NY Times: US Limits Visa Length and Entries for CCP Members and Their Families
The US government announced a new measure on Dec 2 to tighten travel visa restrictions for CCP members and their families. The new rules will limit visa duration to one month and is only valid for single entry. Such move is widely seen as a blow to the deteriorating US-China relations.
The NY Times quoted sources familiar with the changes that the new travel visas will be valid for a maximum of one month and only one entry is permitted compared to multiple entries prior. Previous visas were valid up to 10 years. The State Department also clarified that the new measures do not affect party members and their families' eligibility to obtain other visas, such as immigration and employment.
According to the report, senior Chinese officials will endure the brunt of the new measures. In practice, apart from senior officials, it may be difficult to determine identify of other party members. The report also stated there are 9,200 million CCP members in China. In theory, the new measure may affect about 270 million people and their families; however according to the source, US officials will determine the applicants' party membership based on individual visa applications and interviews, as well as official's local understanding of party membership. The new policy will likely "disproportionately hit China's top government and business leaders rather than the millions of lower-level members."
Source: Stand News #Dec03
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The US government announced a new measure on Dec 2 to tighten travel visa restrictions for CCP members and their families. The new rules will limit visa duration to one month and is only valid for single entry. Such move is widely seen as a blow to the deteriorating US-China relations.
The NY Times quoted sources familiar with the changes that the new travel visas will be valid for a maximum of one month and only one entry is permitted compared to multiple entries prior. Previous visas were valid up to 10 years. The State Department also clarified that the new measures do not affect party members and their families' eligibility to obtain other visas, such as immigration and employment.
According to the report, senior Chinese officials will endure the brunt of the new measures. In practice, apart from senior officials, it may be difficult to determine identify of other party members. The report also stated there are 9,200 million CCP members in China. In theory, the new measure may affect about 270 million people and their families; however according to the source, US officials will determine the applicants' party membership based on individual visa applications and interviews, as well as official's local understanding of party membership. The new policy will likely "disproportionately hit China's top government and business leaders rather than the millions of lower-level members."
Source: Stand News #Dec03
https://bit.ly/3oIpP7x
#NYTimes #US #TravelVisa