The “Regulations of the State Council on Exit and Entry Administration” were promulgated on July 31 and will take effect on September 15, 2026. The regulations comprise 19 articles, aimed at standardizing exit and entry administration, safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of exit and entry personnel, and safeguarding national sovereignty, security, and development interests. The regulations primarily reflect four aspects: first, improving the system for preventing exit-related security risks, stipulating that competent departments of foreign affairs, culture and tourism under the State Council shall promptly and publicly release overseas security alerts and travel destination security risk warnings; second, clarifying exit and entry application requirements, stipulating that the reasons for exit and entry, and stay and residence applications shall be truthful and lawful; third, improving exit and entry restriction measures, stipulating circumstances under which Chinese citizens are lawfully prohibited from exiting and foreigners are lawfully prohibited from entering; fourth, standardizing exit and entry intermediary services, stipulating that institutions and personnel engaged in exit and entry intermediary services shall be subject to filing management.
Source: Xinhua News Agency
