Good news! Non-Chinese HK/Macao residents can apply for multiple-entry visas to Mainland with longer stay
The Commissioner's Office of China's Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong SAR announced today (Oct. 16) that Non-Chinese HK permanent residents and Non-Chinese HK residents can apply for multiple-entry visas to the Mainland, with a validity of up to five years and a maximum stay of 180 days per visit from today.
The Commissioner's Office of China's Foreign Ministry in the Macao SAR has also introduced a similar policy, extending the same visa benefits to foreign Macao residents (including both permanent residents and non-permanent residents).
Here are some things to keep in mind:
- The above-mentioned residents who travel to the Mainland for business, tourism, family visits, and cultural and academic exchanges can apply for multiple-entry visas with a validity period of 5 years and a stay period of no more than 180 days.
- The above-mentioned residents are exempted from submitting round-trip transportation tickets and hotel reservations.
- The above-mentioned residents who have had fingerprints collected and obtained Chinese visas from any China's visa-issuing authorities abroad, are exempted from fingerprint collection when applying for visas from the Commissioner's Office.
- The foreign domestic helpers are not involved.
It should be noted that the visa officers might adjust the validity or duration of stay or numbers of entry of the above-mentioned visas based on different circumstances of individual cases, and might ask for supplementary documents or interviews. Hence, applicants are not guaranteed to obtain visas with multiple entries or with the longest validity and duration of stay.
In addition, for those who apply the agreements signed between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of foreign countries in terms of mutually issuing multiple-entry visas with long-term validity, relevant arrangements remain the same.
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