According to data released by the National Immigration Administration, the number of visa-free foreigners entering China in 2024 reached 2011.5 million, up 112.3% year on year. In 2024, immigration authorities across the country will conduct inspections of 610 million people, up 43.9 percent year on year.

The National Immigration Administration said that in 2024, the National Immigration Administration will focus on promoting a higher level of opening-up, continue to deepen immigration management reform and policy and system innovation, constantly optimize port visa, transit visa-free, regional entry visa-free policies, pilot the use of "no documents to show" channel, and actively promote exchanges and exchanges between Chinese and foreign personnel.

Data show that last year, China issued a total of 2.597 million foreigner visa documents, up 52.3% year-on-year, of which 1.476 million port visas were issued, an increase of 87.3% year-on-year; We provided convenience for 72,000 foreigners in China to apply for visa extensions and renewals nearby, and promoted a steady increase in the number of foreign nationals coming to China. The number of visa-free foreigners entering China at ports reached 20.15 million, up 112.3% year-on-year. Among them, the number of people applying the transit visa-free policy increased by 113.5% year-on-year, especially after the comprehensive relaxation and optimization of the transit visa-free policy, the number of people applying the policy to China increased by 29.5% month-on-month.

Previously, on December 17, 2024, the National Immigration Administration announced the further relaxation and optimization of the visa-free transit policy for foreigners, extending their domestic stay from the original 72 hours and 144 hours to 240 hours, increasing the total number of ports applicable to the policy from the original 39 to 60, and the total number of applicable provinces from 19 to 24.

As of December 17, 2024, China has achieved comprehensive mutual exemption with 25 countries, conducted unilateral visa-free policies for 38 countries on trial, and implemented transit visa-free policies for 54 countries.

In addition, on January 13, The General Office of the State Council issued several Measures on Further Cultivating New Growth Points and prosperous Culture and tourism Consumption, proposing that China will optimize its inbound tourism policy. Expand the scope of unilateral visa-free countries in an orderly manner and extend the visa-free period as appropriate. According to data from the Civil Aviation Administration of China, by 2024, civil aviation services will be actively opened to the outside world, and the number of international passenger flights has increased to 6,400 per week, returning to 84% of the pre-epidemic level.

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