Chinese citizens can apply for a personal travel visa for 250,000 annual salary

The Japanese Embassy in Beijing announced today that since July 1, Chinese citizens can start applying for a personal travel visa to Japan.　　But the "open" but the industry controversy, because the "annual salary 250,000" threshold is higher, some insiders said that in the current financial crisis and the negative impact of the swine flu pandemic, the move to promote the market has limited effect. The Japanese embassy, which opened in July, said that Chinese citizens ' travel to Japan had been carried out in the form of group tourism since September 2000.　　In recent years, with the increasing number of tourists to Japan, more and more people want to have a smaller number of free travel, so decided to the form of group tourism, to meet certain conditions of Chinese citizens to open individual travel visas. It is understood that the trial period for individual travel visas to Japan was set at 1 years, starting from July 1 this year, the embassies and consulates of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou began to accept visa applications. If conditions permit, the scope of acceptance of individual tourist visas will be extended to all embassies and consulates in Japan (except the Consulate General in Hong Kong). According to the introduction, the free travel to Japan and team tourism system is different, China and Japan travel agencies do not need to send a leader and guide.　　The visa issue is limited to persons who travel to Japan for tourism purposes, excluding those who go to Japan for short-term stay purposes other than tourism (e.g. business, visiting relatives, etc.). Annual salary of 250,000 into the "threshold" the Japanese embassy said that in recent years, the freedom of the Chinese tourists from the voice of the high, the opening of individual travel visa is a positive response to these requirements.　　However, there are travel agencies operating Japan travel routes, said that the application to the Japanese personal travel visa has a higher limit, that is, the applicant must provide annual income of more than 250,000 yuan income certificate, or can prove their economic ability related proof. However, Japan responded that "250,000 yuan of annual salary" is only "reference value". Japan's formulation of this policy, is to welcome the tourism needs of Chinese guests: "This proof, as long as the ability to explain the applicant's creditworthiness, the form can be multi-faceted." Visas are supported by qualified travel agencies, and travel agencies can even judge the applicant's economic ability by other means, which is generally recognized by the consulate. The restrictions on income from the "New Deal effect" may discourage many people from traveling to Japan on a free form. "Shenzhou National Brigade marketing director Guo Lingmei told reporters," more than 250,000 of the annual salary of tourists, most can choose to take a business visa to participate in the Japanese free line, the opening of personal travel visas for them is not very attractive. "Industry analysts said that the Japanese tourism sector is intended to pull Chinese tourists to Japan to visit." But the current financial crisis and influenza a pandemic, resulting in many tourists do not want to travel to Japan. Although the product is not on the line, but the number of enrollment is very few. In this respect, travel agencies have said that it is difficult to really pull the Japanese tourism market play a role.