Pakistani students are now returning to China under new visa policy introduced by the Chinese authorities, that is effective from August 24
Bilal Khan, a PhD scholar at East China Normal University, Shanghai returned
to China after the introduction of the new policy. Talking to Gwadar Pro, he
said that he left Islamabad last Saturday for Xi’an, where he was to spend a
7-day quarantine in a hotel before departing for Shanghai.
Everything going smoothly; the situation was normal and the authorities were
very cooperative. The students must comply with the quarantine procedures
and cooperate with the authorities for a hassle-free experience, he said.
Bilal said that he was accompanied by one other Pakistani student on board
the Pakistan Int’l Airlines (PIA) flight to Xian, while the majority of the
passengers were post-doc scholars who also had Chinese work visas.
Bilal first shared the news of his departure for Xian under the new policy
on social media. Several students while commenting on his post shared that
they were also at different stages of the process to returning to China.
The students said that their respective institutions had contacted them to
inform that they were making preparations for the students’ early return as
per the new policy guidelines of the Chinese government.
The students while expressing enthusiasm over the new visa policy also
hailed Ji Rong, Counsellor at Department of Asian Affairs, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of China, for her tireless efforts to make possible the
return of the international students to China.
Bilal is guiding fellow Pakistani students regarding obtaining No-Objection
Certificate (NOC) for return to China, the health declaration card,
quarantine procedures and ticketing information.
Ji Rong, while commenting on Bilal’s post, expressed pleasure over his
return to China and wished him good luck. She is also interacting with
Pakistani students through social media and responding to their questions
regarding the new student visa policy, which is drawing appreciation from
aspirant students.
