20 17 17 the Beijing municipal government information office, together with the municipal port office and the municipal tourism commission, held a press conference on the implementation of the 144-hour visa-free transit policy for foreigners in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei. With the approval of the State Council, from 20 17 12/28, the visa-free transit policy for passengers from 53 countries 144 hours will be implemented in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei provinces.
Access to any port
Policy details
Since yesterday, Beijing Capital International Airport, Beijing West Railway Station, Tianjin Binhai International Airport, Tianjin International Cruise Home Port, Hebei Shijiazhuang International Airport and Hebei Qinhuangdao Seaport have implemented visa-free transit policies for foreigners who hold valid international travel documents from 53 countries including Austria and whose dates and seats are confirmed within 144 hours.
According to the relevant person in charge of the Municipal Port Office, foreigners in transit can choose to enter or leave from any of the six ports, and stay in the administrative areas of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei without a visa 144 hours.
Including countries
It is understood that the list of countries to which the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei transit visa-free new policy applies is determined according to the number of foreigners entering and leaving the ports of the three provinces and cities and the international transportation situation. * * * Covers 53 countries, including 24 countries with Schengen visa agreements in Europe, 5 countries in other Europe/kloc-0, 6 countries in America, 2 countries in Oceania and 6 countries in Asia.
Transit visa-free policy "big upgrade"
Since 20 13, Beijing and Tianjin have been approved to implement the 72-hour transit visa-free policy. The number of foreigners enjoying this policy has gradually increased, with 26,323 person-times in 2065,438+06, an increase of 32.2% over 2065,438+05, which has been welcomed and praised by foreign tourists and business people. However, 40% of foreign tourists report that the 72-hour visa-free time is short, which is difficult to meet the needs of in-depth experience of Beijing's historical sites, history and culture, and short-term business activities. I hope that the time limit for visa-free transit can be extended.
The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei transit visa-free policy implemented this time has been extended from the original 72 hours to 144 hours, so that foreigners in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region have enough time to engage in short-term activities such as tourism, business exhibitions, visiting relatives and friends, and promote the development of the inbound tourism market. Compared with the past, the types of applicable ports for transit visa-free have increased, from the original single airport port to railway port and seaport port, which is convenient for international tourists to choose more convenient means of transit and promote the scientific matching of various traffic resources in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei. The expansion of the stay area of transit visa-free personnel will expand the scope of activities of those who meet the transit visa-free policy from staying in a single administrative region to the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region where the three provinces and cities of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei are located, which not only meets the actual needs of transit passengers, but also realizes the complementarity of tourism and business exhibition resources in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
The New Deal promotes the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei
According to reports, the implementation of the 144-hour transit visa-free policy in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei is of great significance to the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei and the opening up of the service industry. On the one hand, the implementation of the New Deal is conducive to optimizing the transit process, increasing the number of transit passengers and transit passengers, and promoting the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Airport to expand international routes. By increasing the proportion of international flights and international transit passengers, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei airport group will be further developed into a large transportation hub covered by the global route network.
At the same time, the new visa-free transit policy is conducive to promoting Beijing to expand the comprehensive pilot of service industry opening, especially to promote the development of business and tourism in the six key areas of the pilot opening, and further build Beijing into an international activity gathering capital with active international exchanges, perfect international services and outstanding international influence and a world-class harmonious capital.
The reporter learned that the Municipal Tourism Commission has organized China Travel Service, China Travel Service, China Youth Travel Service, Caesar, Zhongxin, Ctrip and other travel agencies to complete the design and development of tourism products supporting the 144-hour transit visa-free policy, provide a variety of fully-equipped 1 6-day tourism products, and use international platforms such as 35 sister airports of the Capital Airport, Air China's overseas offices, and in-flight videos to publicize policies and tourism products, making it more and more.
Visit at once
The visa-free time is extended. Foreign tourists like it.
Broudy, a 59-year-old retired professor from Oxford University, and his wife Jennett flew to Australia for a holiday. Yesterday afternoon, he was pleasantly surprised to find that the visa-free stay time in the administrative areas of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei was extended from the previous 72 hours to 144 hours.
"What a pleasant surprise! There are so many historical sites in Beijing, such as the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and the Great Wall. Now I finally have more time to appreciate them! " Broudy said happily.
As a senior scholar, Broudy has always been interested in China culture, and his wife Jennett is a complete China fan. She not only speaks fluent Chinese, but also knows China's traditional handicrafts such as ceramics and silk like the back of her hand.
Yesterday, the reporter saw at the Capital Airport 144-hour international transit service desk that there were an endless stream of international tourists from all over the world, and they applauded after learning that the transit visa-free time was extended.
According to statistics, from yesterday morning to 3 pm, 86 overseas tourists have become the beneficiaries of this policy.
The reporter learned that with the implementation of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei transit 144-hour visa-free policy, the transit passengers of international flights at the Capital Airport will usher in a substantial increase.
According to Du Qiang, deputy general manager of the Capital Airport, the Capital Airport launched a free baggage storage service for 144-hour transit visa-free passengers. Passengers can apply at the designated counter with the "Temporary Entry Permit" label affixed on their passports, and the free time limit is up to 6 days.
At the same time, in order to cope with the upcoming peak passenger flow, the Capital Airport jointly developed free travel and paid travel products involving Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei in advance, covering different time periods. "Passengers can plan their itinerary in advance through online booking and fully appreciate the unique cultural charm of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei in six days." Du Qiang said.
It is worth mentioning that T2 and T3 terminals have set up a "temporary entry permit issuing point" for 144-hour passengers, and set up signs and stickers at the scene to guide passengers to go through transit visa-free procedures at designated points more conveniently and quickly. These signboards and floor stickers were made overnight after receiving the notice of the New Deal in the last two days.
According to reports, the Capital Airport will also launch special activities covering catering, shopping and currency exchange for 144-hour transit visa-free passengers, so that passengers can truly feel the hospitality of the "first country" and enhance the comprehensive competitiveness of the transit service of the Capital Airport.