What is Seychelles? Is it a producer country of * *? Do China citizens need a visa?

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The Republic of Seychelles is a country in the western Indian Ocean, consisting of 1 15 islands. It is 28 13km away from Mombasa port 1593km in the west, 925km away from Madagascar in the southwest and India across the sea in the south. Tropical rain forest climate, high temperature and rainy all year round. The average temperature is 30℃ in hot season and 24℃ in cool season.

At present, there are four officially registered political parties in Seychelles, namely:

(1) Seychelles People's Progressive Front: the ruling party.

(2) Seychelles National Party: opposition party. Formerly known as the United opposition party

(3) Seychelles Democratic Party: opposition party.

(4) Seychelles Social Democratic Union: opposition party.

Matters needing attention for China citizens to go to Seychelles:

First, special reminder

1. The weather in Seychelles is very hot all year round, so you can wear summer clothes, such as short-sleeved shirts, dresses, trousers, short-sleeved T-shirts, shorts and sunglasses.

2. The voltage in Seychelles is 240 volts. All electrical appliances brought from China can be used, but the plugs and sockets are all British three-phase.

3. The mobile phone is GSM, so roaming or replacing the local SIM card can be used.

The TV system is PAL-B/G.

5. Traffic jams are always driven by the right rudder on the left.

Second, visas and special reminders.

On February 20th, 1992, China and Seychelles signed a visa-free agreement, exempting all holders of our diplomatic and official passports from visas.

At present, Seychelles has no embassy in China, so it is impossible for China citizens to obtain visas in advance. According to the Exit and Entry Administration Law of Seychelles, as long as you have a valid passport and a return ticket, the Seychelles Immigration Bureau can issue a "visit permit" for a 7-day stay at the airport. For those who come to Cyprus on business with one-way air tickets (including China medical team and Chinese-funded institutions in Cyprus, etc.). ), the practice in Cyprus is that the relevant government departments send invitations and notify the Immigration Bureau, and our personnel can apply for visas on arrival when they arrive at the airport.

Special reminder: China citizens who come to Cyprus for personal reasons must obtain a third country visa in advance. Otherwise, you must apply for an exit permit issued by our exit-entry administration department in advance. For the specific application method of exit permit, please consult our exit-entry administration department directly.

Iii. Security situation and public security situation

Seychelles has long been one of the countries with the best social security in the world, especially in Africa. In recent years, the economic situation is not good, and theft cases have occurred from time to time. Pay attention to safety precautions when going out in Seychelles, and be vigilant when going out alone to prevent theft.

So far, there has been no typical crime against China people in Seychelles.

Four, common diseases and medical conditions

Seychelles citizens enjoy free medical care, but medical conditions are limited. Foreigners do not enjoy free medical services in Cyprus.

The environmental protection in Cyprus is very good, and both the government and citizens have a strong awareness of environmental protection. There are no common diseases such as malaria, yellow fever and dysentery on the African continent, and there is no bird flu epidemic. Chikungunya disease, which occurred in some parts of Africa at the beginning of this year, spread to Seychelles, but it did not have much impact because the government effectively controlled the epidemic.

Verb (abbreviation for verb) local customs and regulations

The main religions that Seychelles people believe in are Roman Catholicism and Anglican Church, and a few people believe in Islam, Hinduism and other religions.

In addition to traditional religious festivals, major festivals in Cyprus include New Year, International Labor Day, Liberation Day, National Day, Independence Day, Halloween and Christmas.

Intransitive verb price and supply

Seychelles' daily necessities are mainly imported, and the materials are scarce and expensive. Due to the shortage of foreign exchange, imports are affected, the market supply is insufficient, and there are fewer varieties, especially fruits and vegetables. Shops are closed all day on Saturday afternoons and Sundays.

The exchange rate between Seychelles rupee and RMB is about 1.47 to 1.

Seven. Transportation and travel

Seychelles is an archipelago country, and Victoria, the capital, is an important port in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles has flights to Doha, Dubai, Singapore, Mauritius, Nairobi, Johannesburg, Paris, London, Munich, Rome and other cities.

The usual routes from China are Beijing-Hongkong-Mauritius-Seychelles, Beijing-Singapore-Seychelles, Beijing-Doha-Seychelles and Beijing-Dubai-Seychelles.

The main means of transportation in Seychelles are buses and taxis. All vehicles, right rudder. From Mahe Island, you can take a small plane or ship to other island tourist attractions.

Eight. climate

Serbia has a tropical rainforest climate, with high temperature, high humidity and rainy all year round. Generally, the highest temperature during the day is 28℃ to 33℃, the lowest temperature at night is 24℃ to 26℃, and the annual average temperature is 29℃. The annual precipitation is 2000-3000mm, and the average humidity is 80%. Affected by the northwest and southeast monsoon, it is divided into two seasons: dry and rainy. May-10 is a dry season, which is relatively cool and rainy, and the humidity is about 75%. 11-April is rainy season, with high temperature and rainy weather and humidity exceeding 80%.

Nine, tourist attractions and hotels

Seychelles is a country in the southwest Indian Ocean Islands, and is known as the "Pearl of the Indian Ocean". Seychelles has beautiful scenery and enjoys the reputation of "paradise on earth". It has hundreds of world-class beaches with different styles (there are more than 70 beaches on Mahe Island), among which Bovarang Beach, known as the "king of beaches", is 3 kilometers long, which is no different from Hawaii Beach in the United States. Sea coconuts resembling human reproductive organs (the May Valley in Pralan Island, the second largest island in Cyprus, is its birthplace) and tens of thousands of elephant turtles weighing 200-400 kilograms are world-renowned.

The small bell tower in the center of the capital city of victoria is one of the landmark buildings in Seychelles. It was built in 1903 to commemorate the independence of Seychelles as a British colony, and its shape imitates the "Big Ben" in London. Located in Freedom Square, a huge sculpture composed of three bird wings, created by Italian artist LORENZO APPLANI, symbolizes the ethnic origin of Seychelles from Europe, Asia and Africa, and shows that Seychelles has no racial discrimination and is peaceful. Four fish sculptures near the National Library symbolize the four economic pillars of Seychelles: tourism, fishing, industry and agriculture.

There are 32 large star-rated hotels in Cyprus. Beauvallon Hotel, Plantation Hotel, Banyan Tree Hotel, Meridian Hotel, Golf Hotel, Mahetan Hotel (Boat Hotel), Coral Hotel, etc. Among them, the Cantonese restaurant of Bo Huaron Hotel and the Chinese restaurant of Golden Coconut Hotel are more formal Chinese restaurants in the local area. Scala (Italian restaurant), Pirate Ship Restaurant (pizza and western food), Boat House, Aramanda Hotel, Marie Antoinette Creole Restaurant, etc. Very famous in the local area.

X. Work and study

There are about 500 Chinese and overseas Chinese in Cyprus, plus nearly 200 construction workers and new immigrants with China passports, making a total of about 700 people. Seychelles Chinese Federation is the only Chinese mass organization in Seychelles.

There are no institutions of higher learning in Cyprus, and the Cyprus Comprehensive Technical School aided by China is the highest institution of higher learning in Cyprus.

Xi。 Immigration and nationality policy

Seychelles recognizes dual citizenship.

Seychelles stipulates that foreigners who have lived in Serbia for five years or married Cypriot citizens and lived in Serbia for three years can apply for citizenship through normal procedures.

Twelve, the contact information of the embassy and the contact information of major cities and local governments.

Embassy location: located in St. Louis district in the north of central Mahe Island, only 5 minutes' drive from the city center and 20 minutes' drive from the airport.

Major cities: city of victoria, the capital.

Embassy in Seychelles Tel: 00248-67 1700 (switchboard), 00248-7 13988 (on duty), 00248-7 102765438 (consular certificate).

Embassy in Seychelles fax: 00248-67 1730

Cyprus Police Tel: 288000

Fax: 322005

E-mail :compol@seychelles.net

Immigration Bureau Tel: 6111165438.

Website: www.seychelles.com

Tourism Bureau Tel: 67 1300

Fax: 620620

Website: www.seychelles.com

Employment Management Department Tel: 676250

Fax: 6 10795

E-mail :psemploy@seychelles.net

Victoria Hospital Tel: 388000

Fax: 224792

E-mail :dgadmin@moh.gov.sc

Telephone number of traffic management department: 6 1 1 100.

Fax: 224035

Website: www.msa.sc or www.seychelles.com.

Customs Tel: 225258/32 1844

Fax: 32397 1

E-mail :director@tradetax.gov.sc

Seychelles Airlines Tel: 38 1000 (flight enquiry: 384400)

Fax: 224305

Website: www.airseychelles.com

Creole Holiday Travel Agency Tel: 280 100

Fax: 3240 10

Website: www.creoletravelservices.net

Mei Sen Travel Agency Tel: 288888

Fax: 225273

Website: www.masonstravel.com

Emergency rescue: 999