Overview
No. 8 (2024)
Exploring the City
With the approval of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, the National Immigration Administration (NIA) decided to implement a new policy allowing foreign tourist groups from Hong Kong and Macao SARs to enter and stay for 144 hours in Hainan Province without visas. The announcement is as follows:
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Effective from the release date of this announcement, any individual holding an ordinary passport from a country having diplomatic relations with China can now visit and stay for up to 144 hours without a visa in Hainan Province for tourism purposes, provided that he/she will travel to Hainan from Hong Kong or Macao SAR in a tourist group organized by a travel agency that is legally registered in any of the two SARs and consists of at least two persons. For any foreign national covered by a mutual visa exemption agreement or any other visa exemption policy of China, the relevant provisions shall prevail. The eligible foreign nationals may enter and exit in groups through any of the exit-entry ports set up by the State in Hainan Province, and shall stay within the administrative region of Hainan. The duration of stay for each foreign national is calculated from 0:00 on the day following the day of entry.
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The announcement is hereby made.
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National Immigration Administration
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July 30, 2024
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https://en.nia.gov.cn/n147413/c166543/content.html
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