of entry-exit border inspection according to law.

The operation steps of applying for a foreigner's tourist visa to China are as follows:

First, determine the validity period of the passport: first, foreigners need to determine the validity period of the passport. From the date of entry, the validity period of the passport must be at least six months, otherwise they cannot apply for a tourist visa.

Fill in the application form: Secondly, foreigners need to fill in the application form, which can be downloaded from the Internet or obtained from the Chinese embassy in official website.

Third, submit relevant materials: then, foreigners need to submit relevant materials, including passport copies, photos, planned trips, air tickets, hotel reservation forms, etc.

4. Payment of visa fee: Finally, foreigners need to pay a visa fee, which is usually around several hundred yuan. The specific fees can be found in official website, the embassy of China.