When can foreigners enter the country?

Since March 28th, China temporarily stopped foreigners from entering China with valid visas and residence permits at that time, but at the same time continued to provide visa facilities for foreigners who came to China for necessary economic, trade, scientific and technological activities and for urgent humanitarian needs.

On July 20th, relevant announcements issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China, the General Administration of Customs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as notices from China's embassies in relevant countries, required that Chinese and foreign passengers (including those who transited to China in that country) who flew to China from Russian, Egyptian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Saudi Arabia, Chad and Iranian countries must board the plane with a negative COVID-19 nucleic acid test certificate.

Passengers must complete the COVID-19 nucleic acid test in a testing institution designated or recognized by the China Embassy or Consulate at the place of departure within 5 days before boarding the plane, and apply for a green health code or a health statement with the "HS" logo based on the negative test certificate.

From August 10 to August 1 1 0, the embassies of China in many European countries issued the Notice on Facilitating Visa for Foreigners with Valid Residence Certificates in China, which relaxed the entry restrictions for foreigners.

The new regulations allow European passport holders from 36 countries, including France, Germany and Britain, to apply for a Chinese visa without an invitation letter if their residence permit is valid. Everyone who returns to China must reapply for a visa.

List of European countries (36): Albania, Ireland, Estonia, Austria, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Belgium, Iceland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland, Denmark, Germany, France, Finland, Netherlands, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Romania, Malta, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and Serbia.