SCHENGEN VISA PROCEDURES FOR EASY CHINESE TOURISTS

Simpler procedures for obtaining a visa, now, for some categories of Chinese tourists who want to travel to the Schengen countries. There must submit, at the time of visa application, hotel reservations or air travel Chinese travelers who will travel in the Eurozone for short business trips or periods of corporate training, or to take part in cultural or sporting events, or meetings with family members. “At present,” said a statement issued by the European Commission, this type of facility “does not apply to those traveling for tourism purposes.” China is the first country outside the EU for its adoption of this procedure, which will extend for a period of six months as a “pilot project”, after which the European Commission reserves the right to extend, or not, facilities. For all other categories of tourists, are also provided for other simplifications in the application documents will be sufficient if only one copy hukou – and not necessarily the most original of the certificate of residence – and for the first three months you will not need to be tested available funds to travel.