Police officers handle entry formalities of South Korean passengers at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport on Nov. 8, 2024.
A flight departingfrom South Korealanded at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport on Nov.8. The first batch of 184 South Korean passengers entered Wuhan after the implementationof China’s visa-free policy fornine more countries.
Since Nov. 8, 2024,China has extended the visa-free policy to nine more countries until Dec. 31, 2025. Holders of ordinary passports from Slovakia, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein and South Korea are allowed to enter and stay in China visa-free for up to 15 days for business, tourism, visiting relatives and friends, and transit.
According to statistics, Wuhan’sborder port processed 172,000 foreigners from January to Octoberthis year, soaring by225.14 percentyear on year. (en.hubei.gov.cn by Zhang Yawei）