China News Service, July 30. According to the website of the National Immigration Administration, on July 30, the National Immigration Administration held a press conference to release the main data on immigration management in the first half of 2021.

From January to June, a total of 66.973 million entry and exit persons were checked at ports across the country.

　　From January to June, a total of 66.973 million entry-exit persons were inspected at ports across the country; 7.527 million entry-exit transportation vehicles were inspected, of which 111,000 were cargo aircraft, an increase of 189.5 year-on-year compared with 2019 and 2020 respectively. %, 35%; 1.24 million entry and exit documents for inland residents, 3.179 million visas to Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and 380,000 stay and residence permits for foreigners in China; 85,000 illegal entry and exit persons were seized, and the "Three Africans" were seized "31,000 foreigners seized 5.63 tons of various drugs, 352.25 tons of precursor chemicals, and 1,430 guns of various types.

　　In the first half of the year, in deepening the fight against the epidemic and strictly preventing the importation of overseas epidemics, the National Immigration Administration has always made foreign import prevention a top priority.

In response to the epidemic situation, we have dynamically adjusted the entry and exit policy, insisted on non-emergency and non-essential non-exit, and strictly approved the issuance of entry and exit documents for mainland residents. In the first half of the year, a total of 335,000 ordinary passports were issued across the country. This is 2% of the same period in 2019.

Suspend port visas and visa-free entry and transit for foreign high school risk-level nationals, strictly implement the “passenger and cargo pass” policy at land ports, implement special inspections and releases for entry and exit cargo planes, and implement non-essential “no boarding” for entry and exit ships and their crews , Do not land, do not rely on" measures to ensure the safety of epidemic prevention.

Strengthen the joint prevention and control of the epidemic with various localities and departments, strengthen big data early warning, and timely notify the customs, health departments and territorial joint prevention and control mechanisms of personnel in high-risk areas, and relevant parties have verified 4,586 confirmed and suspected cases and 343,000 close contacts. People have effectively served the overall situation of the nation’s fight against the epidemic.

Adhere to border and front-line solid defenses, vigorously promote the construction of border management and control systems, add border police offices, public security duty points, and second-line investigation points at the frontier of the border, promote the formation of mass defense organizations, and fully implement border control measures to effectively prevent People illegally cross the border and illegally flow into channels.

　　The National Immigration Administration always puts the maintenance of political security in the first place, and strictly guards against and severely cracks down on the infiltration and sabotage activities of hostile forces at home and abroad.

Immigration management agencies at all levels have rigorously investigated and arrested the borders, strictly controlled border jurisdictions, strengthened investigations and solved cases, and effectively cracked down on various illegal and criminal activities.

In the first half of the year, 8,419 criminal cases of obstructing national (frontier) border management were established nationwide, and more than 21,000 criminal suspects were arrested, an increase of 220% and 271% respectively year-on-year.

578 drug cases were cracked and 40 drug abuse and trafficking dens were destroyed; a large number of smuggling cases were uncovered, which effectively protected the safety of people's lives and property, and effectively maintained the stability of national security border ports.

　　The National Immigration Administration has deeply promoted the reform of "delegation, control and service" in immigration management, actively serving to build a new development pattern, and actively doing practical work and solving problems for the development of the masses and enterprises.

Introduced 16 policy measures to serve the development of shipping companies, replicated and promoted ten-faced facilitation measures for the construction of shipping hubs in the Yangtze River Delta to sea ports across the country, and promoted the implementation of the "cooperative inspection, one-time release" side inspection model at the land ports of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao.

Implement 6 measures to facilitate the elderly to apply for entry and exit documents, and provide convenient services for elderly applicants such as “green channels” for visa application and exemption from online pre-applications.

Deepen the promotion of fee reduction to benefit the people, promote the cancellation of ordinary passport refill fees, and implement free entry and exit passes for three types of people including Hong Kong, Macao and mainland fishermen.

Vigorously promote the facilitation application of entry and exit documents and the intelligent and facilitation of government services. The 12367 service platform has been launched to provide multilingual immigration management policy consultation and answers for Chinese and foreign personnel 24 hours a day. The first call resolution rate has reached 99.5%, which has effectively increased the satisfaction of the people. Degree, well-being, and sense of gain have been significantly improved.

　　Chen Jie, spokesperson for the National Immigration Administration, said that in the second half of the year, the National Immigration Administration will dynamically adjust immigration and immigration management policies in response to the needs of the epidemic prevention and control situation. Market players and the masses of the people do practical work and solve problems, continue to deepen the reform of "delegation, regulation and service" in immigration management, actively serve high-level openness and high-quality development, spare no effort to maintain the security and stability of borders, and resolutely defend national sovereignty, security, and development interests.