China News Service, May 23. The State Council's Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism held a press conference on the 23rd. Liu Haitao, director of the Border Inspection and Management Department of the National Immigration Administration, responded to the emergency and necessary cross-border travel, including business, study abroad. , seek medical treatment, take care of visiting critically ill patients, etc.

  At the press conference, a reporter asked: The new crown epidemic has had a great impact on the cross-border activities of people around the world. We have noticed that since the outbreak of the epidemic, the National Immigration Administration has repeatedly reminded that non-essential and non-urgent cross-border travel is not allowed. What are the emergency situations? and necessary travel?

Also, what are the considerations for doing this?

Also, what are the measures to ensure the entry and exit of Chinese citizens?

  In this regard, Liu Haitao said that the current epidemic is still in the stage of a global pandemic, the virus is constantly mutating, there are many imported cases, the risk of international travel is still high, and the situation of foreign import prevention is still severe.

Short-term trips abroad, as there are exits, come in, and international flights have not yet fully resumed. If short-term travelers stay abroad, they will increase the risk of infection and cause unnecessary losses to individuals and families.

For this reason, the current group travel activities abroad are still suspended, and individuals are not encouraged to travel abroad, visit friends and visit friends.

The Immigration Bureau reminds those who have relevant plans to fully consider the higher risks and uncertainties of international travel during the epidemic, try to avoid non-essential and non-emergency travel, effectively protect personal health and life safety, and jointly maintain the hard-won epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic. strategic results.

  According to the deployment requirements of the Immigration Bureau, immigration management agencies at all levels will continue to actively ensure the needs of domestic and foreign enterprises, Chinese and foreign personnel to resume work and production, and other reasonable entry and exit needs.

For going abroad to participate in epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic, medical assistance, transportation of disaster relief materials, transportation of production and living materials; participate in key engineering projects, organized labor dispatch, employment; engage in business, scientific research, study abroad, examinations, and academic exchange activities; For patients, dealing with relatives’ funerals, caring for the elderly, children, pregnant women, attending relatives’ weddings and graduations, family reunions, dealing with overseas emergencies and other necessary reasons, as well as other urgent personal affairs, the immigration management agency will promptly review and approve entry and exit documents. Especially urgent, the convenience of "green channel" will also be provided.

  Immigration management agencies will continue to strengthen security risk warnings and strengthen entry and exit management in accordance with the law.

For those who apply to travel to countries and regions such as war, turmoil, tension, and security, strengthen reminders and persuasion, and suggest to leave the country temporarily; for those who hold false or fraudulent certificates, they will be prevented from leaving the country and handled according to regulations; those suspected of leaving the country Those who engage in activities such as electronic fraud, gambling, drug-related, and gang-related activities shall be thoroughly investigated in accordance with the law, resolutely crack down on cross-border crimes, protect the personal and property safety of citizens, and maintain normal entry and exit order.

  In the next step, the National Immigration Administration will continue to thoroughly implement the general strategy of "foreign defense import, internal defense rebound" for epidemic prevention and control, and constantly improve and optimize immigration management policies and measures according to the changes in the global epidemic situation.

If you have any questions about entry and exit, you can consult the relevant policies and obtain accurate information through the 24-hour service hotline "12367" of the service window of the local immigration administration department or the government affairs website of the National Immigration Administration.