Recently, it has been spread on the Internet that Beijing and other places have resumed the processing and renewal of passports for private purposes, such as traveling abroad and visiting relatives.
The National Immigration Administration issued on the February 12th that the rumors it will issue passport renewals for individuals looking to travel abroad for leisure are false.
NIA said it will not be processing or renewing passports for non-essential travel while the international COVID-19 epidemic situation is still severe and cross border travel poses "great security risks".
It calls on people to reduce non-emergency and non-essential departures. However, for those who really need to go abroad for study, employment, business, etc., after verification, the administration will normally issue passports and other entry and exit documents.
China has moved to tightened measures to control its citizens' cross-border travel, in bid to lower the risk of the virus being brought in from overseas and spreading domestically. Suspending the issuance of new common passports for individuals who intend to go abroad for non-urgent matters is one of the effective moves.
If you want to know whether there are any changes to the immigration policy, you can check on the official website of NIA. You can also call 12367 for more consultation.
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