2015年CRI Weird Certificate Calls for Improved Service for Citizens Going Abroad

 

A Beijing resident surnamed Chen struck a chord on the Internet when in April he posted his experience online.

He was asked by a travel agency to provide a certificate to prove that his mother is his real mother, as he put his mother as the emergency contact when he was going through the visa process.

According to the explanation of relevant departments, almost all countries ask people to provide requested materials when entering the country, including documents about family, work, property and emergency contacts.

Wang Ge, manager of the international visa department of China International Travel Service Co.Ltd, explains why some countries also request information about relatives.

"One main reason why kindred certification is required is that some Chinese people provide false documents to go abroad and don't return even if their visa has expired."

For the purposes of administrative¹ procedures, the State Council suggests relevant departments need to work together to streamline² the process.

Qu Yunhai, deputy director of administration of entry and exit with the Ministry³ of Public Security, says the ministry is working to delegate more power to local levels to provide more convenience for people.

"The information system needs to be improved so that information can be checked and confirmed with a higher efficiency and people don't have to go from place to place for various government stamps. Our goal is that people can apply for entry and exit documents in the police station in their own neighborhood. "

Guo Shaochun, deputy director of the Foreign Ministry's consular⁴ department, says work is being carried out through various diplomatic channels.

"We are making more endeavors to simplify the visa process for business trips, tourists and overseas students, and so on, whose need is most urgent. We aim to create more favorable conditions for international travel by Chinese citizens."

The Foreign Ministry also warns that malpractice by some individuals might sabotage⁵ the image of Chinese citizens and create more barriers for visa application.

1 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

2 streamline   

vt.使成流线型；使简化；使现代化

参考例句：

• We must streamline our methods.我们必须简化方法。
• Any liquid or gas passing it will have streamline flow.任何通过它的液体或气体将呈流线型的流动。

3 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

4 consular   

a.领事的

参考例句：

• He has rounded out twenty years in the consular service. 他在领事馆工作已整整20年了。
• Consular invoices are declarations made at the consulate of the importing country. 领事发票是进口国领事馆签发的一种申报书。

5 sabotage   

n.怠工，破坏活动，破坏；v.从事破坏活动，妨害，破坏

参考例句：

• They tried to sabotage my birthday party.他们企图破坏我的生日晚会。
• The fire at the factory was caused by sabotage.那家工厂的火灾是有人蓄意破坏引起的。