April 2021 Global Entry and Exit Policy Update Latest Entry and Exit Policies from Asia, Europe and South America

This is still the latest entry-exit policy. The current entry-exit policy changes are still relatively large. When you travel, pay more attention to the dynamics of relevant countries. Nowadays, many countries’ entry-exit policies change at any time, and flight information There are changes too. Going Abroad

Indonesia is considering reopening Bali to foreign tourists from June to July

According to the website of the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Creative Economy on March 17, Indonesian Tourism Minister Sandy Aga ·Uno said in a statement that once the travel corridor plan is finalized, foreign tourists may start traveling to Bali, Indonesia, in mid-June or July.

The Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Health have designated three tourist areas in Bali - Ubud, Sanur, and Nusa Dua - as "free corridors" (green areas). Residents and workers in the area must be vaccinated against COVID-19, as well as tourists visiting the three regions. The Indonesian government may allow arrangements for charter flights to bring in overseas passengers, and this arrangement will be closely monitored.

Islands in Indonesia and Thailand have been popular with Chinese tourists before the epidemic. Compared with Thailand, which stipulates that you can enter tourist areas with a negative certificate, Indonesia has a higher threshold - tourists must be vaccinated, which means It involves the issue of "which brand of vaccine should be recognized?" Of course our domestic products have passed the customs, because Indonesia has vaccinated its citizens with the "imported Sinovac vaccine" as early as last year!

Bangladesh has introduced a new COVID-19 policy

Recently, the Bangladeshi government has introduced a new COVID-19 policy. Due to the worsening of the epidemic, Bangladesh has announced a "city closure" for a week, which may affect your travel!

1. Travel from European countries (except the United Kingdom) and 12 other countries and regions (Argentina, Bahrain, Brazil, Chile) is prohibited , Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Peru, Qatar, South Africa, Turkey, Uruguay), this regulation is valid until April 18.

2. Starting from March 31, travelers from Europe (including the United Kingdom) must undergo a 14-day compulsory quarantine at a designated location upon entry at their own expense. Chinese citizens are not included in this category.

3. Passengers from other countries, including China, regardless of whether they are vaccinated or not, must provide a negative nucleic acid test certificate (in English) issued within 72 hours upon entry. If you have no symptoms of COVID-19 when entering the country, you must be strictly quarantined at home for 14 days; if you have symptoms of COVID-19, you must be quarantined at a designated location for 14 days at your own expense.

4. Restrict public gatherings and go out after 10 pm without emergencies; the occupancy rate of hotels and restaurants must not exceed 50%; wearing masks is mandatory in the workplace.

Lebanon relaxes entry restrictions

According to the notice from the Chinese Embassy in Lebanon, the Ministry of Health of Lebanon has decided that travelers who have received 2 doses of the new coronavirus vaccine and more than 15 days have passed since the second dose will not be allowed to pass through any border. Anyone entering the country at the port of entry can be exempted from nucleic acid testing with a valid vaccination certificate.

Lebanon has now opened commercial flights. Citizens, residents, and visitors can enter, but there are restrictions on the number of entries, and passengers need to follow a series of regulations: they must have a negative PCR test taken within 96 hours before arriving in Lebanon. Results, valid medical insurance certificate (covering the cost of COVID-19 treatment during the stay in Lebanon), filling out the electronic "tracking registration form", downloading the "covidlebtrack" app and boarding the quarantine accommodation, and quarantine in the designated hotel for 72 hours after arrival. Additionally, if your passport shows a visit to Israel you may be denied entry.

Although it is not possible to fly directly to Lebanon from China, it can be reached with just one transfer in Doha, for example: Guangzhou-Doha-Beirut QR875+QR416, which is not too troublesome.

New regulations for entry/transit into Germany are promulgated

The latest notice from the German government, the procedures for transiting through Germany and entering Germany will be updated from April! Everyone wants to go to other non-Schengen countries via Germany , or business people, international students, etc. who want to enter Germany must pay attention!

All passengers who meet the conditions for entry into Germany (including passengers transiting through Germany to non-Schengen countries) must bring a true and valid Proof of negative nucleic acid test for COVID-19 (PCR, LAMP, TMA) or negative proof of antigen test. Passengers under 6 years old do not need to provide it.

1. The nucleic acid test certificate must be a nucleic acid test for COVID-19. The test method must be PCR, LAMP or TMA, and the test result must be negative;

2. The certificate must be noted State the passenger's name and date of birth, and be issued by an institution with medical testing qualifications;

3. The nucleic acid test must be completed within 48 hours before arrival in Germany;

4. The certificate must contain English , German or French, pure Chinese version is not accepted, it can be electronic or paper version.

5. The test certificate does not need to indicate the passenger’s address when returning to the country

Iraqi Airlines resumes flights, and Iraq implements visa-on-arrival for my country

The Civil Aviation Administration of Iraq issued IA473 ( The circuit breaker order for Baghdad-Guangzhou will end on March 29, and the flight has returned to the sky on March 29~! Previously, the Chinese Embassy in Iraq had issued a notice that during the circuit breaker period, Chinese and foreign passengers in Iraq could transfer to China once. Now that direct flights have been restored, this notice is also invalid. Please remember to take a direct flight.

Iraq recently decided to implement visa on arrival for 37 countries, including my country! Many compatriots stranded abroad may have questions: Can they enter Iraq for transit? The Chinese Embassy in Iraq allows other countries to transit through Iraq. For transit, you must upload the origin green code; according to the understanding of the Chinese Embassy in Iraq, you can now apply for a visa on arrival directly after arriving in Iraq (no invitation letter is required).

However, the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority stipulates that foreign citizens from the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Iran, Japan and other countries are not allowed to enter Iraq. Therefore, if passengers depart from a country that allows one transit and have flights to Iraq, they may consider inbound transit.

Be sure to distinguish between Iraq and Iran! The Embassy in Iran does not accept applications for green codes from people coming to Iraq with visa-free, visa-on-arrival or tourist visas for private purposes. It will only open one side during the Turkish Airlines TK072 circuit breaker period. , just to allow compatriots stranded in Turkey to return home via Iran. So don’t rush to Iran and transfer back home.

Many flights were shut down, and many more flights were on the verge of being shut down

According to the latest instructions from the Civil Aviation Administration, RwandAir’s WB9500 (Kigali-Guangzhou) entered the country on March 21 There are 5 patients, and the suspension has been suspended for 2 weeks since April 5;

Ethiopian Airlines’ ET684 (Addis Ababa-Shanghai) that entered the country on March 23 has 5 cases, and it has been suspended since April 12 Suspended for 2 weeks;

Turkish Airlines’ TK72 (Istanbul-Guangzhou) that entered the country on March 24 was found to have infected 14 people, and it will continue to be suspended for 4 weeks starting from April 19 (TK72 was suspended on April 5 I have been taking a 2-week break since then, and the total is a 6-week long vacation). During the circuit breaker period, flights originating from Türkiye can transit to China via a country.

You can take Mahan Air: Istanbul-Tehran-Guangzhou (W5113+W5081)

or Oman Air: Istanbul-Muscat-Guangzhou (WY166+WY851)

According to Health Shaanxi’s report on April 5, a total of five overseas imported cases have arrived in Xi’an on April 3 on PK854 in Pakistan. PK854 may be forced to rest for 2 weeks in the future;

According to Healthy Chengdu’s recent report, a total of 6 passengers have been diagnosed as confirmed/asymptomatic infected patients. They all arrived in Chengdu on March 25th on AH3060, and the flight may be suspended for 2 weeks;

According to news released by Shanghai, a total of nine imported patients have arrived from the United States and arrived at Shanghai Pudong Airport on March 30. However, there was only one flight, MU588, from New York to Shanghai on March 30. Other flights such as UA857, DL289, DL283, AA127, etc. either arrived on March 29/31 or April 1, or were cancelled. Therefore, MU588

may be forced to be laid off for 2 weeks;

According to recent news released by Tianjin, the 186th-190th asymptomatic patients are all from Air France that arrived in Tianjin on April 2 AF382 has reached 5 cases and may be forced to rest for 2 weeks~! AF198 and 202 were circuit breaker one after another in February. As a result, the French Civil Aviation Administration directly canceled CA934 on February 17th and 24th, MU570 on February 28th and March 4th. CZ348. If AF382 is blown this time, flights of Air China, China Eastern Airlines, and China Southern Airlines may also suffer "retaliation."

According to Health Guangzhou’s recent report, a total of five imported patients have arrived in Guangzhou on March 23 on KQ882 from Kenya. Therefore, the flight may be forced to rest for two weeks in the future.

Maybe MHJ will continue to issue new circuit breaker orders in the future. Friends who plan to return to China in the near future, if you have confirmed your itinerary, please always pay attention to the flight status; if you have not confirmed your itinerary, remember to avoid the circuit breaker period and don’t rush. Go to a transfer point where the route has been cut off to avoid being stranded.

The Dutch government continues to impose an aviation ban on many countries in South America, which will last until mid-April

The aviation ban originally scheduled to expire on April 1 has now been extended to April 15 , "banned" countries include South Africa, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

Many compatriots are currently stranded in South America, unable to move. It would be easier if they had long-term residence visas issued by developed countries (they can enter certain countries in South America and fly to Frankfurt/Paris/Turkey for transfer).

Lufthansa updates the list of "rejected" countries of origin

Recently, Lufthansa has once again updated the Frankfurt COVID-19 testing guidelines. If the passenger comes from a "mutated virus area" (by Robert Koch Institute

The agency determined that flights departing from Brazil, Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe are not allowed to transit in Frankfurt and enter mainland China.