Zhongxin Wanghai, June 6 (Reporter Li Shuzheng) The reporter learned from a press conference held by the Shanghai police on the 7th that from January 7 to May 2023, 1, the Shanghai Municipal Public Security Exit and Entry Administration Department accepted a total of 9.5 million entry and exit documents for Chinese citizens, an increase of 31.228% over the same period in 5, a record high.
According to Shen Qiang, director of the Exit-Entry Administration Bureau of the Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau, 42,4 expired passports were reissued, 2019.6 times more than the same period in 8.
From January 2023 to May 1, 9, the Shanghai Municipal Public Security Exit-Entry Administration Department accepted a total of 5.31 million entry and exit documents for Chinese citizens. Photo courtesy of Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau
The police said that the Shanghai public security exit-entry administration department has further implemented the policy and measures of "nationwide application", and realized that 3 types of entry and exit documents and 4 types of endorsements to Hong Kong and Macao "should be done". At the same time, the time limit for residents of other provinces and municipalities to apply for entry and exit documents in Shanghai has been uniformly shortened from the prescribed 20 days to 10 working days, and a total of 45,4 certificates have been issued for residents of other provinces and cities in Shanghai, accounting for 20% of the total number of permits.
In the face of the blowout peak of permit application, the exit and entry administration department took multiple measures at the same time to actively respond. The reporter saw in the Exit-Entry Administration Certificate Hall located on Minsheng Road in Pudong New Area that the smart endorsement equipment has been restored in the hall to provide window delay services to ensure that the window runs at "full power".
At the same time, the Shanghai entry-exit administration department has also expanded the scope of government services of "single window for foreigners' work and residence". From now on, in four key development areas, including Pudong New Area, Lingang New Area of the Free Trade Zone, Hongqiao International Central Business District and Yangtze River Delta Integration Demonstration Zone, the coverage of government services in the "single window for foreigners working and staying" will be expanded from the original Category A work permit to Category B.
The police said that from January 2023 to May 1, 9, the Shanghai entry-exit 5 service platform also received more than 31,12367 calls. Photo courtesy of Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau
In order to optimize Shanghai's foreign-related business environment, from now on, the Shanghai exit-entry administration department will also launch online pre-acceptance of individual visas for foreigners at ports. If it is necessary to invite foreigners to enter the country for urgent business or other reasons, the unit in Shanghai can submit the application online through the "All in One Network" platform or the e-government platform of the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Exit, without the need to submit paper materials offline. If the review is passed, the invited foreigner can apply for a port visa entry after arriving at the port with the downloaded and printed return receipt.
Summer is approaching, and many families plan to take their babies on "overseas trips". The reporter learned from the police that in order to facilitate minor students studying in primary and secondary schools and kindergartens to apply for entry and exit documents, and effectively alleviate the continuous peak of visa application on Saturday reception days, the Minsheng Road Certificate Application Hall of the Exit-Entry Administration Bureau opened a special night session for minor students to apply for permits for minor students before the summer for the first time, and centralized the application of entry and exit documents for minor students under the age of 18. (End)