Restricted entry country
Singapore
Starting from 0: 00 am today (February 2), tourists who have been to Chinese mainland in the past 14 days (including non-China tourists) will not be allowed to enter or transit through Singapore.
Meanwhile, Singapore will suspend the issuance of new visas to China passport holders, including tourist visas, work visas, student visas and other long-term permits.
Singapore citizens, permanent residents and long-term visa holders who have entered Chinese mainland can still return to Singapore, but the Singapore government requires them to apply for a 14 day holiday.
Unexpectedly, many countries will take such measures to protect their citizens from infection after being identified as PHEIC (public health emergency).
Singapore is such a tiny place (with a land area of 72 1 km2, much smaller than Hong Kong and much larger than Macau), with a population of 5.64 million and a high population density, it is not easy to control the epidemic.
Up to 65438+1October 3 1 day, there have been 13 cases of novel coronavirus infection in Singapore.
On the global petition website change.org, more than 654.38 million people have petitioned to stop "Wuhan Pneumonia" from entering Singapore and to ask the government to temporarily stop all China citizens and China tourists from entering Singapore.
Singapore's entry and transit restrictions still have a great impact on everyone's travel. Singapore Changi Airport ranks among the top 20 in the world, with more than 60 million passengers in recent years. There are not only a large number of inbound tourists, but also a large number of China people transiting through Singapore to Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
United States of America
Foreigners who have been to China in the past 14 days will be banned from entering the United States unless they are American citizens with green cards and their immediate family members.
American citizens who have been to Hubei Province in the past 14 days will be forcibly quarantined after returning to the United States 14 days to ensure that they receive proper medical treatment and health examination.
American citizens who have been to other parts of Chinese mainland in the past 14 days will undergo health examination at the designated port of entry after returning to the United States and will be quarantined 14 days.
According to the latest news, AlexAzar, the US Secretary of Health and Human Services, declared the coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency. He said that the President has imposed a temporary entry ban on foreigners who arrived in China in the past 14 days.
The ban will take effect at 5 pm EST on Sunday.
Meanwhile, American citizens returning from Chinese mainland will undergo 14 days of health examination and quarantine.
What's more, the embassies and consulates in China website of the United States issued a notice to raise the travel warning of China to the highest level.
The State Council upgraded China's travel advice to the highest level 4 "Don't travel" and asked all unnecessary government officials to postpone their trip to China.
The three major American airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines, also announced the suspension of all flights between China and the United States.
Delta Air Lines will suspend flights between China and the United States from February 6th to April 30th.
American Airlines suspended its round-trip flights from Chinese mainland to the United States before March 27th.
United Airlines suspended all round-trip flights from Chinese mainland to the United States from February 6th to March 28th.
Viet Nam
654381October 30th, Viet Nam also announced that it would suspend the issuance of visas from China (including Hongkong and Macau) and landing visa. Fortunately, Vietnam is only a tourist destination, but it is a non-traditional transit destination. At present, not many people travel to Vietnam because of this epidemic.
Australia
Unless you are an Australian citizen or resident, spouse, etc. All people from Chinese mainland will be banned from entering Australia.
From now on, foreign citizens who have visited Chinese mainland will be banned from entering the country.
Australian citizens, permanent residents and their immediate family members who arrive in Australia from China can enter the country, but they need to be quarantined 14 days.
Malaysia
China passport holders are issued in Hubei, including those who hold visiting visas, student visas and work visas, and those who need to pass thr.
Federation of Northern Marianas (Saipan):
65438+1October 29th, all passengers from Chinese mainland (note: regardless of nationality, including direct or transit) will be suspended for 30 days.
Visitors from Chinese mainland and Hongkong to American Samoa must have a record of staying 14 days or more in countries or regions without confirmed or suspected cases of novel coronavirus, otherwise they will be refused entry.
North Korea:
China citizens are temporarily banned from entering the country.
Mongolia:
Citizens of China and third countries who come to Mongolia in the name of tourism or with a "J" tourist visa are not allowed to pass through other border ports except the Buyin-Uha air port and Zamenud railway port in Mongolia.
Samoa:
All people who go to Samoa must have a physical examination within three days before departure and obtain a doctor's certificate to confirm that there is no infectious disease and they are suitable for travel.
All persons from countries infected with novel coronavirus must stay in countries without confirmed cases of novel coronavirus for at least 14 days and have a physical examination before going to Samoa.
If you leave a country infected by novel coronavirus and stay in a country where there is no confirmed case of novel coronavirus for less than 14 days, Samoa will take health quarantine measures and may consider repatriating you.
Japan, South Korea, Britain, France, Myanmar, Italy, United Arab Emirates and other countries will check China citizens' temperature when they enter the country, or fill in and submit health declaration forms.
All flights to and from China are grounded except those of Aeroflot to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hongkong.
All airline flights between Moscow and China will only take off and land at Terminal F of Sheremetyevo Airport. Because Terminal F will be designated separately, it is easier to prevent and control tourists coming to Hong Kong.
At present, there are direct flights to Russian cities such as Vladivostok and Irkutsk in China, which will be greatly affected. In addition, Russia stopped electronic signatures in the Far East.
Other affected countries include Sabah (China tourists and all flights from China are forbidden to enter the country), Japan (visa suspension), Armenia (China tourists are forbidden to enter the country before March 3 1 day) and Italy (a state of emergency has been declared for six months, and flights to and from China have been grounded). Spectrum/WorldDream may be transferred to Taiwan Province Province, China.
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But this is really just the beginning. In the next period of time, new countries (or regions) will announce new immigration policies to deal with this epidemic. Or stop issuing visas, restrict entry, or reduce the number of cancelled flights.
Affected visas
The visa centers of embassies and consulates in China, France, the Netherlands, Cyprus, Israel, Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom have been closed. See official website for opening hours.
Singapore:
The visas issued to China tourists will be suspended, and the short-term visas and multiple-entry visas previously issued will also be revoked.
Vietnam:
Suspension of visas for China (including Hongkong and Macau) and visas on arrival.
Philippines:
Suspension of issuance of visas on arrival.
Kazakhstan:
Suspension of visa issuance.
Sri Lanka:
Visitors from China need to apply for an Electronic Travel Permit (ETA) on the website in advance, and the visa-on-arrival counter at Sri Lankan airport will no longer accept applications from China tourists with visas on arrival.
Has the restriction on inbound tourism been cancelled?
Still abroad at present.
My advice to them is that since everyone is outside, if you are not in a hurry to come back, it is better to play for a while and wait until the epidemic eases a little.
Especially in South America, North America and Europe, it is not easy to fly far.
If you really want to change back, there are several principles of change that can help you accomplish the change efficiently.
1. About who to find?
Where can I issue tickets in principle?
If the ticket is issued by an airline, go directly to the airline to return and change it; If you buy a plane ticket on OTA, look for OTA; If the ticket is issued by an agent here, ask the agent.
You mean, what if the phone breaks down? Now, there are too many flights to change. The trick is to call foreign customer service or foreign language hotline, which is basically answered every second. Of course, if your English is good.
2. Which airline can I change?
In case the flight is cancelled, try to change it with the alliance, especially with the domestic airlines of the alliance.
For example, didn't UA cancel a large-scale flight between China and the United States? You can change to Air China of Star Alliance, if Air China has flights. Most of the cancellations at present are foreign airlines.
Among domestic airlines, Air China and Shenzhen Airlines belong to the Star Alliance; Cathay Pacific is a global family; China Eastern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines are SkyTeam.
There are also Hainan Airlines and China Southern Airlines, and there are also a bunch of friends to play with. As long as there is an agreement, it can be changed.
3. Saving the country by curve is no problem.
If you can't go back to China directly, you can switch to neighboring countries and come back. For example, UA can change Asiana to Seoul and ANA to Tokyo. The flights from neighboring countries to China will definitely be much farther than the destination.
However, it should be noted that Singapore has refused entry and transit, and I wonder if other countries will follow suit.
It may be more cost-effective to buy another ticket.
A friend of mine came back from England, and her return ticket to Spring Festival travel rush was 5k. As a result, she got a refund because of the epidemic, so she bought another 2000 yuan ticket, and she felt that she had earned it.
Haven't traveled yet.
At present, it seems that it will be a high probability to cancel the travel plan before May, and the free travel is slightly better, and the group tour is almost wiped out.
I want to give you some advice.
1. Pay more attention to the China Consular Service Network and its official WeChat account to understand the immigration policy.
Because of the latest and most comprehensive entry and exit information, which countries are forbidden to enter, which countries do not issue visas, and even which countries are unsafe, they will be informed one by one on the China Consular Service Network.
2. Download the flight itinerary, so as to know whether there is any flight change on your flight at the first time.
Pay attention to the announcement of the travel products you booked.
At present, OTA reservations can basically be cancelled before February 29.
Some resource providers, such as Crystal, can change the reservation before March 3 1 to after March 3 1.
These announcements are not final. For example, if you ordered it in early April, you can hold it first, and don't change it in a hurry (the policy of changing it in April is often not good now). It is more appropriate to wait until the end of February or early March to formulate new policies.
For those who have to go out, please remember to apply for a visa early.
At present, Japan, Vietnam and Singapore are not allowed to apply for visas for the time being, and there will be more in the future, so if you must go out, remember to apply for visas early.
Of course, I still advise you not to travel during the epidemic.
Finally, I will tell you two booking methods, which are not only cost-effective, but also easier to prevent and control risks (with a good policy of returning and changing visas).
It's a mileage ticket, and the hotel is an award room. The policy of returning and signing mileage tickets is very good, and most of them are cancelled 48 hours before check-in In addition, if you book a shrimp tour in Tokyo in June, FHR and other reservations can be cancelled for free 48 hours in advance.
Another point is to try to book on the resource side. The airline's own refund and change policy is much better than OTA channel. So are other resources. Take the Crystal Cruise as an example. Their policy is that the voyage before March 3, 20081can be changed to any voyage before February 3, 20081. Anyway, next time is better.