More and more Chinese tourists are traveling abroad. Many Chinese tourists choose to use their passports to visit the United States, but others are traveling elsewhere due to visa regulations. More and more countries are competing for the Chinese tourism and are trying to simplify their visa regulations.
Recently, President Barack Obama vowed to make the procedures in China for non-immigrant visas more efficient. Travel services are looking to cash in on the recent Chinese tourism surge. Having a passport alone is not enough to travel. Many countries require visas and the visa process can be tough. Chinese passport holders may have to wait several weeks and sometimes even several months to receive visas to travel to the United States.
Some experts predict that the number of Chinese passport holders requiring visas for travel to the US will double in 2012.
While the United States is considered to be the #1 ”dream destination” for Chinese citizens according to research by the US Travel Association. more Chinese tourists are visiting France. It is supposed that the main reason for this is due to the US visa system.
Countries that have made their visa process simpler for Chinese citizens have experienced greater numbers of Chinese travelers.
The US visa system for Chinese visitors can be made simpler. For starters, the Chinese visa applications are printed in English. If they were translated, it would make the process easier. Also, the fact that every visa applicant is required to be personally interviewed lengthens and complicates the visa application process.
Visa applicants generally have to wait 2 to 3 months just to get an interview. Once they are scheduled for the interview, visa applicants generally have to wait in line for a full day just to speak with someone. After the long wait, the actual interview takes less than 3 minutes.
Right off the bat, this eliminates the United States as a destination for travelers who can’t wait 3 months for an interview.
The next passport blog will deal with ways that the US can make the visa process better for Chinese passport holders.
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