Chinese citizens travelling to the United States to extend nonimmigrant visa or visa _ 2-3 | news

Beijing, August 12, according to the United States, the newspaper reported, starting in 2015, Chinese citizens travelling to the US non-immigrant visa time limit is expected to be extended from the current one year to 2-3 years, and supports multiple entry. United States Consulate General in Chengdu, China, officials recently announced the news.

The outgoing Consul-General in Chengdu, China, Peter haymond (Haymond) held recently at a public reception for the local dissemination of the news. He said: "in order to encourage more Chinese citizens to travel to the United States, both sides are negotiating, extending the time limit Chinese citizens travelling to the US non-immigrant visa, the United States hopes to contribute to implementation of this policy within the next year. ”

Reportedly, after media outlets in China by Chinese border officials also confirmed the news. As of 11th, Embassy in Beijing has not disclosed the news, the newspaper reporter tried to check with the Embassy press officer, and the other side says "own no news in this regard."

Simplification of visa procedures and shorten the time required for visa, has been considered the former Ambassador to China, one of Locke's main achievement during the duty. In the past few years, continued increase in the number of Chinese citizens traveling to the United States, in 2013, the embassies amounts to issue 15 million non-immigrant visas for Chinese nationals in 2012, representing a growth of 15%.

Locke took efforts to providing B1/B2 of the 5-year multiple entry visas to Chinese citizens. But Locke also said publicly, provided the visas on the premise that China has given United States citizens equal treatment. According to Chinese media, Locke after this statement, the United States has had many rounds of negotiations between the parties. But the results have not been released, send messages but nothing came of the 5-year multiple-entry visas.

Reports that extend a time limit of news the Consulate officials, means "each other by 5-year multiple-entry visas" talks have been temporarily shelved.

China one tourism industry persons said, visa problem of main obstacles is China not willing to to United States citizens "normal of" issued years repeatedly roundtrip visa--even now, United States to China citizens already "normal of" issued a years repeatedly roundtrip visa, but China to United States citizens of visa is is "according to trip needs" to decided validity and entry times of (a times, and twice, and or repeatedly), this has caused has United States aspects of repeatedly negotiations, is between in visa Affairs Shang made progress of main obstacles is one of.

If this scheme was eventually approved by Congress, to prevent more of the "Chinese mother" having children in the United States Embassy and border patrol officers will be placed in front of the problem. (Zhang Hanyu)

(Original title: Chinese citizens travelling to the US non-immigrant visas is expected to be extended next year to 2-3)

(Edit: SN123)
10:20 on August 12, 2014 China News Network