As the atmosphere of the new year gets stronger, some new policies are about to be put into effect
For example, what we are going to say today is closely related to overseas Chinese and overseas Chinese.
Customs promotes "multiple certificates in one"
The General Administration of Customs, the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration jointly announced that with effect from February 1, the Certificate of Registration of Customs Declaration Units (the consignee and shipper of import and export goods) will be included in the reform of "multi-certificate integration".
After the applicant has completed the registration of the relevant industry and commerce, it is no longer necessary to go through the formalities for record registration at the Customs
Cracking down on the dissemination of false financial information
The regulations on the Administration of Financial Information Services came into effect on February 1. It is clear that financial information service providers shall not have six acts, such as spreading false financial information, distorting the state's fiscal and monetary policies, and financial management policies, and the violators will be interviewed. Publicly denounce until criminal responsibility is investigated.
E-Visa system launched in Thailand
In order to facilitate the processing of Thai visas by Chinese tourists, the Thai Embassy in China launched the Thailand E-Visa system in China on January 25.
The system will be first opened on Feb. 15 at the Thai Embassy in Beijing, and will be extended to Thai consulates-general in other Chinese cities from early March.
There are three steps to online e-visa application for Thailand:
The first step is to log in to the website, register, fill in the information, and make an appointment
Step 2 payment of visa fees through an electronic payment system
Step 3 go to the embassy or consulate-general to submit your passport at the appointment time so that the staff can approve and paste the visa sticke
Uzbekistan Visa again simplified
Looking back on 2018, Uzbekistan issued a series of measures to simplify visa procedures with China
For example, when applying for an individual tourist visa, cancel the required invitation letter; launch an e-visa application system, etc.
In 2019, Ukraine further implemented visa facilitation measures. From Feb. 1, China's citizen, which holds both official and ordinary passports, can apply for e-visas.
E-visas have been expanded from previous individual tourist visas to almost all categories, excluding new family visits, students, academic, medical and pilgrimage visas only
In addition, since March 15, Ukraine will be able to issue two and multiple e-visas to China's citizen at a cost of US $35 and US $50, respectively.
E-visa shall be valid for 90 days from the date of issue and shall not be renewed for 30 days each time
Asian version of "Schengen Visa" may be released
Recently, the head of Uzbekistan's National Tourism Commission said in an interview with the media that Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan plan to officially launch the "Silk Road Visa" unified service project since February 2019
The project aims to attract more foreign tourists to the Central Asian region
Local media reported that other countries in the Central Asian region and even countries outside the region such as Azerbaijan also intend to join the "Silk Road Visa", and the Central Asian version of the "Schengen Visa" is coming out.
At the end of December 2018, the relevant authorities published the relevant voice on the official website.
Thus, it can be seen that the implementation of the project will be expected in the near future.
New flights to Spring Festival
Before and after the Spring Festival, many Chinese will return to China to celebrate the Chinese New year, or relatives at home will fly abroad to reunite with their children.
So during this period, the major airlines have also increased the number of flights, so that we can travel more quickly.
For example, China Eastern Airlines applied for 220 cross-strait Spring Festival flights during the Spring Festival.
Taking into account that the Spring Festival holiday is also the peak of travel, many airlines have also introduced a number of international travel routes, booking under specific circumstances and discounts