The National Immigration Administration issued a notice, effective immediately, in Zhengzhou, Henan Province air ports to implement the 144-hour visa-free transit policy, stay in the administrative area of Henan Province; will be 144 hours in Yunnan Province, visa-free transit policy stay in the scope of Kunming City to expand to the Kunming, Lijiang, Yuxi, Pu'er, Chuxiong, Dali, Xishuangbanna, Honghe, Wenshan and other nine cities (state) administrative area. Three new ports, including Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport, Lijiang Sanyi International Airport and Mohan Railway Port, have been added as ports subject to the 144-hour visa-free transit policy.

So far, the State Immigration Bureau has implemented the 144-hour visa-free transit policy at 37 border checkpoints in Beijing, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang and Qinhuangdao in Hebei, Shenyang and Dalian in Liaoning, Shanghai, Nanjing and Lianyungang in Jiangsu, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Wenzhou and Zhoushan in Zhejiang, Zhengzhou in Henan, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Jieyang in Guangdong, Qingdao in Shandong, Chongqing, Chengdu in Sichuan, Xi'an in Shaanxi, Xiamen in Fujian, Wuhan in Hubei, Kunming, Lijiang and Xishuangbanna in Yunnan, etc. Implementation of the 144-hour visa-free transit policy at ports of entry. Citizens of the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and other 54 countries who have valid international travel documents and a combined ticket with date and seat within 144 hours of transit from the above-mentioned ports to a third country (region) may stay within the specified area without a visa for a period of up to 144 hours, and during the period of stay they may engage in short-term activities such as tourism, business, visiting, visiting relatives, etc. (In accordance with the signing of the mutual visa exemption agreement with our country or our unilateral visa exemption policy, the provisions may be applied accordingly). (In accordance with the mutual visa waiver agreement with China or our unilateral visa waiver policy, the provisions can be applied accordingly).

According to the relevant person in charge of the National Immigration Administration, since China implemented the 72/144-hour visa-free transit policy in January 2013, the visa-free transit policy has played an important role in serving the country's high-level opening-up to the outside world, facilitating the movement of people between China and foreign countries, and promoting foreign exchanges and cooperation. The extension of the 144-hour visa-free transit policy in the two provinces has provided more opportunities for foreigners to come to China for tourism, business and trade. In the next step, the State Administration of Immigration will continue to improve and optimize the visa-free transit policy, further promote the opening up of the immigration management system, welcome foreigners to China with a more open attitude, and make every effort to serve and promote China's opening-up at a high level and high-quality development.

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