Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China National Immigration Administration Announcement on the Temporary Suspension of Entry by Foreign Nationals Holding Valid Chinese Visas or Residence Permits In view of the rapid spread of COVID-19 across the world, China has decided to temporarily suspend the entry into China by foreign nationals holding visas or residence permits still valid to the time of this announcement, effective from 0 a.m., 28 march 2020. Entry by foreign nationals with APEC Business Travel Cards will be suspended as well. Policies including port visas, 24/72/144-hour visa-free transit policy, Hainan 30-day visa-free policy, 15-day visa-free policy specified for foreign cruise-group-tour through Shanghai Port, Guangdong 144-hour visa-free policy specified for foreign tour groups from Hong Kong or Macao SAR, and Guangxi 15-day visa-free policy specified for foreign tour groups of ASEAN countries will also be temporarily suspended. Entry with diplomatic, service, courtesy or C visas will not be affected. Foreign nationals coming to China for necessary economic, trade, scientific or technological activities or out of emergency humanitarian needs may apply for visas at Chinese embassies or consulates. Entry by foreign nationals with visas issued after this announcement will not be affected.

China’s universities and colleges which offer March intake usually starts recruitment in middle October or early November 2020, according to the latest statistics of LUCAS International. International students who want to study in China should start preparing your applications at this moment in order to catch the early chance of admission. Generally, schools here may offer several rounds of recruitment or interviews before early January to select the best applicants. However, unlike September intake, school options and seats usually limited for March intake due to most schools in China only offering September intake. Therefore, students should pay attention to our social media updates to grasp the latest news for admission in China’s universities and colleges.

By late September 2019, around 918 international students from over 28 countries who applied through LUCAS International have registered in China’s universities and colleges, which marks a successful completion of international students recruitment for the year 2019. LUCAS International held a conference to summarize the whole year’s recruitment strategy and analyze the defects in the work. During the meeting, Mr. Lucas, the Managing Director of LUCAS International, also encouraged all staff to get well prepared for the coming recruitment for the year 2020. International students recruitment 2020 usually starts in middle October, some of Chinese universities and colleges will open their application system by then.

On 13 March 2019, LUCAS International Education Co., Ltd. was established in order to help international students to study in China in a formal way. The founder and CEO, Lucas, expressed his gratitude for all the stuff and their efforts in the past years. LUCAS International-Study in China was initiated by Lucas in 2014 with the increasing need of international students choosing to pursue their studies in China before it was registered with China’s Bureau of Industry and Commerce as LUCAS International Education Co., Ltd. Before the establishment of LUCAS International Education Co., Ltd., the founder together with another three partners have been dealing with applications for China's public universities since the year 2014. Over the years, thousands of international students have been admitted by Chinese universities with the assistance of LUCAS International for various programs of Bachelor's, Master's and PhD. And from the year 2015 to 2017, the platform played an important role in international education exchange and won a great reputation among international students and their families. The establishment made the recruitment formal and professional in terms of laws, the company will stick to its core: to help international students study in China smoothly and easily. Moreover, the company will help promote Chinese universities and colleges and attract more and more international students to know Chinese education and culture.