Macau officials confirmed this week that the enclave’s government is actively working with mainland China administrators to restore the e-visa process for the Individual Visit Scheme (IVS).
Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, seen here earlier this month in Macau, is the director of the Macau Government Tourism Office. She says faster processing times for Individual Visit Scheme visas are needed for the region’s economic recovery. (Image: Macau News Agency)
Mainland China suspended electronic IVS applications in January of 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. China did so in order to prevent its people from traveling to Macau and Hong Kong.