What are the latest regulations and policies for foreigners entering China in 2021?

Since the outbreak of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic at the end of 2019, China has not only strictly controlled the spread of the epidemic internally, but also has very strict regulations on foreigners coming to China, and with the gradual change of the epidemic, the immigration policy is also constantly changing, so what are the latest regulations for foreigners coming to China? What are the new policies?

According to the latest notice for foreigners entering China, after entering the first entry point in China, foreigners must first conduct nucleic acid testing at the airport, and then go to the designated place for isolation in accordance with the requirements of the epidemic prevention department. The isolation time is in accordance with the local epidemic prevention and control. According to the policy, the general isolation time is 14-28 days, that is, 14 days of centralized isolation medical observation and 7 to 14 days of home isolation. After the end of the isolation period, foreign personnel have to carry out multiple nucleic acid tests in accordance with the requirements of the local epidemic prevention and control center. Only when all nucleic acid tests are negative can foreign personnel end the isolation. Therefore, friends who plan to return to China recently had better make plans to return to China first.

So what conditions do foreigners need to meet when they come to China?

It is very simple. You can enter China as long as you meet the following points:

1. Foreigners holding diplomatic visa, official visa, courtesy visa and C visa can enter the country;

2. Foreigners with valid visas for work in China, personal affairs and reunion and family visits can also enter the country;

3. Foreigners who hold working visas, personal affairs visas and family reunion visas valid after March 28, 2020may re-apply for visas to enter the country;

4. Foreigners with visas issued after March 28, 2020 can enter the country;

5. Foreigners holding Chinese permanent residence visas.

In addition, the Chinese embassies in the United Kingdom, France, Russia, Italy, Belgium, the Philippines, Ukraine, India and Bangladesh have issued notices to the effect:

1. Foreigners from all the above countries need to hold visas issued after November 3, 2020 to enter China;

2. Foreigners from all the above countries cannot enter China even if they hold visas for work, personal affairs and reunion and family visits.

What preparations do we need to make before entering China?

1. After purchasing air tickets, we can know the inspection requirements for entering China in advance. We can know these requirements through airlines or Chinese embassies;

2. According to the requirements of the embassy, conduct sampling and testing at the designated agency to see if the boarding conditions are met;

3. Do a good job of nucleic acid detection and serum detection in advance, and obtain the test report (the test report must be obtained before boarding the plane);

4. Upload the inspection report, passport, visa, personal itinerary and other information to the embassy in the district where the starting point is located to apply for "HDC" health code/health status specification;

5. After receiving the "HDC" health code/health status instruction, book a return ticket, print out the two-dimensional code, and check and board the plane according to the airline's inspection procedures.

At present, what visas can you hold to enter China?

1. Work visas are mainly issued to foreigners working in China;

2. Private affairs visas are mainly issued to foreigners who have entered the country for long-term family visits;

How to inquire about the local temporary immigration control measures and the traffic situation at the port?

You can inquire by entering "Push-to-talk at Entry and Exit Ports". The entry link is: https://www.nia.gov.cn/n794014/n1050176/n1077211/n1215569/n1215581/index.html