To ensure the health and safety of international travel and reduce the risk of cross-border spread of the epidemic, in accordance with relevant joint announcement of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, the General Administration of Customs of China and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China issued on 20th July 2020, China-bound passengers from
No.
Country
Date of
Entry-into-force
Validity for the COVID-19 negative certificate
(Day)
1.
Russia
Already in Effect
5
2.
Egypt
Already in Effect
3
3.
Pakistan
Already in Effect
5
4.
Bangladesh
Already in Effect
3
5.
Saudi Arabia
Already in Effect
3
6.
Chad
Already in Effect
3
7.
Iran
Already in Effect
3
8.
Luxembourg
Already in Effect
3
9.
Thailand
Already in Effect
5
10.
Kenya
Already in Effect
3
11.
Turkey
Already in Effect
3
12.
North Macedonia
Already in Effect
3
13.
Malta
Already in Effect
5
14.
Sao Tome and Principe
Already in Effect
5
15.
Cameroon
Already in Effect
5
16.
Uganda
Already in Effect
5
17.
Guinea
Already in Effect
5
18.
Zimbabwe
Already in Effect
5
19.
Sri Lanka
Already in Effect
3
20.
Philippines
Already in Effect
5
21.
Gambia
Already in Effect
5
22.
Cambodia
Already in Effect
5
23.
Rwanda
Already in Effect
5
24.
Malaysia
Already in Effect
5
25.
Mauritania
Already in Effect
5
26.
Niger
Already in Effect
3
27.
Comoros
Already in Effect
5
28.
Maldives
Already in Effect
5
29.
United Kingdom
Already in Effect
5
30.
Ethiopia
Already in Effect
5
31.
Belgium
Already in Effect
3
32.
Congo
Already in Effect
3
33.
ROK
(Republic of Korea)
Already in Effect
5
34.
Serbia
Already in Effect
3
35.
Senegal
Already in Effect
5
36.
Cyprus
Already in Effect
5
37.
Tunisia
Already in Effect
5
38.
UAE
(United Arab Emirates)
2020.08.25
3
39.
Nepal
2020.08.25
3
40.
Bulgaria
2020.08.26
5
41.
Benin
2020.08.26
3
42.
Indonesia
2020.08.26
5
43.
Ireland
2020.08.28
5
44.
Belarus
2020.08.28
5
45.
Singapore
2020.08.28
5
46.
Italy
2020.08.28
5
47.
Qatar
2020.08.29
5
48.
Germany
2020.08.30
5
49.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020.08.31
3
50.
Czechia
2020.08.31
3
51.
Greece
2020.08.31
3
52.
Andorra
2020.09.01
3
53.
Bahrain
2020.09.01
3
54.
Iceland
2020.09.01
3
55.
Botswana
2020.09.01
5
56.
Burundi
2020.09.01
3
57.
Denmark
2020.09.01
3
58.
Kuwait
2020.09.01
3
59.
Liechtenstein
2020.09.01
3
60.
Moldova
2020.09.01
3
61.
South Africa
2020.09.01
3
62.
Nigeria
2020.09.01
5
63.
Portugal
2020.09.01
5
64.
Switzerland
2020.09.01
3
65.
Sierra Leone
2020.09.01
3
66.
Seychelles
2020.09.01
5
67.
Swaziland
2020.09.01
3
68.
Somalia
2020.09.01
3
69.
Brunei
2020.09.01
5
70.
Spain
2020.09.01
3
71.
Viet Nam
2020.09.01
3
72.
Austria
2020.09.03
3
73.
Gabon
2020.09.03
3
74.
Mexico
2020.09.03
3
75.
New Zealand
2020.09.03
3
76.
France
2020.09.04
3
77.
Tanzania
2020.09.04
3
78.
Slovakia
2020.09.05
3
79.
Iraq
2020.09.06
3
80.
Albania
2020.09.07
3
81.
Brazil
2020.09.07
3
82.
Timor-Leste
2020.09.07
3
83.
Finland
2020.09.07
3
84.
Kazakhstan
2020.09.07
3
85.
Croatia
2020.09.07
3
86.
Sweden
2020.09.09
3
87.
Barbados
2020.09.09
3
88.
Canada
2020.09.09
3
89.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2020.09.09
3
90.
Lebanon
2020.09.10
3
91.
Mali
2020.09.10
3
Are required to obtain COVID-19 negative certificates before boarding.
Starting from 1st September 2020 (included), all Chinese and foreign China-bound passengers departing from or transferring via
Egypt
Bangladesh
Saudi Arabia
Chad
Iran
Kenya
Luxembourg
North Macedonia
Zimbabwe
Niger
Turkey
Belgium
Congo
Serbia
United Arab Emirates
Nepal
Benin
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Czechia
Greece
Andorra
Bahrain
Iceland
Burundi
Denmark
Kuwait
Liechtenstein
Moldova
South Africa
Switzerland
Sierra Leone
Swaziland
Somalia
Spain
Austria
Viet Nam
Gabon
Mexico
New Zealand
France
Tanzania
Slovakia
Iraq
Albania
Brazil
Timor-Leste
Finland
Kazakhstan
Croatia
Sweden
Barbados
Canada
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Lebanon
Mali
Are required to take nucleic acid tests and present the COVID-19 negative certificates to the Chinese Embassy or Consulate before boarding.
The following arrangements are hereby announced:
I. All passengers must take nucleic acid tests for COVID-19 within 3(three) days prior to their flight departures in testing institutions designated by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate in these countries.
To check the list of designated testing institutions, please see attachment;
. For Chinese passengers, only those who can present green health codes with an "HS" mark are allowed to board.
In this regard, Chinese passengers are required to upload photos of their COVID-19 negative certificates to the Wechat mini program COVID-19 Prevention Health Code International Version through Entry B within 24 hours after obtaining their negative certificates.
Those approved by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate will obtain green health codes with an "HS" mark for a certain validity period. Please visit https://hr.cs.mfa.gov.cn/help_two/help-two/hs.html for Q & A.
. For foreign passengers, only those who can present valid Health Declaration Forms (see attachment) issued by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate are allowed to board.
In this regard, after obtaining their COVID-19 negative certificates, foreign passengers are required to email(email subject: name+date of departure+location of the testing institution) their scanned copies of (1) information page of the valid passports, (2) COVID-19 negative certificates and (3) Health Declaration Forms signed by the applicants to the following designated email addresses of the Chinese Embassy or Consulate, according to the consular districts where the testing institutions are located.
After verification, the Embassy or Consulates will return the scanned copy of officially stamped Health Declaration Forms to the passengers by email. All passengers are required to board with 2 hard copies of Health Declaration Forms within its validity period and cooperate with airlines for checking (one copy for the airline).
. Airlines are responsible for checking the green health codes with an "HS" mark or Health Declaration Forms of their passengers before boarding. Passengers who fail to meet the above requirements should not be allowed to board the planes and have to rearrange their itinerary.
. All Chinese and foreign passengers who transfer via the countries mentioned above to China should complete the nucleic acid tests and applications for the green health codes with an "HS" mark or the Health Declaration Forms in the departure country in advance.
. All Chinese and foreign passengers traveling to China via countries or regions in which COVID-19 nucleic acid testing measures are implemented(The list of countries and regions is available at https://hr.cs.mfa.gov.cn/help_two/help-two/gj.html), are also required to produce health codes with "HS" mark or Health Declaration Forms when transiting.
Please make sure that the health codes or Forms are still valid when boarding the connecting flights to avoid being stranded. Hard copies of COVID-19 negative certificates are strongly recommended to be kept on hand for further checking.
. The uploaded test certificates must be complete, clear and unmodified. Otherwise, it may affect the result of verification.
. Passengers who provide false certificates or information shall bear corresponding legal liabilities.
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