WASHINGTON – China will resume issuing a spread of visas to foreigners starting March 15, the nation’s embassy in Washington stated Monday, lifting sweeping restrictions in pressure for the reason that outbreak of the COVID pandemic.
In addition to new journey paperwork being reviewed and permitted, visas issued earlier than March 28, 2020 which are nonetheless legitimate will as soon as once more enable entry to China, stated the embassy discover, translated by AFP from Chinese.
The up to date coverage may even enable for the resumption of visa-free journey for these arriving in cruise ships to Shanghai, in addition to for sure vacationer teams from Hong Kong, Macau and nations inside the ASEAN regional grouping, the discover stated.
While most different nations started reopening to worldwide journey earlier, China solely started rising from its zero-COVID insurance policies in late 2022, after protests broke out in opposition to the hardline restrictions. — Agence France-Presse
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