According to the latest news, the Chinese Ministry of Public Security held a press conference on the morning of 18 April, at which the State Administration of Immigration announced that, with the approval of the State Council, since May 1, 2018, the policy of visa-free entry for persons from 59 countries will be implemented in Hainan Province. We will further support Hainan's overall deepening of reform and opening-up.
It is reported that the list of visa-free countries contains Australia. This means that Chinese Australian entry to Hainan can be visa-free stay for 30 days.
However, foreigners who enjoy the policy are limited to Hainan administrative areas after entering the country. Those who have legitimate reasons to travel to other provinces after entering Hainan, or who need to continue to stay in Hainan beyond the visa-free period, may apply to the local public security organ for entry and exit administration to apply for a residence certificate.
Additional considerations:
During the period of entry, those who reside in a hotel shall be registered by the hotel for their accommodation, and if they live or stay at a residence other than the hotel, they shall be either himself or the host within 24 hours after their stay in the hotel, Register with the police station of the public security organ of place of residence or the service station of foreigners.
According to HNA, according to Haikou Meilan International Airport's policy of visa on arrival at Hainan's unique port, as long as Australian nationals hold personal passports and a 2-inch crown-free photo, they can obtain a visa without any invitation from China.
Foreigners can apply for visa on arrival at the immigration department of Meilan International Airport after arrival at Haikou, and stay in China for up to 30 days.
According to the introduction, the on-site visa processing time is about 5-10 minutes / person-time. Australian passenger handling fee is 168 yuan (RMB), can accept pose machine on-site card payment.
In addition to Australia, other countries also have the same treatment, earlier, China's Ministry of Public Security approved a 26-nation visa-free policy for Hainan.
They are Korea, Japan, Russia, Malaysia, the United States, Singapore, Germany, Thailand, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Australia, Indonesia, Sweden, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Philippines, New Zealand, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Ukraine, Kazakhstan.
Tour groups with more than five people from these countries can enter Hainan without a visa and stay for up to 15 to 21 days.
In accordance with the port visa provisions, foreigners in countries or regions with diplomatic relations or official trade contacts with China, except the United States and the French, who hold private ordinary passports, shall stay for a period of not more than 30 days. And in China (in Joan) there are reception units or receptionists, guarantee normal life, travel expenses and basic travel arrangements, you can apply for a port visa. After the expiration of the visa, you can also choose to apply for visa extension or rescheduling on demand.
Small partners who have emigrated to Australia can stay at home in the above way if they want to return to Australia, and those who want to emigrate to Australia can only do so by working contract.
According to the head of the National Immigration Office, the policy of visa-free travel for 59 people from 59 countries, which will be implemented on May 1 this year, contains the following three main elements.
Expanding the scope of visa-free countries to apply the visa-free policy from 26 countries to 59 countries is conducive to encouraging more foreigners to travel to Hainan, forming a more open new pattern;
Extension of visa-free stay time after visa-free stay from 15 or 21 days to 30 days, to promote more active development of the inbound tourism market;
Relax the number of visa-free travel agencies on the premise of retaining the reception mode, team visa-free for individual visa-free, to meet the individual travel needs of foreign tourists. This visa-free policy can be abbreviated as "expansion, extension, relaxation."
The 59-nation visa-free entry policy is designed to facilitate travel to Hainan, make it easier for foreigners to travel to Hainan, and stay longer, public security authorities said. Foreigners who enjoy this policy will stay in Hainan administrative area only after entering the country.
According to the regulations, those who have legitimate reasons to travel to other provinces after entering Hainan, or who need to continue to stay in Hainan beyond the visa-free period, may apply to the local public security organ for entry and exit administration to apply for a residence certificate. The entry and exit administrative agencies of public security organs will provide convenience in accordance with the law.