The UAE will grant visa-free entry to Chinese citizens starting this month

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Xinhua News Agency, Dubai, November 1 (Reporter Li Zhen) According to confirmation from the Chinese Embassy in the United Arab Emirates, the UAE has agreed to grant visa-free entry to Chinese citizens starting from this month. Lin Yado, the acting ambassador of China to the UAE, told Xinhua News Agency reporters on the same day: \"The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation sent a note to our embassy this evening, stating the following: As of November 1, 2016, citizens of the People’s Republic of China can enter the UAE with ordinary passports without the need to apply for a visa in advance; there is no fee for entry, and the stay period is 30 days.\" The holder of the permit may, in accordance with UAE regulations, pay a fee to extend their stay by one additional 30-day period. ” Lin Yado warned that in the early stages of the agreement taking effect, some border control officers on the Afghan side might not be familiar with this situation. If Chinese citizens are asked by border control officials to show a visa when entering, leaving, or transiting the UAE, they should patiently explain the situation to the officer on duty, ask them to verify it with their superiors, or show them the relevant pages on the website of the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. In recent years, China and Argentina have **agreed on a series of measures to facilitate personnel exchanges between the two countries. At the beginning of this year, the scope of visa exemption between the two countries was expanded from diplomatic passports to service passports and ordinary service passports. UAE citizens holding ordinary passports can also enjoy a 144-hour visa-free transit stay in the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai regions of China.