Borders of China are temporarily closed.
Entry conditions for citizens and tourists
These passengers are NOT allowed to enter:
- foreign citizens with a visa;
- foreign citizens with a residence permit;
- foreign citizens with an APEC Business Travel Card.
These passengers are allowed to enter:
- foreign citizens with a visa issued outside the Mainland of China after 28 March 2020. They must NOT arrive from Bangladesh, Belgium, France, India, Italy, Philippines, Russian Federation and United Kingdom;
- foreign citizens with a diplomatic, service, courtesy or C visa;
- foreign citizens with a visa issued after 3 November 2020;
- foreign citizens with a permanent residence permit;
- foreign citizens with a residence permit with the purpose ‘work’, ‘personal matters’ or ‘reunion’. They must NOT arrive from Bangladesh, Belgium, France, India, Italy, Philippines, Russian Feeration. and United Kingdom.
Updates on visa requirements
These types of visas are suspended: port visas, 24/72/144-hour visa-free transit policy, Hainan 30-day visa-free policy, 15-day visa-free policy specified for foreign cruise-group-tour through Shanghai Port, Guangdong 144-hour visa-free policy specified for foreign tour groups from Hong Kong or Macao SAR, and Guangxi 15-day visa-free policy specified for foreign tour groups of ASEAN countries.
Coronavirus information
1. Passengers ariving at at Beijing (PEK), Guangzhou (CAN), Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA), Shanghai Pudong (PVG), Shenzhen (SZX) or Xiamen (XMN) will be medically screened and quarantined for 14 days.
2. All arriving people must complete and present upon arrival “Exit/Entry Health Declaration Form”. The form can be obtained before departure on the website
3. Passengers arriving from or have transited through Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Rep., Chad, Colombia, Congo, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini (Swaziland), Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, Iran, Israel, Japan, Korea (Rep.), Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Moldova (Rep.), Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia (Rep.), Oman, Palestinian Territory, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam or Zambia must have a Health Declaration Form issued by a Chinese embassy or consulate obtained with a medical certificate with a negative COVID-19 nucleic acid test result issued not more than 3 days before departure.
This doesn’t apply to citizens of China (People’s Rep.).
4. Citizens of China (People’s Rep.) arriving from or have transited through Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Rep., Chad, Colombia, Congo, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini (Swaziland), Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, Iran, Israel, Japan, Korea (Rep.), Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Moldova (Rep.), Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia (Rep.), Oman, Palestinian Territory, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam or Zambia must have a green QR code with an ‘HS’ mark obtained from the WeChat App ‘Fang Yi Jian Kang Ma Guo Ji Ban’ by uploading a medical certificate with a negative COVID-19 nucleic acid test result issued not more than 3 days before departure.
5. Passengers arriving from Chinese Taipei must have a medical certificate with a negative COVID-19 nucleic acid test result issued not more than 72 hours before departure.
6. Citizens of China (People’s Rep.) arriving directly from Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Czechia, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Romania, Russian Fed., Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom or Zimbabwe must have a green QR code with an ‘HS’ mark obtained from the WeChat App ‘Fang Yi Jian Kang Ma Guo Ji Ban’ by uploading a negative COVID-19 nucleic acid test result issued not more than 48 hours before departure and a negative IgM antibody test result issued not more than 48 hours before departure.
Other people arriving directly from Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Czechia, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Romania, Russian Fed., Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom or Zimbabwe must have a Health Declaration Form issued by a Chinese embassy or consulate obtained with a negative COVID-19 nucleic acid test result issued not more than 48 hours before departure and a negative IgM antibody test result issued not more than 48 hours before departure.
Passengers not arriving directly in China (People’s Rep.) must repeat both tests in the transit countries and obtain a second green QR code with an ‘HS’ mark or a new Health Declaration Form in each transit country.
7. Citizens of China (People’s Rep.) arriving directly from the USA must have a green QR code with an ‘HS’ mark obtained from the WeChat App ‘Fang Yi Jian Kang Ma Guo Ji Ban’ by uploading a negative COVID-19 nucleic acid test result issued not more than 48 hours before departure and a negative IgM antibody test result issued not more than 48 hours before departure.
Other people arriving directly from the USA must have a Health Declaration Form issued by a Chinese embassy or consulate obtained with a negative COVID-19 nucleic acid test result issued at most 48 hours before departure and a negative IgM anti-body test result issued not more than 48 hours before departure.
Passengers not arriving directly in China (People’s Rep.) must repeat both tests in the transit countries and obtain a second green QR code with an ‘HS’ mark or a new Health Declaration Form in each transit country.
These rules don’t apply to children under 3.
8. Passengers arriving directly from Canada must have a printed negative COVID-19 nucleic acid test result and a printed negative IgM anti-body test result. Both tests must have been taken not more than 2 days before departure. Passengers not arriving directly in China (People’s Rep.) must repeat both tests in the transit countries.
