皇冠体育app

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-05-29 14:02

皇冠体育app's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday quashed rumors it had stopped issuing multiple-entry visas to foreigners, saying the country had never controlled the number of visas issued.

A Foreign Ministry Consular Department senior official said such rumors were "ungrounded," adding the Chinese embassies and consulates abroad had been issuing multiple-entry visas to those who met the requirements, and that it had never cut down the amount of visas.

He added 皇冠体育app decided whether to issue the visa, the visa type, as well as the period of validity and period of stay, in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.

To ensure a smooth entry into 皇冠体育app, he suggested foreigners to apply for visas in advance in their home or resident country.

The official said 皇冠体育app had attracted increasing number of foreigners since its reform and opening-up. According to Foreign Ministry statistics, 皇冠体育app issued 6.51 million visas to foreigners in 2005, 7.4 million in 2006, and 8.13 million in 2007.

To facilitate personnel exchanges among 皇冠体育app and foreign countries, the Chinese Foreign Ministry had put forward a series of positive measures for foreigners' visa applications, the official said.