China withdraws passport renewal fee

By Masood Sattar Khan 

(Pakistan News & Features Services)

In order to facilitate the people in general and for the benefit of applicants in particular, China has withdrawn the renewal fee from passport. 

According to Chinese Embassy in Pakistan for ordinary passport renewal fee was no longer being charged from June 10.

The Chinese passport currently provides visa-free access to 75 destinations. The Chinese passport holders have visa-free access and visas on arrival to countries such as Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Ukraine. The Chinese nationals require a visa to enter about 154 destinations in the world. Some of the destinations where a prior visa is required are the United States, the European Union, Russia and Japan.