Breaking | China suspends entry for all foreign nationals!

China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that starting from midnight on March 28, foreign nationals with valid Chinese visas and residence permits will be temporarily barred from entering the country due to the spread of the coronavirus disease overseas.

The ban will prevent most foreigners from entering the PRC and includes the suspension of short-term visas (anywhere from 24 to 144 hours depending on the port of entry). Diplomatic (外交), courtesy (礼遇) and service (C字) visas won't be impacted, according to the ministry. 

Recently, China's health authorities have implemented China Now Testing All Overseas Arrivals to Major Cities strict measures to test and quarantine all international arrivals as imported cases of COVID-19 have risen to more than 500 in China.Over 25% of China's New COVID-19 Cases are in Shanghai

As of Thursday, there are more than 484,000 total confirmed cases and nearly 22,000 deaths worldwide, according to Chinese health information platform Ding Xiang Doctor.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced last night that from the 28. March 0.00 no foreigners will be allowed to enter China anymore.

IMPORTANT: This includes people having a valid visa or residence permit!

Almost all valid visas are affected! The only exceptions are diplomatic, service, courtesy or C visas.

The entry by foreign nationals with visas issued after this announcement (27. March) will not be affected. We do not know yet until when this policy will last.

This announcement follows after having over 500 new imported cases of the Corona Virus in China.

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Source: https://www.fmprc.gov.cn,外交部；https://www.nia.gov.cn,国家移民管理局；SHINE

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