China has reduced the average customs clearance¹ time for its citizens to 45 seconds since the establishment of the National Immigration Administration nearly a year ago.

 

自中国国家移民管理局成立将近一年以来，公民的清关放行平均时间已减小到45秒。

 

Data showed that China's border control agencies handled a total of 651 million exits and entries last year, up 9.9 percent year on year. The National Immigration Administration is administered by the Ministry² of Public Security.

 

The administration has streamlined the process of issuing documents for exit and entry, smoothed passenger clearance and provided better services in a year-long reform, said Chen Bin³, an official with the administration.

 

More than 150 million documents for exit and entry were issued last year, up 11.1 percent on a yearly basis. And it takes seven working days to issue a travel document for a native resident, down from 10 days.

 

More than 100,000 foreigners enjoyed visa-free stay of 72 or 144 hours in 20 cities across the country, up 23.9 percent year on year.

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