来源：中国教育国际交流协会

        2023年11月，中国国家主席习近平访问美国期间宣布“中方未来5年愿邀请5万名美国青少年来华交流学习”，2024年5月，访问法国期间宣布“推动未来3年法国来华留学生突破1万人，欧洲青少年来华交流规模翻一番”的重大倡议，扩大中外各国人民特别是青少年一代交流，增进相互理解。中方设立“青年使者交流学习计划”（Young Envoys Scholarship，简称YES项目），中国教育国际交流协会是YES项目牵头执行单位。

为支持“5年5万”“3年1万，欧洲翻番”倡议和YES项目，中国驻美国、欧洲各国使（领）馆将为持有中国教育国际交流协会签发的YES项目专属邀请函的申请人分别审发五年、三年多次F字（访问）签证，并免除签证费（含加急费）。

申请程序：

1.中方机构

请登录YES项目综合管理平台https://www.pmplatform.youthlink.cn，机构注册后查看通知公告，申请YES项目专属邀请函。

2.美国、欧洲各国YES项目申请人

与中方院校建立联系，由中方院校在YES项目综合管理平台中申请YES项目专属邀请函。请项目申请人携带YES项目专属邀请函及其他有关材料，前往驻美国、欧洲各国使（领）馆办理来华F字（访问）签证。如需帮助，可与中国驻美国、欧洲各国使（领）馆或中国教育国际交流协会联系。

中国教育国际交流协会联系方式：

电子邮箱：yes@ceaie.edu.cn

项目网站：https://www.youthlink.cn

NOTICE FOR FAVORABLE VISA POLICY FOR YES PROGRAM APPLICANTS

In November 2023 in San Francisco, Chinese President XI Jinping announced an important initiative “inviting 50,000 young Americans to China for exchange and study over the next five years.” In May 2024, during Chinese President XI Jinping’s visit to France, he announced that  “promoting the number of French students studying in China to exceed 10,000 in the next three years, and double the scale of European youth exchanges in China.” To facilitate the exchanges between the peoples of China and other countries, particularly among the younger generations, the “Young Envoys Scholarship” (YES) program came into being, and China Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE) has been acting as the lead executing institution of YES program.

To support these initiatives and YES program, the Chinese Embassy and the Consulates-General in the U.S. and Europe will issue five-year or three-year F visa with multiple entries to eligible applicants who receive  exclusive YES Invitations issued by CEAIE. At the same time, visa processing fees (including expedited fees) will be waived.

Application procedure: 

Step 1: Find a Chinese host educational institution.

Step 2: Chinese host educational institution could register at the YES platform https://www.pmplatform.youthlink.cn to apply for the YES program invitation letters for American and European Applicants. 

Step 3: Applicants bring YES program invitation letter and relevant documents to the Embassy or the Consulates-General in the U.S. and Europe for visa application.

China Education Association for International Exchange contact:

Email address：yes@ceaie.edu.cn

Website：https://www.youthlink.cn