President Barack Obama
said Monday that the United States and China have agreed to extend
short-term travel visas for tourists and business travelers from one
year to 10 years, and extend student and exchange visas from one to five
years. The U.S. will begin issuing the extended visas on Nov. 12.
Obama was is in Beijing Monday for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, which was held in Honolulu in 2011.
For multiple-entry visas, the extension means no longer renewing for a visa every year.
In 2013, 1.8 million Chinese travelers visited the U.S. and contributed $21.2 billion to the economy and supporting 109,000 jobs. Of that, more than 130,000 visitors from China visited Hawaii, spending $328.6 million.
http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2014/11/10/obama-saysus-china-agree-to-10-year-visas-for.html
Obama was is in Beijing Monday for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, which was held in Honolulu in 2011.
For multiple-entry visas, the extension means no longer renewing for a visa every year.
In 2013, 1.8 million Chinese travelers visited the U.S. and contributed $21.2 billion to the economy and supporting 109,000 jobs. Of that, more than 130,000 visitors from China visited Hawaii, spending $328.6 million.
http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2014/11/10/obama-saysus-china-agree-to-10-year-visas-for.html
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