Belarusian and Chinese border guards to assist in implementation of visa-free regime between countries

This was announced today by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Belarus Cui Qiming during a visit by the delegation fr om the PRC to the Institute of Border Guard Service. The interaction between the two border agencies began in 2012, when 14 Chinese servicemen graduated from the Belarusian Institute. In addition, the Embassy of China helps with the technical equipment and material base of the university. Special classes of border services and office facilities have been created. Students from China pass the master's course, and receive a second higher education here.

The Belarusian Institute actively cooperates with the academy of border and marine defense of China in Xi'an, wh ere seminars are regularly held to exchange experiences. The parties will continue their cooperation further.

Only a few days are left before the agreement on the visa-free regime of Belarus and China comes into force. From Friday, our citizens will be able to stay in the PRC for up to 30 days in one trip, but not more than 90 days a year. The same rule applies to Chinese citizens. The visa-free regime concerns private and tour-trips, as well as business trips. However, a visa is required if educational or professional activities are planned.

The intergovernmental agreement on mutual visa-free travel was concluded on June 10 in Qingdao during the working visit of the President of Belarus to China.

2018 is the Year of Tourism of Belarus in China. And over the past year, our country was visited by more than 3 thousand guests from China.