Shanghai Municipality's issuance of China's inaugural e-visa represents a significant development in the country's efforts to encourage the use of electronic visas.
A Singaporean man named Chung arrived at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport by plane at approximately 1 p.m. on Friday, according to the bureau. He possessed an e-visa issued by the Shanghai Public Security Bureau's Government Affairs Exit-Entry Administration Bureau.
After passing through the border and receiving inspection and confirmation from the border inspection authorities, he became the first foreigner to enter the country with an e-visa.
The e-visa is exceedingly user-friendly. "I am no longer required to renew a paper visa," stated Chung.
The electronic visa, also referred to as an "e-visa," is the digitalization of the conventional paper visa. The system digitally preserves the visa information and provides it to the applicant as an electronic document, removing the need to attach a paper visa to the passport. With their electronic visa and passport, the applicant can enter and remain in the country.
The National Immigration Administration has elected to pilot the issuance of e-visas in the Lin-gang Special Area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (Shanghai FTZ) in order to enhance the efficacy and service of the country's visa system.
According to Ye Wei, a visa official at the Shanghai Public Security Bureau, the bureau now issues e-visas for personal affairs, labour, talent, business, and visitors.
An e-visa is effective for a single entry and allows for a stay of no more than 30 days. The entry's validity is 15 days. Any open port in Shanghai allows an e-visa holder to enter China and exit the country.
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