10-Day Visa-Free Transit Spurs 27 % Surge in Foreign Arrivals, NIA Data Show
China Opens Fully Online Visa Application to Indians, Targeting US$21 Billion Market
China Southern Makes Perth–Guangzhou Route Permanent, Adding 85,800 Seats a Year
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US Visa-Stamping Backlog Forces Big Tech to Warn China-Born Staff Against Holiday Travel
Lengthy US consular backlogs—up to a year in Guangzhou—have prompted Google and Apple to tell China-born visa holders to postpone holiday trips abroad. The warning highlights geopolitical risk for corporate mobility programmes and the need for contingency planning.
China’s 10-Day Visa-Free Transit Drives 27 % Jump in Foreign Arrivals
New NIA statistics show foreign entries rose 27 % in the past year, with more than half of the growth driven by China’s 10-day visa-free transit programme. The policy, in effect since December 2024, now covers 55 countries and 65 ports and is helping multinationals schedule longer, multi-city China trips without a visa.
China Opens Online Visa Application to Indians in Bid to Tap US$21 Bn Market
From 22 December Indians will be able to apply for Chinese visas online, eliminating the first consulate visit and supporting recently restored direct flights. The streamlined process positions China to capture a larger share of India’s fast-growing outbound travel market.
China Southern Makes Perth–Guangzhou Link Permanent, Adding 85,800 Seats a Year
From April 2026 China Southern will fly Perth–Guangzhou three times weekly year-round, cementing Western Australia’s only direct link to mainland China and adding nearly 86,000 seats annually. The move supports tourism, trade cargo and corporate travel between the two regions.
US Visa-Stamping Backlog Prompts Google and Apple to Caution China-Born Staff Against Travel
Google and Apple warned employees on US work and study visas—many from China—not to travel internationally because embassy appointments for visa stamping can now take up to a year. The backlog exposes Chinese tech talent to the risk of being locked out of the United States.