Are there any restrictions on the entry of foreigners?

At present, the policy of returning to China after studying abroad has been adjusted a lot. At present, tourists who want to return to China must pay attention to how to return to China and who can enter the country abroad. Only when the preparatory work is done can we return to China smoothly. Now that many flights have been cancelled, many countries have to turn around when they return home.

Announcement of Two Foreigners Going to China With the announcement of the China Embassy in the United States, "We want to tell you more about" non-essential, non-emergency, non-travel "and a large number of green cards with tourist visas and American green cards can't go DL289 and AA 127. In recent days, many foreigners in the news have also come to the airport, and some of them have got the green HDC code. Many readers don't quite understand who foreigners can enter China, and there is even no green code.

First of all, we must carefully interpret the two announcements. One is the Announcement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the State Administration of Immigration of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Temporarily Stopping the Entry of Foreigners with Valid Chinese Visa and Residence Permit (hereinafter referred to as Announcement No.3-26) issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the State Administration of Immigration on March 26th, 2020, and the other is the Announcement of People's Republic of China (PRC) issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the State Administration of Immigration on September 23rd, 2020.

The 3-26 announcement tells us that foreigners are prohibited from entering China from March 28, 2020, and also tells us two important messages:

1. Diplomatic, official, courtesy and C visa entry will not be affected.

2. The entry of foreigners with visas issued after March 28, 2020 will not be affected.

The 9-23 announcement did not abolish the 3-26 announcement, but was an important supplement to the 3-26 announcement:

Foreigners with valid residence permits such as work, private affairs and reunion in China are allowed to enter the country.

If the above license expires after March 28, 2020, you can re-apply for the corresponding Chinese visa.

With this in mind, we will designate which foreigners can go to China:

1. Foreigners with diplomatic, official, courtesy and C-visa can enter the country.

2. Foreigners who issue visas after March 28, 2020 can enter the country.

3. Foreigners can enter China with valid residence permits for work, private affairs and reunion.

4. Foreigners who hold residence permits for work, private affairs and reunion in China that expire after March 28, 2020 can re-apply for visas.

In some exceptional countries, the Chinese Embassy in the UK issued the Notice on Temporary Suspension of Entry of Persons with Valid Chinese Visa and Residence Permit on June 4, 2020. Soon, China's embassies in Britain, France, Italy, Belgium, Russia, the Philippines, India, Ukraine and Bangladesh all announced that:

Foreigners from these countries need visas issued after1October 3, 2020, 165438+ to enter China.

Foreigners from these countries are not allowed to enter China with residence permits for work, private affairs and reunion in China.

Note that the visas for foreigners from these countries from March 28th to June 28th,165438+1October 2nd did not lose their validity, but the local embassies and consulates did not allow these foreigners to go directly to China, and they could not get the health declaration form (later changed to HDC code). That is to say, foreigners from these countries can go to China by entering other countries (such as the United States) as long as they hold the above three kinds of residence or visas from March 28th to165438+10.2.

FAQ: I have a 10 China visa issued before the epidemic. Can I enter the country?

You can't.

What are the diplomatic, official, courtesy and C visas that will not be affected?

Diplomatic and official visas are issued to government officials, diplomats, consular officials, their accompanying spouses and minor children who come to China for temporary business or transit with diplomatic and official passports or United Nations red and blue passes.

Courtesy visas are issued to the above-mentioned personnel for private travel to China, family visits or transit.

C visa is applicable to international train attendants, international aircraft crew, crew members of international sailing ships and their accompanying families, as well as automobile drivers engaged in international road transport and performing crew, aviation and shipping tasks.

Are Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots and their children with valid China travel permits affected by these bans?

Compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao who hold Home Visit Permit (full name "Hong Kong and Macao Residents' Pass to and from the Mainland") and compatriots from Taiwan Province Province who hold "Taiwan Compatriots' Permit" (full name "mainland travel permit for taiwan residents") and a valid "Chinese mainland Pass" can enter the country normally.

What is a foreigner's residence permit?

China residence permit is a kind of residence certificate issued by domestic public security organs to foreigners who meet the requirements and need to stay in China for a long time (the residence period exceeds 180 days). During the validity period of the residence permit, the holder can stay in China and enter and leave the country many times with the residence permit. Foreigners' residence permits are generally divided into work, private affairs, reunion, study, journalists and so on. At present, only work, private affairs and reunion are open to China.

What's the difference between a foreigner's residence permit and a visa?

Generally, foreigners living in China need a visa to go to China, and they need a visa to apply for a residence permit in China. For student visa and residence permit for studying abroad, we can understand student visa as F 1 visa in the United States (called X 1 visa in China) or studying in Canada.

Visa and residence permit for studying abroad are understood as American I20 or studying in Canada.

Yes. But unlike the United States, China's residence permit has both residence and entry functions. That is to say, students enter China for the first time with an X 1 visa and get a study and residence permit. In theory, after leaving China, he can enter China directly with a valid study and residence permit without having to apply for a student visa again; Obviously, the United States can't use I20 to enter the country directly.

What are the three residence permits allowed to go to China in the announcement?

Work-related residence permits are issued to people working in China;

The residence permit for private purposes is issued to spouses, parents,/kloc-children under the age of 0/8, parents of foreign spouses staying in China for work, study and other reasons, and other persons staying in China for private reasons;

The reunion residence permit is issued to the families of China citizens who need to stay in China for family reunion, the families of foreigners who have permanent residence qualifications in China, and those who need to stay in China for foster care and other reasons.

If my residence permit expires after March 28th, can I still go to China?

Of course. However, you need to re-apply for the corresponding visa (relatively simple). Visa Z is required for work, visa S 1 for personal affairs and visa Q 1 for reunion.

If my residence permit expires before March 28th, can I still go to China?

No, you need to apply for a new visa. In other words, it is difficult to apply for a business or humanitarian visa from scratch, and it is impossible to simply apply for a corresponding Z, S 1 or Q 1 visa.

Can I go to China if my residence permit is still valid?

Of course. Of course, you need to follow the epidemic prevention measures like China citizens, and apply for HDC code (similar to WeChat health code) after the negative report is obtained from the double test at the starting point.

To sum up, the current policy for foreigners to go to China is as follows:

Ordinary 10-year visas issued before the epidemic temporarily lost their validity.

Diplomacy, official duties, courtesy and C visa to China are not affected.

After March 28th, foreigners from most countries in the world can travel to China with visas.

Foreigners from most countries in the world can go directly to China as long as they have valid residence permits for work, private affairs and reunion.

Foreigners in most countries in the world can apply for corresponding visas to China if they hold residence permits for work, private affairs and reunion that expire after March 28th.

Foreigners from a few countries (Britain, France, Italy, Belgium, Russia, Philippines, India, Ukraine and Bangladesh, etc.). )/kloc-You need a visa to go to China after October 3rd, and you can't go to China for the above three types of residence. Of course, in theory, people with residence permits can go to other countries and other places to "wash clothes".

Of course, whether you can go to China depends on whether the local embassy or consulate issues the HDC health green code. For example, recently, DL289 and AA 127, China's embassy in the United States hardly issued HDC green codes to foreigners.