摘要：企业梳理符合条件的外籍商务人员申请专项签证便利需求，向厦门市外办提出申请。其中，登记机关为福建省市场监督管理局的企业向福建省商务厅申请，驻厦央企、省属国企向省外办申请。
为进一步便利外籍商务人士来厦开展商务活动，拟对符合条件的外籍商务人士提供专项签证便利措施。
一、服务对象
经常来厦从事商务活动、对厦门对外经贸合作发挥积极作用的外籍商务人士及其配偶和子女。邀请单位包括国有、民营、外资企业等各类市场主体。
二、便利政策
符合条件的外籍商务人士可凭由福建省外办签发的专项签证邀请函，向中国驻外使领馆申请5年多次、停留期为180日的M字或相应类别签证。
三、办理流程
1.企业梳理符合条件的外籍商务人员申请专项签证便利需求，向厦门市外办提出申请。其中，登记机关为福建省市场监督管理局的企业向福建省商务厅申请，驻厦央企、省属国企向省外办申请。
2.厦门市外办对邀请主体资质等进行审核后报福建省外办，由福建省外办签发专项签证邀请函。
3.外籍人士可在3个月内持专项签证邀请函到中国驻外使领馆申办签证。
四、注意事项
1.邀请单位（企业）只能为本单位（企业）邀请的外籍商务人员申请此项邀请函，不得擅自扩大范围，不得为非商务目的来华人员办理申请。
2.获得此项签证便利的外籍商务人员，来华后如有违法违规情形的，厦门市外办将取消邀请企业的申请资质。
五、联系电话
Notice on Special Visa Facilitation for Foreign Business Visitors to Xiamen
To streamline travel for foreign visitors coming to Xiamen for business purpose, the following special visa facilitation program is introduced for eligible applicants:
I. Who Can Benefit
Foreign nationals who need to frequently travel to Xiamen for business activities and have made a positive contribution to Xiamen's international economic cooperation, as well as their spouses and children (collectively "foreign business visitors"). Invitations can be issued by various market entities including State-owned, private, and foreign-invested enterprises.
II. What is the Program About
Eligible foreign business visitors may apply to the Chinese embassy or a consulate in their location for a five-year multiple-entry M visa or an equivalent category visa that allows a 180-day stay per visit, upon receiving a Special Visa Invitation Letter issued by Fujian Provincial Foreign Affairs Office.
III. How to Make Application
1. Enterprises extending invitations shall identify the needs of eligible foreign business visitors for the program and submit applications to Xiamen Municipal Foreign Affairs Office. It is noteworthy that enterprises registered with Fujian Provincial Administration for Market Regulation shall submit applications to Fujian Provincial Department of Commerce, while centrally-administered and provincially-owned enterprises based in Xiamen shall submit applications to Fujian Provincial Foreign Affairs Office.
2. Xiamen Municipal Foreign Affairs Office shall review the qualifications of inviting organizations before submitting the applications to Fujian Provincial Foreign Affairs Office, which will subsequently issue Special Visa Invitation Letters.
3. Foreign business visitors may apply for a visa at the Chinese embassy or a consulate in their location with the Special Visa Invitation Letter within three months.
IV. Things to Note
1. An inviting organization or enterprise shall only file visa application for the foreign business visitors it invites, and shall not arbitrarily expand the scope or apply for those coming to China for non-business purposes.
2. If a foreign business visitor benefiting from this program engages in activities violating laws and regulations after arrival in China, Xiamen Municipal Foreign Affairs Office shall revoke the application qualifications of relevant inviting enterprises.
来源：东南沿海消息通
