Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Obama says US, China agree to 10-year visas for tourists and business travelers

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 

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