The Government has made it clear that people travelling to China with visas stapled to their passports will not be able to travel out of the country as this type of visa will not be considered valid. According to an advisory issued by the External Affairs Ministry in New Delhi, all Indian citizens travelling to China have been advised that before making any travel arrangements, they should ascertain from the Chinese Embassy whether their visas will be affixed to their passport or they will be stapled paper visas. The ministry said that the advisory has been issued so that people travelling to china are not put to inconvenience or suffer any financial loss.