2024/02/29 Xi'an, Qingdao to join HK, Macao individual visit plan

People from Xi'an in Shaanxi province and Qingdao in Shandong province will soon be eligible to visit the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions in an individual capacity, as the State Council on Friday added the two cities to the Individual Visit Scheme effective March 6.

According to the National Immigration Administration, under the scheme, eligible people from Xi'an and Qingdao can apply for individual visit endorsements for Hong Kong and Macao for leisure purposes on an individual basis. Holders of these endorsements will be permitted to stay in the two cities for a maximum of seven days per visit.

Currently, residents from 49 designated cities on the Chinese mainland, including provincial capitals such as Wuhan, Changsha, and Beijing, Shanghai, as well as 21 cities in Guangdong province, are eligible to visit under the IVS.