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COVID -19 TRAVEL AND IMMIGRATION UPDATES 1 APRIL 2021 COVID-19 TRAVEL AND IMMIGRATION UPDATES CONTENTS DOCUMENT SUBTITLE For ease of use, please click on any of the countries listed below to jump to the related content. Change Log 10 European Union 11 Albania 14 Algeria 14 Angola 14 Anguilla 15 Antigua and Barbuda 16 Argentina 16 Armenia 18 Aruba 19 Australia 19 Austria 24 Azerbaijan 26 The Bahamas 27 Bahrain 27 Bangladesh 28 Barbados 28 Belarus 29 Belgium 30 Belize 33 Benin 33 Bermuda 34 Bhutan 34 2 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 1 April 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Bolivia 35 Bosnia & Herzegovina DOCUMENT SUBTITLE35 Botswana 35 Brazil 36 Brunei 38 Bulgaria 40 Burkina Faso 40 Burundi 40 Cambodia 41 Cameroon 41 Canada 41 Cape Verde 47 Central African Republic 47 Chad 48 Chile 48 China 50 Colombia 56 Congo-BraZzaville 57 Costa Rica 57 Côte d’Ivoire 59 Croatia 59 Cuba 61 Cyprus 62 Czech Republic 64 Democratic Republic of Congo 66 Denmark 66 Djibouti 69 3 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 1 April 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Dominica 69 Dominican Republic DOCUMENT SUBTITLE70 Ecuador 71 Egypt 72 El Salvador 72 Equatorial Guinea 72 Estonia 73 Ethiopia 74 Fiji 74 Finland 75 France 80 Gabon 82 Gambia 83 Georgia 83 Germany 83 Ghana 87 Greece 88 Guatemala 89 Guinea 90 Guyana 91 Honduras 91 Hong Kong 91 Hungary 94 Iceland 96 India 99 Indonesia 103 Iraq 106 4 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 1 April 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Ireland 107 Israel DOCUMENT SUBTITLE112 Italy 114 Jamaica 119 Japan 120 Jordan 125 Kazakhstan 126 Kenya 127 Kuwait 128 Kyrgyzstan 130 Laos 130 Latvia 131 Lebanon 132 Liberia 132 Lithuania 133 Luxembourg 135 Macau 137 Madagascar 138 Malawi 139 Malaysia 139 Maldives 144 Mali 145 Malta 145 Mauritania 147 Mauritius 147 Mexico 147 Moldova 148 5 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 1 April 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Mongolia 149 Montenegro DOCUMENT SUBTITLE149 Morocco 150 Mozambique 150 Myanmar 151 Namibia 152 Nepal 152 Netherlands 153 New Zealand 158 Niger 163 Nigeria 163 North Macedonia 165 Norway 165 Oman 171 Pakistan 173 Panama 173 Papua New Guinea 175 Paraguay 176 Peru 177 Philippines 178 Poland 183 Portugal 187 Qatar 188 Romania 190 Russia 192 Rwanda 197 Saint Lucia 197 6 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 1 April 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Saudi Arabia 198 Senegal DOCUMENT SUBTITLE199 Serbia 199 Seychelles 200 Sierra Leone 200 Singapore 201 Slovakia 217 Slovenia 219 Solomon Islands 222 Somalia 222 South Africa 222 South Korea 225 Spain 229 Sri Lanka 233 Sudan 236 Suriname 236 Sweden 237 Switzerland 239 Taiwan 243 Tajikistan 246 Tanzania 246 Thailand 246 Togo 249 Trinidad and Tobago 250 Tunisia 250 Turkey 250 Turks and Caicos 251 7 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 1 April 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Uganda 252 Ukraine DOCUMENT SUBTITLE252 United Arab Emirates 253 United Kingdom 256 United States 265 Uruguay 270 Uzbekistan 270 Venezuela 270 Vietnam 271 Zambia 273 Zimbabwe 274 How can we help? 275 8 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 1 April 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Introduction DOCUMENT SUBTITLE COVID-19: TRAVEL AND IMMIGRATION DISRUPTION [UPDATED 1 APRIL 2021] It is an unprecedented time. As a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic, many countries have implemented restrictions on entry and exit, visa and work permit issuance, closed borders, tightened quarantine rules and taken other measures in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19. These restrictions may affect international business travel and assignment plans. Some countries have also introduced immigration concessions to facilitate applications; for example, moving to online applications, accepting soft copies of documents, granting automatic extension approval and more. However, these concessions must be reviewed country by country as the requirement to make a notification or other applications is often still in place. CIBTvisas and Newland Chase are here to help you. This comprehensive guide gathers together the knowledge and data we have on entry restrictions, immigration restrictions (office closures, visa suspensions, etc.) and immigration concessions, worldwide. We also invite you to attend or to download and listen to our webinars, which address changes both globally, regionally and country by country. We are glad to offer you follow up white papers, discussion guides and FAQ sheets to support you with the conversations you need to have with your colleagues, employees and clients. We can do more, too. Contact us today for a free 30-minute consultation on your specific needs and requirements. We are glad to help. Disclaimer We have aggregated information about some immigration-related restrictions imposed by some countries in response to this situation. The information contained in this document has been abridged from laws and administrative rulings and should not be construed or relied upon as legal advice. 9 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 1 April 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company CHANGE LOG DOCUMENT SUBTITLE • 1 April 2021: Azerbaijan, Belize, Dominican Republic, Finland, Malaysia, Sweden, United States. • 31 March 2021: Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom. • 30 March 2021: Greece, Ireland, Malta, Norway, Panama, Poland, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea. • 29 March 2021: Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Lithuania, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom. • 26 March 2021: Argentina, Chile, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Japan, Latvia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Sri Lanka. • 25 March 2021: Philippines, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine. • 24 March 2021: China, Iceland, Madagascar, Norway, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Taiwan, United Kingdom. • 23 March 2021: Argentina, Ireland, Kuwait, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand. • 22 March 2021: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Japan, Lithuania, Macau, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, United Kingdom. • 19 March 2021: Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Portugal. • 18 March 2021: Bolivia, Bulgaria, Japan, Malaysia, Oman. • 17 March 2021: European Union, Iceland, Italy, Mauritius, Philippines, Romania, Uzbekistan. • 16 March 2021: Bahamas, China, Cyprus, France, Japan, Macau, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom. • 15 March 2021: Argentina, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Estonia, Ireland, Japan, Lithuania, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Slovenia, United States. • 12 March 2021: Australia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Malaysia, Singapore. • 11 March 2021: Japan, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates. • 10 March 2021: Austria, Qatar, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand. • 9 March 2021: Austria, Netherlands, Romania. • 8 March 2021: Belgium, Brazil, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, Japan, Lithuania, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, United States. • 5 March 2021: Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Morocco, Spain, United States. • 4 March 2021: Belgium, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, United Arab Emirates. • 3 March 2021: China, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Norway, Russia, Taiwan. • 2 March 2021: Moldova, Pakistan, Spain. • 1 March 2021: Argentina, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Peru, Philippines, Slovenia, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom. • 26 February 2021: China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Macau, Norway. • 25 February 2021: Australia, Israel, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates. • 24 February 2021: Belgium, Czech Republic, Norway, Oman, Philippines, Spain, Taiwan. • 23 February 2021: Australia, Austria, Finland, France, Kuwait, Norway, • 22 February 2021: Canada, China, Germany, Greece, Kuwait, Lithuania, Mexico, Norway, Qatar, Russia, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United States. • 19 February 2021: Argentina, Canada, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, New Zealand, Slovenia, Spain, United Arab Emirates. • 18 February 2021: Bahrain, Kuwait, India, Israel, United Arab Emirates • 17 February 2021: Cyprus, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Spain. • 16 February 2021: Australia, Germany, Greece, Mexico, Panama. • 15 February 2021: Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Oman, Peru, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Uzbekistan. 10 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 1 April 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company EUROPEAN UNION DOCUMENT SUBTITLE • On 17 March, the Commission adopted a legislative proposal establishing a common framework for a Digital Green Certificate covering vaccination, testing and recovery. o This is an EU-level approach to issuing, verifying and accepting certificates to facilitate free movement within the EU, based on a strict respect for non- discrimination and for the fundamental rights of EU citizens. o A technical framework will be defined at EU level, to be put in place by mid- June, to ensure security, interoperability, as well as full compliance with personal data protection. It will also allow the possibility to extend to compatible certificates issued in third countries. • On 17 March 2021, the Commission published draft measures establishing the necessary legal conditions for Member States to exchange relevant personal data through the exchange platform developed by the Commission and EASA, to enable a common passenger locator form. • On 25 January 2021, the Commission proposed additional measures for international travellers into the EU, including mandatory testing before departure, stricter measures to address