Guangzhou to launch 72-hour visa-free stays Updated: 2013-07-24 01:00 By ZHENG CAIXIONG, ZHAO YINAN and SHI YINGYING ( China Daily) Comments Print Mail Large Medium Small Timeline • 1994 Shenzhen becomes first Chinese city to introduce 72-hour convenient-visa policy for foreigners via Hong Kong. Visa procedures are streamlined but not scrapped entirely. • 2000 Convenient-visa trial in Shenzhen extended to nine cities in Guangdong province, with limit of stay increased to 144 hours. • January 2013 Beijing and Shanghai introduce 72-hour visa-free stay for citizens of 45 countries. • June State Council approves launch of visa-free policy in Chengdu, provincial capital of Sichuan. But local tourism authority says it needs time to prepare for it. • August Guangdong introduces 72-hour visa-free policy.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 21:55:00 +0000
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