Report from China: City of Chongqing Cleans up Local Exit-Entry Market

Chongqing Migration Broker Meeting

(Source: EB-5 China Market Council)
On December 23, 2010, officials from Chongqing Municipal Public Security Bureau Exit-Entry Office, the Bureau of Industry and Commerce, the Bureau of Education and other five government agencies, along with representatives from 20 local migration agencies, held a special meeting to call upon exit-entry service providers to clean up the marketplace. Municipal Public Security Bureau Assistant Commissioner Yang Jian pointed out that this cleaning up motion's goal is to set the standards for foreign immigration intermediary business.  Ms. Yang stated that "in 2011 the Public Security Bureau will closely monitor illegal intermediary activities, and will certainly investigate any violations and abuse."  The mission for special action is: first, protects the general consumer's benefit; second, protects the legitimate migration service provider's benefit and interest.

Ms. Su Peixi, the head of the Bureau of Industry and Commerce warned the local migration industry not step on the red line.  The Bureau has received numerous complaints from consumers about illegal activities involving foreign immigration services. Ms. Su stated that  “the majority operators want to obey the law and regulations, do not step on the red line.”

President Wang Yu of the Chongqing Exit-Entry Service Association indicated that "Chongqing's exit-entry industry, although has competitions, but is simultaneously as a whole, hoped that the association will set the code of conducts to improve overall industry image, create a good market atmosphere, and provide professional and honest services to the consumer."  He also called upon members to report any illegal activities of unlicensed migration elements.

Chongqing is the largest city with a population of 30 million in southwestern China and one of the five direct administrative cities under the supervision of the Central Government.