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COVID -19 TRAVEL AND IMMIGRATION UPDATES 21 AUGUST 2020 | 17:30 PM BST 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 12 Albania 13 Algeria 14 Angola 14 Antigua and Barbuda 14 Argentina 14 Armenia 15 Aruba 15 Australia 16 Austria 18 Azerbaijan 19 Bahamas 20 Bahrain 20 Bangladesh 21 Barbados 21 Belgium 23 Belize 24 Bermuda 24 Bolivia 25 Bosnia & Herzegovina 25 Botswana 26 Brazil 26 2 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 21 August 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Brunei 27 Bulgaria DOCUMENT SUBTITLE28 Burkina Faso 28 Burundi 29 Cambodia 29 Cameroon 29 Canada 30 Cape Verde 33 Central African Republic 33 Chad 33 Chile 33 China 34 Colombia 37 Congo-Brazaville 38 Costa Rica 38 Côte d’Ivoire 40 Croatia 40 Cuba 41 Curacao 41 Cyprus 42 Czech Republic 43 Democratic Republic of Congo 44 Denmark 44 Djibouti 47 Dominica 47 Dominican Republic 48 Ecuador 48 3 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 21 August 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Egypt 48 El Salvador DOCUMENT SUBTITLE49 Equatorial Guinea 49 Estonia 49 Ethiopia 50 Finland 50 France 52 Gabon 54 Gambia 54 Georgia 54 Germany 55 Ghana 57 Greece 57 Guatemala 59 Guyana 60 Honduras 60 Hong Kong 60 Hungary 62 Iceland 63 India 65 Indonesia 66 Iraq 68 Ireland 69 Israel 71 Italy 73 Jamaica 75 Japan 76 4 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 21 August 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Jordan 78 Kazakhstan DOCUMENT SUBTITLE79 Kenya 80 Kyrgyzstan 81 Kuwait 81 Laos 82 Latvia 82 Lebanon 83 Liberia 83 Lithuania 83 Luxembourg 84 Macau 85 Madagascar 85 Malawi 85 Malaysia 86 Maldives 91 Mali 91 Malta 91 Mauritania 93 Mauritius 93 Mexico 93 Moldova 94 Mongolia 94 Montenegro 94 Morocco 95 Mozambique 96 Myanmar 97 5 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 21 August 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Namibia 97 Nepal DOCUMENT SUBTITLE97 Netherlands 97 New Zealand 100 Niger 104 Nigeria 104 North Macedonia 105 Norway 105 Oman 107 Pakistan 107 Panama 108 Papua New Guinea 109 Paraguay 109 Peru 109 Philippines 110 Poland 113 Portugal 115 Qatar 116 Romania 118 Russia 119 Rwanda 123 Saint Lucia 123 Saudi Arabia 123 Senegal 124 Serbia 124 Seychelles 124 Sierra Leone 125 6 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 21 August 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Singapore 125 Slovakia DOCUMENT SUBTITLE131 Slovenia 133 Solomon Islands 134 Somalia 134 South Africa 134 South Korea 136 Spain 140 Sri Lanka 142 Sudan 143 Suriname 143 Sweden 143 Switzerland 145 Taiwan 147 Tajikistan 149 Tanzania 150 Thailand 150 Togo 152 Trinidad and Tobago 153 Tunisia 153 Turkey 154 Uganda 155 Ukraine 155 United Arab Emirates 156 United Kingdom 158 United States 162 Uruguay 170 7 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 21 August 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Uzbekistan 170 Venezuela DOCUMENT SUBTITLE171 Vietnam 171 Zambia 173 Zimbabwe 173 How can we help? 174 Introduction COVID-19: TRAVEL AND IMMIGRATION DISRUPTION [UPDATED 21 AUGUST 2020] 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 8 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 21 August 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company 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.DOCUMENT SUBTITLE 9 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 21 August 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company CHANGE LOG DOCUMENT SUBTITLE • 21 August 2020: Bahrain, Belgium, Curacao, Egypt, Estonia, Indonesia, Latvia, Macau, Mali, Slovenia. • 20 August 2020: Argentina, Armenia, Costa Rica, Germany, Greece, Jamaica, Kenya, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States. • 19 August 2020: Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Finland, Georgia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Nigeria, Slovakia, South Korea. • 18 August 2020: Cyprus, Guatemala, Indonesia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Panama, Romania, Switzerland. • 17 August 2020: Argentina, Austria, Canada, Chile, Ghana, Hong Kong, Iceland, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Poland, Switzerland, United States. • 14 August 2020: Belgium, Colombia, Costa Rica, Estonia, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Lithuania, Macau, United Kingdom. • 13 August 2020: Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, South Korea, Sweden, United States. • 12 August 2020: Bahrain, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan. • 11 August 2020: Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Iceland, India, Japan, Malaysia, Qatar, Romania, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom. • 10 August 2020: Hong Kong, Iraq, Lithuania, Pakistan, Philippines, Romania, Singapore, Switzerland. • 7 August 2020: Austria, Belgium, Egypt, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, United Kingdom, United States. • 6 August 2020: Belgium, Dominica, Finland, Germany, Kenya, Montenegro, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, Taiwan, Ukraine, Zambia. • 5 August 2020: Belgium, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Jordan, Russia, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand. • 4 August 2020: Australia, Barbados, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, Israel, Lithuania, Philippines. • 3 August 2020: Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Germany, Kuwait, Malaysia, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine. • 31 July 2020: Belgium, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, Kenya, Latvia, Myanmar, Portugal, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, United Kingdom. • 30 July 2020: European Union, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Finland, India, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Vietnam. • 29 July 2020: European Union, Bangladesh, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom. • 28 July 2020: Austria, Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Japan, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mali, Norway, Romania, Slovakia, United Kingdom. • 27 July 2020: Cambodia, Costa Rica, Hong Kong, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Russia, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom. • 24 July 2020: Bahrain, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Taiwan, Thailand. • 23 July 2020: Hong Kong, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Qatar, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Switzerland, Togo, United Arab Emirates, Zambia. • 22 July 2020: Chile, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, Malaysia, Nepal, Qatar, Russia. • 21 July 2020: China, Greece, Israel, United Arab Emirates. • 20 July 2020: Argentina, Bahamas, Belgium, Djibouti, Hong Kong, Iraq, Israel, Latvia, Nepal, Panama, Philippines, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, United States. • 17 July 2020: Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, Macau, Philippines, Russia, Slovenia, Sweden, United States. • 16 July 2020: European Union, Canada, Cyprus, Greece, Iceland, Iraq, Italy, Mexico, Mongolia, Philippines, Thailand, United States. • 15 July 2020: Belgium, Germany, Morocco, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine, United States. • 14 July 2020: Albania, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Iceland, Malaysia, South Korea. • 13 July 2020: Belgium, Croatia, Hungary, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Sierra Leone, United Arab Emirates, United States. 10 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 21 August 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company DOCUMENT SUBTITLE 11 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 21 August 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company EUROPEAN UNION DOCUMENT SUBTITLE • Effective 8 August, the European Council has removed Morocco from the list of countries for whose residents it recommends travel restrictions should be lifted by Schengen countries. • Effective 31 July, the European Council has removed Algeria from the list of countries for whose residents it recommends travel restrictions should be lifted by Schengen countries. • On 16 July, the European Council updated the list of countries for whose residents it recommends travel restrictions should