When is the China visa policy back to normal?

Since the strict visa policy imposed by China to limit number of visitors for the security of Beijing Olympics, the question of when the normal visa policy will be resumed is raised by people interested in visiting the country or who have business connection with the country. Here’s the news from Hong Kong Chinese newspaper Mingpao,which said on 23 August that, reportedly, the normal visa application process will be resumed, at the earliest, in September.

So if you are expecting a speedy recovery of the normal China visa policy after the Olympics closes on 24 August, you may need to lower your expectation.

In the same report, Mingpao said that Hong Kong’s visitor number has been dropping since last June, with August’s drop expected to reach 10%. This is because under China’s strict visa policy, fewer foreigners are visiting China, who would have visited Hong Kong in the same trip.