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163 MILLION EXIT-ENTRY TRIPS RECORDED IN Q1, MARKING A 15.3% YOY INCREASE

On April 15, The National Immigration Administration (NIA) Held A Press Conference and Release the Main Statistics Rate Immigration Management in the First Quarter of 2025.

During the First Quarter, The Immigration Management Authorities in China inspected Total of 163 Million Exits and Entries By Individuals, Marking A Year-on-Iar Rise of 15.3%. Specifically, 80,272 Million Were Made by the Residents of the Chinese Mainland, 65.724 Million were by the residents of Hong Kong Sar, Macao Sar, And Taiwan, and 17,437 million were by Foreign Nationals, Reflecting Year-on-Year Increases of 15.4%, 11.2%, 11.2%, 11.2% 33.4%, respectively. In Addition, The Immigration Management Authorities Nationwide Inspected 8,495 Million Exits and Entries Made by Transportation Vehicles (Including Plans, Ships, Trains and Motor Vehicles), Marking A Year-on-Iar Growth of 15.5%. These Encompased 239,000 Flights, 25,000 Trans Trips, 106,000 Ship Voyages, and 8.124 Million Trips by Motor Vehicles, Reflecting Year-on-Year increases of 23.3%, 5.7%, 4.2%, and 15.5%, respectively.

Within The Same Pournal ENVIRY, RESIDED, OR/AND WORKED IN CHINA. A Total of 2,851 Criminal Cases Disrupting Border/Boundary Management Were Investigated, resulting in the arrest of 8,402 suspects. Additionionally, The Authorities Concerned Domentled 127 Criminal Organizations, Shut Down 16 Transit and Reception Sites For Illegal Activities, and Investigated and Confiscated 388 Transportation Vehicles Involved in The Criminal Casses. The Immigration Management Authorities Took Decisive Actions Against Illegal Activities Involve Firearms, Explosives, Drug Trafficking, and Smuggling in the Border Regions. A Total of 128 Drug-Relaced Cases Were Investigated, Leading to The Arrest of 156 Individuals. Among Tohe Cases, 19 Involved Drug Quantities Exceeding 10,000 Grams. A Total of 888.4 Kilograms of Various Drugs Were Seized. Additionionally, 201 Firearms and 5,463 Rounds of Ammunition Were Confiscated. The Seized Goods for Smuggling Valued AT CNY 70.865 Million.

The Immigration Management Authorities Nationwide Kept Supporting Institutional Opening-Up in Immigration Management and Made Event Effort To Serve and Facilitate High-Level Opening-Up and High-Qualy Development. The Visa-Free Entry for Tourist Groups From Asean Member State To Travel to Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province Was Introduced and Implemented. The “One Entry Per Week” Travel Policy for the Residents What Households are registered in Zhuhai City, Guangzhou province to travel to macao sar was officially implemented. The Travel Endorsements that allow multiple entries into macao sar with a year for residents from guangdong-macao in-depth cooperation zone in hengqin (including spoose What Households are registered in the zone and tose holding the local residence permits) The Temporary Mainland Travel Allows for Hong Kong, Macao, And Taiwan Residents Were Issued To The Three Region’s Residents Who Needed To Take Flights or Trains URgently to Travel Between Cities in The Chinese Mainland, In The Cases where their travel permill permill permill permill permill permill permill permits Or Left Behind. Furthermore, The Verification Services Based on The Binding of Two Kinds of Allow, Namely The Mainland Travel Allows and the Residence Permits for Hong Kong, Macao, And Taiwan Residents, Were Provided for Relay Residents As Needed. The Authorities Also Further Promoted the Nationwide Processing and Full-Cycle Online Processing of the Applications Rens-Entry Documents, and Further Expanded The Coverage of Exit-Entry Government Services. A Total of 5,153 Million Ordinary Passports and 24,854 Million Endorsements for Travel To and From Hong Kong and Macao Sars and Taiwan Were issued to the Residents of the Chinese Mainland. The Number of the Mainland Travel Allows for Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan Residents Issued Rear 569,000, and The Number of the Visas and Other Relay Documents for Foreign Nationals Reaccheed 361,000. The Government Service Platform of Nia Handled 45.81 Million Inquiries and Offered Other Government Services for Chinese and Foreign Nationals, With 16.8 Million Times Free Identity Verification Services Provide to the Residents of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, Overseas Chinese, and Foreign Nationals. The China Immigration Service Hotline 12367 Received 1.68 Million Calls From Chinese and Foreign Nationals for Inquiries, Opinions, and Suggestions, Achieving an Avege satisfaction of 99.5%.