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21-02-06, 03:48
Measures to prevent misuse of business visas issued to Chinese citizens
http://www.udlst.dk/english/Visa/Whenvisagranted/Measures+to+prevent+misuse+of+business+visas.htm
The Immigration Service, the Ministry of Refugee, Immigration, and Integration Affairs, the police, and the Foreign Ministry have undertaken a series of initiatives aimed at preventing misuse of business visas issued to Chinese citizens. The initiatives will seek to improve communication with Danish businesses and to improve the review procedure of Chinese applicants, as application investigations carried out by Danish authorities in China have not been sufficient.
The initiatives will have little impact on the vast majority of applicants. Unfortunately, some applications will inevitably take longer to process as a result of the new review procedure.
The Immigration Service will inform Danish businesses of certain considerations when working with Chinese businesspeople for the first time.
The new review procedure will entail stricter demands on documentation, and require more applicants to meet for personal meetings at a Danish consulate in China. Additionally, the Danish consulates will visit the Chinese companies visa applicants claim to represent. In order to avoid unnecessarily delaying serious applications, the new review process will focus primarily on individuals who have not travelled to a Schengen country before.
Reason for the new review procedure
In late 2005, the Danish Embassy in Beijing visited several provinces to determine whether information submitted by applicants claiming to be businesspeople was correct.
The investigations indicate that applicants often submit incorrect information. In several instances, applicants claimed to work at non-existent companies. Moreover, some applicants gave incorrect details of their employment status.
Misuse is especially prevalent by applicants from Liaoning province in northeastern China. One investigation found that 46 out of 48 applicants had given incorrect information about their firm or their employment status. Investigations also found significant problems with applications from Zhejiang province in southeastern China.
The investigations also suggest that the reviews carried out by Danish authorities in China have not been sufficient in many instances. Prior to the investigations, the embassy made telephone calls that did not reveal that information had been falsified.
http://www.udlst.dk/english/Visa/Whenvisagranted/Measures+to+prevent+misuse+of+business+visas.htm
The Immigration Service, the Ministry of Refugee, Immigration, and Integration Affairs, the police, and the Foreign Ministry have undertaken a series of initiatives aimed at preventing misuse of business visas issued to Chinese citizens. The initiatives will seek to improve communication with Danish businesses and to improve the review procedure of Chinese applicants, as application investigations carried out by Danish authorities in China have not been sufficient.
The initiatives will have little impact on the vast majority of applicants. Unfortunately, some applications will inevitably take longer to process as a result of the new review procedure.
The Immigration Service will inform Danish businesses of certain considerations when working with Chinese businesspeople for the first time.
The new review procedure will entail stricter demands on documentation, and require more applicants to meet for personal meetings at a Danish consulate in China. Additionally, the Danish consulates will visit the Chinese companies visa applicants claim to represent. In order to avoid unnecessarily delaying serious applications, the new review process will focus primarily on individuals who have not travelled to a Schengen country before.
Reason for the new review procedure
In late 2005, the Danish Embassy in Beijing visited several provinces to determine whether information submitted by applicants claiming to be businesspeople was correct.
The investigations indicate that applicants often submit incorrect information. In several instances, applicants claimed to work at non-existent companies. Moreover, some applicants gave incorrect details of their employment status.
Misuse is especially prevalent by applicants from Liaoning province in northeastern China. One investigation found that 46 out of 48 applicants had given incorrect information about their firm or their employment status. Investigations also found significant problems with applications from Zhejiang province in southeastern China.
The investigations also suggest that the reviews carried out by Danish authorities in China have not been sufficient in many instances. Prior to the investigations, the embassy made telephone calls that did not reveal that information had been falsified.