China widens visa availability as pandemic concerns ease

China is easing its tight restrictions on visas after it largely stopped issuing them to foreign students and others more than two years ago at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic (Andy Wong/AP)

China is easing its tight restrictions on visas after it largely stopped issuing them to foreign students and others more than two years ago at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The website of the Chinese Embassy in India said the updated procedures will take effect from Wednesday, without making a specific mention of vaccine requirements or proof of a negative test for the virus.