Last summer Theresa May, home secretary, streamlined the system by allowing Chinesevisitors to use the same website to apply for a British and a Schengen visa. However, this stillfell short of a true joint application system, since those requiring a UK permit were stillrequired to visit a dedicated British visa centre in person to process their biometric data.
去年夏天,英国内政大臣特里萨•梅(Theresa May)精简了手续,允许中国游客使用同一个网站申请英国和申根签证。然而,这仍算不上真正的联合申请系统,因为需要英国签证的人士仍必须亲自跑一趟专门的英国签证中心,以便处理他们的生物特征数据。
Under the pilot programme, which will open on July 1, Chinese travellers will be able to applyand pay for both UK and Belgian visas online using just one set of supporting documents, thenbook a single visa appointment to complete the process.
根据7月1日启动的试点方案,中国游客将可以在网上申请英国和比利时签证并缴费,使用一套证明文件,然后获得一个签证预约以完成整个过程。
Despite the current obstacles, the number of UK visitor visas issued to Chinese tourists andbusiness people increased by 10 per cent in the year to March. The benefits of collaborationwith Belgium may be relatively slim, given that relatively few Chinese visitors travel there.
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