IMPORTANT! Foreigners in China must abide by the following laws
All foreigners in China shall strictly abide by
the laws and regulations and actively cooperate when measures are taken
to prevent the risks caused by the epidemic, for the good of your own
health and safety, as well as that of others.
Virus knows no national borders. Everyone worldwide must take responsibility in fighting the epidemic. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the Chinese government has attached great importance to the safety and health of all people in China, including foreigners, and has protected their legitimate rights and interests according to the law. Presently, as the positive trend in preventing and controlling the epidemic in China has been constantly consolidated and expanded, the National Immigration Administration has been collecting relevant legal provisions relating to the rights and obligations of foreigners in China in epidemic prevention and control.
II. According to Exit and Entry Administration Law of the People’s Republic of China, foreigners in China shall register their accommodation on time and comply with the identification inspection of public security organs. In addition, according to Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Frontier Health and Quarantine Law of the People’s Republic of China, and Regulations on Preparedness for and Response to Emergent Public Health Hazards, foreigners in China shall cooperate with the People’s governments at all levels and relevant departments in China when they take monitoring, isolation as well as other measures for effective prevention and control of the spread of infectious diseases and protection of public safety and health.
III. According to Law of the People’s Republic of China on Penalties for
Administration of Public Security and Criminal Law of the People’s
Republic of China, whoever refuses health quarantine measures such as
health declaration, temperature check, epidemiological investigation and
collection of samples, or refuses health treatment measures such as
isolation, inspection, local treatment and transfer to other hospitals
for treatment shall be held accountable in accordance with law and
penalized with a warning, a fine or detention. Wherever a crime is
constituted, criminal liabilities shall be investigated in accordance
with law.
IV. According to Exit and Entry Administration Law of the
People’s Republic of China, where foreigners violate the laws or
regulations of China, the public security organ shall make decisions
including invalidating, canceling or confiscating their visa or other
documents, ordering them to exit China within a time limit, repatriating
or deporting them according to their violation
circumstances. Repatriated foreigners shall not be allowed to enter
China for one to five years, calculating from the date of repatriation.
Deported foreigners shall not be allowed to enter China within 10 years
calculating from the date of deportation.
Foreigners in China to be held accountable for refusing health treatment measures
A staff member reminds foreigners to fill in an arrival card at Qingdao
Liuting International Airport in Qingdao, East China's Shandong
Province, March 5, 2020. /Xinhua
All foreigners in China shall strictly abide by the laws and
regulations and actively cooperate with measures taken to prevent the
risks caused by the epidemic, said China's National Immigration
Administration in an announcement on Friday.
The National Immigration Administration has been collecting relevant legal provisions relating to the rights and obligations of foreigners in China in epidemic prevention and control, which it included in the announcement.
Foreigners in China shall register their accommodation on time and
comply with identification inspection of public security organs. In
addition, they shall cooperate with the governments at all levels and
relevant departments in China when they undergo monitoring, isolation as
well as other measures for effective prevention and control of the
spread of infectious diseases and protection of public safety and
health.
Whoever refuses health quarantine measures such as
health declaration, temperature check, epidemiological investigation and
collection of samples, or refuses health treatment measures such as
isolation, inspection, local treatment and transfer to other hospitals
for treatment shall be held accountable in accordance with the law and
penalized with a warning, a fine or detention.
Where foreigners
violate the laws or regulations of China, the public security organ
shall make decisions including invalidating, canceling or confiscating
their visas or other documents, ordering them to exit China within a
time limit, and repatriating or deporting them according to their
violations.
It also said that repatriated foreigners shall not be
allowed to enter China for one to five years from the date of
repatriation. Deported foreigners shall not be allowed to enter China
within 10 years calculating from the date of deportation.
Source: CGTN;国家移民管理局,NIANEWS;
汇编：国家移民管理局外国人管理司；供图：南京市公安局出入境管理支队
Note：The English version of the above legal provisions is from the official websites of the Supreme People’s Court of PRC, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of PRC, the National Health Commission of the PRC and other government departments. Parts of the quote are from the www.pkulaw.cn.
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