National Immigration Bureau： At present, it is not necessary to travel abroad unless it is urgent.

　　Original title: National Immigration Bureau: At present, it is not necessary to travel abroad unless it is urgent.

　　At present, the epidemic situation abroad has rebounded obviously, and China’s foreign import prevention is facing a severe situation. On July 30, Chen Jie, spokesperson and director of the Policy and Regulation Department of the State Administration of Immigration, said in Beijing that the State Administration of Immigration would strictly limit the cross-border movement of non-urgent and unnecessary personnel, and severely crack down on cross-border illegal and criminal activities to prevent the epidemic from being imported into China by illegal immigrants.

　　Chen Jie said that in 2021, the COVID-19 epidemic continued to spread abroad, especially the emergence of new variant viruses, which brought great challenges to the global epidemic prevention and control work. According to the unified deployment of the joint prevention and control mechanism in the State Council, in order to protect people’s health and life safety, and do a good job in preventing the import of overseas epidemic, the State Administration of Immigration has implemented a series of strict and strict policies and measures to resolutely prevent the epidemic from spreading through entry and exit channels, and achieved remarkable results. One of them is not issuing ordinary passports and other entry and exit documents for non-essential and non-emergency exit reasons.

　　"If the applicant has no urgent and necessary reasons, we suggest canceling or postponing the plan of going abroad. In our work, we also require specific analysis of specific problems, instead of "one size fits all". Applications from people with real needs such as studying abroad, employment and business will be accepted and issued with entry and exit certificates in time after verification. Especially for China citizens who participate in international epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic and need to enter and leave the country because of the resumption of production, we will also take the initiative to provide priority acceptance and approval and 24-hour expedited accreditation services to support global epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic with practical actions and help restore economic production. " Chen Jie said.

　　First, continue to strictly control the border at ports. At the airport port, special inspection is carried out for key flights; At the seaport, take unnecessary measures of "no boarding, no landing, no berthing" for entry and exit ships and their crew; At land ports, strictly implement the policy of "stopping passengers and passing goods"; On the front line of the border, we will closely inspect the blockade and control, maintain the highest level of prevention and control, and resolutely prevent the epidemic in the front line and block it outside the country.

　　Second, continue to strictly limit the cross-border movement of non-urgent and non-essential personnel. Further strengthen publicity and guidance, strictly examine and approve the issuance of ordinary passports and entry and exit documents for mainland residents, and temporarily refuse to issue ordinary passports and other entry and exit documents for non-essential and non-emergency exit reasons.

　　Third, continue to crack down on cross-border illegal and criminal activities. We will carry out a special campaign to focus on cracking down on crimes that hinder the management of the country (border), fight gangs, destroy networks and cut off channels, and severely punish those who "smuggle" to prevent the epidemic from being imported into China by illegal immigrants.

　　The fourth is to strengthen cooperation with neighboring countries (regions) in immigration law enforcement. Through non-contact talks and meetings, joint patrols and joint drills with the frontier defense, entry-exit and immigration management departments of countries (regions) adjacent to land, we will jointly strengthen the prevention and control of port borders, crack down on illegal border crossing and all kinds of illegal and criminal activities, and ensure that the external defense input is always strict and orderly. (Lin Jing)