USA FAQ on TRAVEL & TESTING (V.4)

1 FAQ on TRAVEL & TESTING REQUIREMENTS (v.4) This document is intended to be a living document to provide assistance to non-Chinese citizens attempting to return to China from the U nited States. (Chinese citizens have similar testing requirements, but different ways of getting their results authorized.) T his FAQ is meant to reflect the NEW testing requirements starting on 12/23.

PLEASE NO TE tha t curr ently ther e ar e r oadblocks a t e very s tep of the pr ocess of g etting back t o China. 1) Getting PU Le tters (no PU le tters f or dependen ts; v ery har d t o g et PU le tters in g eneral f or other s) 2) Getting a visa, e ven WITH a PU Le tter or an e xpired RP 3) Getting (a ffordable) fligh ts t o fly back t o China tha t ar e on the appr oved fligh ts lis t 4) Getting authoriz ed f or a Health Declar ation Code (you migh t not g et appr oval e ven if y ou ha ve negative C OVID r esults and ha ve a v alid visa, especially if y ou c an’t pr ove y our tr avel is “necessar y” and “ur gent”

This F AQ aims t o assis t people with the las t tw o poin ts abo ve (finding fligh t r outes and g etting testing/authorized f or a HDC) , ho wever nothing is guar anteed.

NOTE THA T TRA VEL AR OUND THE TIME OF CHINE SE NEW YE AR MA Y BE VER Y DIFFICUL T. Please see the newly added “Upda tes fr om ar ound the w orld” t o see ho w tr avel is being r estricted ar ound the w orld.

Please r ead thr ough e verything c arefully. Upda tes ar e based on the f eedback and e xperiences of other s t o help those tr ying t o r eturn t o their adop ted home.

As the situation is dynamic and unfolding, please use this as a guide only.

TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT PAGES on the Embassy Website 2

UPDATES fr om AR OUND THE W ORLD (NEW SE CTION - s tarted 1/30) 3

KNOWN FLIGHT SUSPENSIONS (Upda ted on 2/1/2020) 4

1) PLANNING TRA VEL B ACK T O CHINA 5 Option 1: Fly back directly from the US. 5 Option 2: Fly back via a transfer in Europe. 6 Frankfurt airport 7 Zurich Airport 8 Helsinki-Vantaa Airport 9 Copenhagen Airport 10 Paris-Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport 11 Vienna Airport 12

2) GETTING TESTED (WITH APPROVED LOCATIONS) 13 OVERVIEW of Process 13 REQUIRED details on the Test Results 13 APPROVED LOCATIONS 14

2 Los Ang eles Consula te F or fligh ts departing fr om LAX 14 San Francisco Consulate For flights departing from SFO and SEA 17 New Y ork Consula te F or fligh ts departing fr om JFK 19 Chicago Consulate For flights departing from DTW (Detroit) 20 DC Embassy For flights departing from DFW (Dallas) 21 Commonly Ask ed Ques tions 22

3) GETTING AUTHENTICATION OF TESTING RESULTS 23 OVERVIEW of Process 23 1) Sign up for an account on the website https://hrhk.cs.mfa.gov.cn/H5/ (can do ahead of time) 23 2) Upload/Fill in requested information 23 3) Wait for the QR code to turn green 25 Commonly Asked Questions 25

4) LAST STEPS BEFORE THE PLANE 26 Documents to bring to the airport 26 At the airport… 26 Commonly Asked Questions 27

APPENDIX: OTHER sources of support 27

APPENDIX: LET TERS OF UR GENCY (Sug gested De tails/Samples) 29 Letter f or an educ ator: W ritten on school le tterhead 29 Letter f or a c orporate emplo yee: W ritten on c ompany le tterhead 30 IMPORTANT PAGES on the Embassy Website All r elevant In formation is e xpanded upon in this documen t, but in c ase y ou w ant t o r ead thr ough the original notices: Updated T est R equirements (as of 12/23): http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/visas/t1841416.htm Testing R equirements (as of 10/29 - clarific ation of r equirements f or tr ansit passeng ers) : http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/notices/t1828184.htm Q&As Concerning Airline Boar ding R equirements f or Certific ates of Neg ative Nucleic Acid and Anti-Body Blood T ests R esults ( http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/visas/zyxx/t1829922.htm )

PLEASE MAKE SURE T O CHE CK THE C ONSULATES F OR THE MOS T UPD ATED TE STING L OCATIONS - SF Consula te Notices (f or fligh ts departing fr om SF O): h ttp://www.chinaconsulatesf.org/eng/zytz/ - New Y ork Consula te Notices (f or fligh ts departing fr om JFK): http://newyork.china-consulate.org/eng/lsfwss/ - Washington D .C. Embass y Notices (f or fligh ts departing fr om Dallas): http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/visas/ - Los Ang eles (f or fligh ts departing fr om LAX): https://docs.qq.com/sheet/DSExicEdBeUFiWFpw?tab=BB08J2 - General Notices P age: h ttp://losangeles.china-consulate.org/eng/lghd/ - Chicago Consula te Notices (f or fligh ts departing fr om De troit): http://www.chinaconsulatechicago.org/eng/zytz/

3 UPDATES from AROUND THE WORLD (NEW SECTION - started 1/30) Namely, ther e ar e 2 types of bans: 1) Bans f or non-Chinese citiz ens (r egardless of na tionality or r esidency): This is similar t o the situa tion back in Mar ch 2020, wher e f oreign na tionals with v alid r esidence permits w ere NO T allo wed t o r eturn to China. P eople with ne w visas issued a fter tha t da te (usually f or e xceptional r easons) w ere allo wed t o return. 2) “Bans” on Gr een Codes f or non-Chinese citiz ens and non-r esidents of the c ountry. Essen tially, this is t o prevent “ country-hopping” b y people tr aveling t o another c ountry f or the sole-purpose of g etting back to China.

COUNTRIES WITH B ANS ON ALL NON-CHINE SE CITIZENS (Ban 1) SOURCE/Notes

CANADA http://ca.china-embassy.org/eng/lsyw/t1 849754.htm Newly added: 2021-01-30

Bangladesh Banned since November 2020

Belgium See https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/world. France php India

Italy

Philippines

Russia

United Kingdom

COUNTRIES WITH GREEN CODE RESTRICTIONS FOR NON RESIDENTS SOURCE/Notes (Ban 2)

KOREA No official announcement as of now Newly added: last week of Jan?

SWITZERLAND http://zurich.chineseconsulate.org/det/zy tz/t1847061.htm

UZBEKISTAN No official announcement as of now

4 KNOWN FLIGHT SUSPENSIONS (Updated on 2/1/2020) PLEASE NO TE tha t this section will be the mos t v olatile. Check with y our airline f or the mos t up-t o-date information. The main r outes tha t a ffect tr avelers fr om the US ha ve been lis ted belo w:

5 1) PLANNING TRAVEL BACK TO CHINA Essentially, y ou curr ently ha ve 2 op tions t o g et back t o China: 1) Option 1: Fly back dir ect fr om the US (S TRONGLY RE COMMENDED) 2) Option 2: Fly back via a tr ansfer in select cities in Eur ope (Helsinki, Fr ankfurt, Copenhag en, P aris) (RISKY)

Option 1: Fly back dir ectly fr om the US. - Note tha t dir ect fligh ts t o China fr om the US only depart fr om: Los Ang eles, San Fr ancisco, Sea ttle, New Y ork, De troit and Dallas. As of the 12/23 announc ements, y ou should plan t o g et t o those cities a t least 2 da ys ahead of time so tha t y ou c an g et t ested and apply f or the Health Declar ation Code be fore flying. ( h ttp://www.china-embassy.org/eng/visas/t1841416.htm)

- In g eneral it is easier t o g et appr oved f or the gr een c ode if y ou ar e flying DIRE CT t o China. HO WEVER, please not e tha t it has been VER Y DIFFICUL T f or people t o g et appr oval f or the Gr een Code fr om Dallas and Sea ttle - mainly bec ause the DC Embass y is o verseeing the Health Code appr ovals fr om those cities. (It seems tha t the y ar e tr ying t o divide up the w ork f or giving Health Codes among the consulates.) - Note (1/31/2020): In f act, due t o so man y fligh ts being c ancelled b/ c not enough people g ot approved f or Gr een Codes, Delt a Airlines has r erouted all fligh ts out of Sea ttle t o fly out of Detroit fr om F ebruary 1s t t o the end of Mar ch. Ther e is not y et an y upda tes on wha t this means f or health c odes.

- Generally, tr avel ag ents (based in China) seem t o be able t o find tick ets on fligh ts tha t sho w up as “full” on w ebsites. Please ask in the cha t f or r ecommendations. The prices ar e not necessarily cheaper .

- Please not e that man y “ direct” fligh ts have a cre w change in Incheon Airport. This DOE S NO T c ount as a “transf er” and as such, you do not need t o do another t est at Incheon (mainly bec ause you aren’t even allo wed t o deboard the airplane during that s top). If passengers s tay on board in the same plane in a 1.5 hr layo ver in K orea, the fligh t is regarded as a direct fligh t. Mak e sure that your tick et has the same fligh t number on both legs!

6 Option 2: Fly back via a tr ansfer in Eur ope. PLEASE NO TE THA T DURING THIS PERIOD OF CHINE SE NEW YE AR, C ONSULATES SEEM LIKE THEY ARE NO T GIVING GREEN C ODES T O ANY FLIGHT THA T IS NO T A DIRE CT FLIGHT OUT OF THE UNITED S TATES!!!

- Theoretically, y ou c an fly with as man y tr ansfers as y ou w ant, as long as: 1) You g et t ested (PCR & an tibody) a t y our city of origin (48 hour s be fore departur e) → GET GREEN C ODE 2) You ALSO g et t ested (PCR & an tibody) a t y our las t tr ansit city (the one wher e the fligh t departs dir ectly for China) AND GET ANO THER GREEN HE ALTH DE CLARATION C ODE 3) Your las t leg is on the appr oved fligh t lis t (Please see this pag e f or the of ficial declar ation on the abo ve poin ts: http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/notices/t1828184.htm)

- FYI: The “R ed Cus toms En try/Exit Health Code” tha t is oft en r eferred t o in the Eur opean airports is the same as the P ocket Cus toms F orm. P eople in the cha t c an pr obably shar e a w echat app in English (c an also access b y scanning the QR c ode t o the righ t) or y ou c an access it her e (h ttp://health.customsapp.com/ ) Y ou c annot fill this out un til y ou ha ve checked in to y our fligh t and kno w y our sea t number . Y ou c an also add MULTIPLE f amily member s t o ONE acc ount.

VERY IMPOR TANT!!! - Please not e tha t any r equirements t o en ter China should be based solely upon the announcemen ts fr om the Chinese g overnment (i.e. not those r elayed b y airlines or b y ag ents).

- Some airlines ha ve not upda ted their visa r equirements t o en ter China on their w ebsites, so ma y ha ve outdated in formation (e. g. y ou c an only en ter if y our visa or r esidence permit is issued a fter Mar ch 28, 2020 - not true ). Ho wever, if y ou dig deeply enough, y ou will oft en find a disclaimer wher e y ou ma y be directed t o the IA TA w ebsite f or “ exemptions and mor e in fo”.

- Therefore, E SPECIALLY if y ou ar e flying a r oute tha t has not y et had man y people tr ying it (or jus t f or y our own peace of mind), it is s trongly r ecommended tha t y ou 1) Check on the airlines w ebsites about their r equirements f or cus tomers tr aveling t o China; and confirm tha t it is up-t o-date. If it is not, then... 2) Print out the notices fr om the embass y tha t apply t o y our visa/r esidence permit situa tion 3) Print out a scr eenshot of the r elevant r equirements f or China fr om the IA TA w ebsite (h ttps://www.iatatravelcentre.com/world.php ) Airlines oft en depend on IA TA’s Tima tic da tabase t o help them k eep up t o da te on visa r equirements, so it ’s help ful t o ha ve this as w ell.

- MAKE SURE tha t y our fligh t allo ws f or a t leas t 8 hour s of tr ansit time! (Man y places r ecommend a t leas t 10+ hour s)

- In or der t o fulfill the sec ond r equirement abo ve, t esting f acilities need t o be a vailable a t the airport f or transit passengers . The f ollowing airports curr ently ha ve t esting f acilities f or in ternational tr avelers.

7 a) Frankfurt airport (No announcemen ts fr om the CH embass y in German y) i) BASIC INF O: - HOURS: Sunda y - W ednesday, 11:00 - 14:00 - COST: PCR T est = 179 EUR; IgM T est = 129 EUR (w eekdays); 149 EUR (w eekends) - They ONL Y accep t pa yment with P AYPAL! Se t tha t up be fore y ou g o. - REGISTRATION: (If y ou ar e not able t o book a slot, c an also g o and r egister dir ectly - but ther e may be v ery v ery long lines.) - PCR T est: h ttps://corona.centogene.com/login - IgM T est: h ttps://www.terminland.de/framed/online/Transit-Testzentrum - TIME RE QUIRED: A t leas t 8+ hour s (less than 24 hour s); People rec ommend at leas t 12 hrs - LOCATION: Terminal 1, Conc ourse Z, Ga te Z12

- “Testing Cen ter” Loc ation (f or HDC purposes): Not s tated ii) This is ONL Y a vailable f or passeng ers bound f or China Mainland on Lufthansa (1) Your B AGS mus t be tr ansferred all the w ay thr ough (2) Your SE COND leg ( going t o China) must be one of the f ollowing: LH720, LH728, LH780 iii) Test r esults ar e usually a vailable 6 hr s a fter sampling and c an be ob tained only with y our email address iv) For mor e in fo: https://www.lufthansa.com/cn/en/local-page/china-flight-schedule

8 b) Zurich Airport (Announcement fr om the Zurich Consola te: http://zurich.chineseconsulate.org/det/zytz/t1841800.htm) i) BASIC INF O: - HOURS: Sunda ys 10:00 - 14:00 - COST: CHF 340 (pa y a t r egistration; cr edit or debit c ard) - REGISTRATION: In person only - TIME RE QUIRED: A t leas t 8+ hour s of tr ansit time (but less than 24hr s) - LOCATION: SWISS Business Loung e D , Non-Scheng en Departur e Ar ea

- “Testing Cen ter” Loc ation (f or HDC purposes): Transitzone Airport Zurich T ests

ii) ONLY a vailable f or S WISS and Lufthansa passeng ers who ar e flying fr om Zurich t o China - Info fr om S wiss Airlines about fligh ts: h ttps://www.swiss.com/china/en/china-flight-schedule - Info fr om S wiss Airlines about t esting: h ttps://www.swiss.com/jp/EN/various/china-testing - Transit mus t be less than 24 hr s and y ou need t o s tay in the tr ansit ar ea a t the airport. - (In c ase y ou ar e not a US passport holder , please c onfirm tha t y ou do not need a tr ansit visa. US passport holder s ar e fine. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BEzjWhKOFhxBSRICc57sSb_g4wru55kc/view?usp=sharing ) iii) Note: This is the appr oved fligh t fr om Zurich t o China: LX188 Zurich - Shanghai (Depart: 21:30; Arrive: 16:30 +1) Frequency: every Sunday iv) You will r eceive y our t est r esults b y EMAIL, la test b y 19:30, loc al time. - Your PDF will be pass word pr otected - y ou will r eceive y our pass word during r egistration v) Apply f or the health c ode a fter r eceiving r esults. Choose the f ollowing when uploading r esults on the Health Code App: T ransitzone Airport Zurich T ests Y our C ODE will turn GREEN A UTOMATICALLY.

vi) NOTE: As this is not a r oute tha t man y people ha ve flo wn thr ough y et, it ma y be a g ood idea t o upload the abo ve notices fr om the Chinese c onsulate in Zurich and the e xplanation of the t esting facilities fr om S wiss Airlines as a part of y our Health Code applic ation. vii) NOTE: The t esting a t Zurich Airport is appar ently v ery sensitiv e. If ther e is a chance tha t y ou might ha ve had C OVID in the pas t (and thus ha ve IgG an tibodies), ther e is a possibility y ou ma y be denied boar ding fr om Zurich (and thus need t o r eturn back t o y our poin t of origin).

9 c) Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (h ttp://www.chinaembassy-fi.org/eng/lsfw/t1830099.htm) i) BASIC INF O: - HOURS: Finnair T esting (W ednesdays, 17:30 - 00:45); June yao Air T esting (lis ted belo w) - COST: ○ FINNAIR: WITH Certific ate: € 236.50 (PCR t est); € 89 (IgM t est) ; or € 200 per per son? (if y ou pay onsit e, y ou pa y with c ash Eur os) ○ JUNEYAO AIR: € 360 (c an pa y b y bank tr ansfer or b y Chinese Alipa y) - REGISTRATION: ○ Finnair: h ttps://www.terveystalo.com/en/finnair/ (need t o r egister 24 h ahead of time) ○ Juneyao Air: (need t o r egister a t leas t 1 w eek ahead of departur e) - TIME RE QUIRED: A t leas t 10 hour s f or tr ansit - LOCATION: non-Scheng en ar ea - “Testing Cen ter” Loc ation (f or HDC purposes): Airport t esting cen ter ii) Flight T O t o Helsinki doesn’t ha ve t o be Finnair or June yao Airlines, as long as y our bags c an be checked all the w ay t o China (e. g. KLM c an also arr ange f or bags t o be sen t all the w ay t o China) (1) A tr aveler fr om Cos ta Ric a fle w fr om Cos ta Ric a t o Ams terdan and then t o Helsinki. She said that y ou c an s tay in both airports f or 48 hr s in the Non-Scheng en tr ansit ar ea. This seems lik e an op tion tha t Eur opean airlines ar e mor e a ware of/ comfortable with … her friend fr om the US tried t o fly a similar r oute with AA and w as denied boar ding b/ c the y though t y ou c ouldn’t transit in tw o Eur opean airports, but didn’t ha ve an y pr oblems when the y s witched t o KLM. iii) FLIGHT fr om Helsinki t o CHINA: (1) Finnair: Helsinki t o Shanghai lea ves a t Thur sday, 4:50pm (2) Juneyao Air:

iv) If y ou fly on a Finnair fligh t, y ou need t o pur chase the t est be fore y ou lea ve (will be ask ed t o sho w proof a t check -in). Ther e ma y also be an op tion t o pur chase a t check -in. (1) Finnair: T est r esults ar e a vailable Thur sday morning a t the tr ansfer desk ar ound 11am; The QR code will turn gr een aut omatically. v) Contact In fo f or t esting ques tions: - Finnair +358-10-804042 (6:00-22:00, f or t esting inquir y only) - Juneyao Air +86-21-95520 (24h) vi) Other in fo: (1) Finnair: h ttps://www.finnair.com/ch-fr/safe-travel-during-coronavirus/coronavirus-testing (2) Juneyao Air: h ttps://www.facebook.com/pg/juneyaoair/posts/ (This PDF also has the ne west information as of 12-10: https://tinyurl.com/y5g5npqw In fo about r eservations is belo w:)

JUNEY AO AIR

Testing sit es without firs t hand e xperience so f ar… d) Copenhagen Airport (No upda tes fr om the embass y) i) BASIC INF O: - HOURS: Not s tated - but the regis tration f orm look s lik e the y have lots of slots - COST: P ackage 2775 DKK/370 EUR/455 USD (includes both t ests) - REGISTRATION: h ttps://system.easypractice.net/book/covid19 - TIME RE QUIRED: A t leas t 8+ hour s (but less than 24hr s) - LOCATION: Near boar ding g ate E109; F ALCK t esting - “Testing Cen ter” Loc ation (f or HDC purposes): Not s tated ii) The fligh t fr om Copenhag en t o Shanghai is SK997 iii) For mor e in fo, g o her e: h ttps://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/8qU9Q7Xc79TJVetPSE2Hqw

11 e) Paris-Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CH Embass y in Fr ance: h ttp://fr.chineseembassy.org/chn/zgzfg/zgsg/lsb/t1839225.htm ) i) BASIC INF O: - HOURS: Monda y (6am - Noon); W ednesday (6am - 7pm); Thur sday (5am - Noon); Sunda y (7am - Noon) - COST: T est c ost f or BO TH t ests: 250 € . - REGISTRATION: h ttps://www.parisaeroport.fr/en/passengers/services/book-a-service/tests NEED t o have made an appoin tment ahead of time; without a c onfirmed appoin tment, the company c an re fuse your boarding - TIME RE QUIRED: A t leas t 10+ hour s (but less than 24 hr s) - LOCATION: Terminal 2E, Near g ates K25/K26

- “Testing Cen ter” Loc ation (f or HDC purposes): Charles de Gaulle Airport (airport t est) ii) Hotline: +33 1 70 36 39 50

12 f) Vienna Airport (No upda te fr om Embass y) i) BASIC INF O: - HOURS: Frida y, 11:00 - 13:30 - COST: ??? Accep ts cr edit c ard only - REGISTRATION: No online r egistration; jus t w alk-in - TIME RE QUIRED: A t leas t 8+ hour s (but less than 24hr s) - LOCATION: International T ransit Ar ea (Le vel 3 - G Ga tes, Ser vice Cen ter a t Ga te G11)

- “Testing Cen ter” Loc ation (f or HDC purposes): Not s tated ii) The fligh t fr om Vienna t o Shanghai is: OS075 (Depart: 23:10, Arriv e 16:40+1); e very Frida y iii) Tickets ar e ONL Y a vailable f or passeng ers who hold 1 tick et f or the whole journe y bound f or China Mainland on Aus trian Airlines (OS 075) iv) For mor e in fo, g o t o: https://www.austrian.com/cn/en/book/flights/china-flight-schedule.html

13 2) GETTING TESTED (WITH APPROVED LOCATIONS) REMINDER: The embass y/consulates ha ve r eleased a lis t of appr oved t esting loc ations in each of their jurisdictions tha t c orrespond t o the cities in tha t ha ve DIRE CT fligh ts t o China: Los Ang eles, San Fr ancisco, Seattle (SF Consula te), Ne w Y ork, De troit (Chic ago Consula te) and Dallas (DC Embass y). You c an no w ONL Y g et t ested in those cities!

OVERVIEW of Process a. You need t o t ake a PCR (nucleic acid) t est and an IgM an tibody t est IMPORTANT DET AILS: - The IgM an tibody t est CANNOT be done b y a fing erprick. - The specimen collection da te (i.e. the da te of the t ests) needs t o be 2 da ys be fore departur e. - Make sur e tha t y our t est r esults include all of the necessar y de tails with r egards t o c ollection method, e tc. (see ne xt heading)

- MAKE SURE T O T AKE PHO TOGRAPHS!!! R ecommended: g etting y our blood sample dr awn; g etting your nasal s wab; one in fr ont of the t esting sit e holding up y our passport. - Make sur e tha t y our t esting sit e kno ws tha t the purpose of the t esting is t o g o t o China. This ma y help with g etting permission t o t ake phot os, e tc.

- PLEASE NO TE: A child under 3 y ears old does not need t o t ake the t ests or apply f or the certif y HDF/HDC if he or she is t o fly t o China on a dir ect fligh t and his or her acc ompanying par ent(s) meet(s) the r equirement of boar ding. So … a child 3 y ears and o ver NEEDS t o be t ested.

b. Once y ou ha ve t aken the t est, y ou will upload the r esults (and other paper work) on to the online Health Declaration Code port al. (See Section 3 - Ge tting Authen tication of T est R esults)

REQUIRED details on the Test Results Your t est r esults should include the f ollowing: i. Your name ii. DOB iii. Specimen Collection Da te iv. Name and the c ontact in formation of the t est ag ency v. Test R esults vi. MUST CLE ARLY S TATE tha t the An tibody T est t ested f or IgM an tibodies; and 1. Must include the COLLECTION METHOD using t erms lik e: Serum, V enous 2. Must s tate the TE STING METHOD , such as: (1) Colloidal g old; (2) Chemiluminescence; (3) Enz yme-linked immunosorben t assa y; (4) Other s, please specif y. vii. MUST CLE ARLY S TATE tha t the Nucleic Acid T est w as NAA T or R T-PCR; and 1. Must s tate the C OLLECTION METHOD , such as: (1) Phar yngeal s wab; (2) Nasophar yngeal s wab; (3). Other s, please specif y

14 APPROVED LOCATIONS The loc ations belo w ar e r eproduced with additional not es fr om the accep ted t esting lab s lis t (If it ’s not the actual documen t, then the lis t of the lab s ar e usually lis ted as a ttachments a t the v ery bot tom): PLEASE AL WAYS MAKE SURE T O CHE CK THE C ONSULATES F OR THE MOS T UPD ATED TE STING L OCATIONS - SF Consula te Notices (f or fligh ts departing fr om SF O): h ttp://www.chinaconsulatesf.org/eng/zytz/ - New Y ork Consula te Notices (f or fligh ts departing fr om JFK): http://newyork.china-consulate.org/eng/lsfwss/ - Washington D .C. Embass y Notices (f or fligh ts departing fr om Dallas): http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/visas/ - Los Ang eles (f or fligh ts departing fr om LAX): https://docs.qq.com/sheet/DSExicEdBeUFiWFpw?tab=BB08J2 - General Notices P age: h ttp://losangeles.china-consulate.org/eng/lghd/ - Chicago Consula te Notices (f or fligh ts departing fr om De troit): http://www.chinaconsulatechicago.org/eng/zytz/

Los Ang eles Consula te → F or fligh ts departing fr om LAX

MAKE SURE t o also check the LA Consula te f or the mos t upda ted lis t!!! (Upda ted 1/06) LA lis ts the “ Testing Ag ency” depending on the lab tha t analy zes y our t est r esults, which ma y or ma y not be the same place as wher e y ou initially signed up f or the t est. Please not e the “ Testing Ag ency” c arefully below.

LOCATION/CONTACT (L OS ANGELE S) COST/TIME

NAME: Neoanaly tics Labor atory Testing Ag ency: Neoanaly tics Labor atory

Address: 25 S Ra ymond A venue Suit e 204, Alhambr a, COST: CA 91801 $215 f or r esults in 24 hour s Phone #: (626) 703-4445 $350 f or r esults in 5 hour s Email: [email protected]

Hours: Mon-Fri: 7:30am-5:30pm Sat-Sun: 7:30am-12:00pm Holiday: 7:30am-12:00pm

NAME: No va/ Genen tox Diagnos tics Lab s Testing Ag ency: No va/Genentox Diagnos tics Lab s ( https://novadiagnosticslabs.com/order-form/?th= 005 ) COST: Mon - Fri: $240; Address: 5252 Or ange A ve., St e 101, Cypr ess, CA Weekend/Holidays: $350 90630 Phone #: (833)668-2522; (714)224-9555; NOTES: (916)296-7843 $80 c ab ride fr om the airport (not Email: [email protected] Wechat: 627471728

Hours: Mon - Sun: 8am - 4pm; Holida ys: 8am - 12pm

15 NAME: Airport Diagnos tic Ins titute Testing Ag ency: Medic al Diagnos tic Labor atories (www.airportdxi.com ) COST: Address: 5757 W Cen tury Blv d, Suit e 722, Los $265 f or r esults the ne xt da y be tween 10am - 2pm Angeles, CA 90045 $400 t o e xpedite; r esults b y 7pm the same da y Phone #: (424)419-0017 Email: [email protected] NOTES: Walk-ins only Hours: Mon - Sun: 7:00am - 7:00pm

NAME: Sun Clinic al Labor atories Testing Ag ency: Sun Clinic al Labor atories

Address: 9349 T elstar A ve, El Mon te, CA 91731 Both loc ations are t ested b y the same lab. Phone #: (626) 234-2355 Email: [email protected] COST: $225 (dir ectly a t Sun Clinic al Labor atory) COST: $300 (if y ou book fr om Dr . Bao) Hours: Mon - Sa t: 8am - 5pm (closed on holida ys)

NAME: William Bao MD Inc. (h ttp://www.drwilliamwbao.com/index.htm)

Address: 17595 Almahur st St., #202, City of Indus try, CA 91748

Phone #: (626) 581-4990 Email: [email protected] Hours: Mon - Sa t: 9:00am - 1:00 pm

NAME: E qualtox Labor atory Testing Ag ency: E qualtox Labor atory ( www.allwematter.com ) COST: $265 Address: 9600 South Sepulv eda Blv d, Los Ang eles CA, 90045 Phone #: (949)232-9202 Email: [email protected] Wechat: kkpp_2020 Hours: Mon - Fri: 9am - 4pm; Sa t: 9:00am - 12:00pm

NAME: Ne xtGen Labor atories Testing Ag ency: Ne xtGen Labor atories ( www.goldsafeincusa.com ) COST: 12 Hour s: 295 Address: 4229 Bir ch Str eet, Suit e 180, Ne wport Beach, CA 92660 NOTE: Apparently the results from this lab are Phone #: (949)617-4604; (949) 428-2990 analyzed b y the NY c onsulate? (Ac cording t o the not e Email: [email protected] , at the bot tom of the LA spreadshee t.) I don’t kno w if [email protected] that af fects an ything, but → It seems tha t the Ne w Wechat: K athy8704 York Consula te is only issuing health c odes f or

16 DIRECT FLIGHT S. I don’t kno w if this will a ffect their Hours: Mon - Fri: 8am - 4pm; Sa t: 9:30am - 12:00pm approval of fligh ts departing fr om LAX, but please (Closed on Holida ys) be f orewarned.

NAME: P acGenomics - CCIC Testing Ag ency: P acGeonomics Clinic al Gene tics Lab (h ttps://pacgenomics.com/covid-19-testing/ ) COST: $300 (no rush) Address: 28222 Ag oura R oad TIME: Suite 200/201 If y our sample w as c ollected be tween 9 am – 11 am: Agoura Hills, CA 91301 ● Routine r esults ar e sen t t o y ou the f ollowing da y at 12 pm. Phone #: ● Rush r esults ar e sen t t o y ou a t 7:30 pm the da y Office: 818-597-1938; (818)879-3612 your sample w as c ollected. Mandarin Line (E va Dai): (310) 975-9079 If y our sample w as c ollected be tween 2 pm – 4 pm: ● Routine r esults ar e sen t t o y ou the f ollowing da y Email: in [email protected] at 7:30 pm. ● Rush r esults ar e sen t t o y ou a t 12 pm the da y Hours: Mon - Sun: 9am - 11am; 2pm - 4pm after y our sample w as c ollected. Holidays: 9 - 12pm NOTE: Apparently the results from this lab are analyzed b y the NY c onsulate? (Ac cording t o the not e at the bot tom of the LA spreadshee t.) I don’t kno w if that af fects an ything, but → It seems tha t the Ne w York Consula te is only issuing health c odes f or DIRECT FLIGHT S. I don’t kno w if this will a ffect their approval of fligh ts departing fr om LAX, but please be f orewarned.

San Fr ancisco Consula te → F or fligh ts departing fr om SF O and SE A MAKE SURE t o also check the SF Consula te f or the mos t upda ted lis t!!! (this is as of 12/22)

LOCATION/CONTACT (S AN FRANCISC O B AY ARE A) COST/TIME

NAME: Apos tle Diagnos tics COST: $389 (f or both t ests) ( https://apostledx.com ) TIME: Less than 24 hr s. Address: 160 E T asman Dr , S TE 116 San Jose, CA (If the appoin tment is in the AM, c an usually g et 95134 results b y 8PM.) Phone #: 888-992-7678 Email: [email protected] NOTES: - They send y ou a k ey about an hour be fore the Hours: 9am - 2pm (f or same da y r eports) results c ome out. This k ey c an be used on their (were also open on Xmas da y) website t o g et the r esults. - If y ou don’t g et the email w/the k ey, C ONTACT MAKE APP T AHE AD OF TIME!!! THEM!

NAME: T argetDx Labor atory COST: ( www.targetdxlab.com ) TIME: Address: 6541-B Via Del Or o, San Jose, CA 95119 Phone #: 219-510-0120 Email: [email protected]

MAKE APP T AHE AD OF TIME!!!

NAME: My Doct or Medic al Gr oup COST: T OTAL: $550 ( https://mydoctorsf.com/ ) Extra $75 f or results b y 9am the ne xt day ( https://mydoctorsf.com/covid-19-testing-for-travel-t o-china/ ) TIME: R esults of both t ests ar e deliv ered via an online port al b y 17:00PM the ne xt da y. Address: Rm 840, 450 Sut ter St, San Fr ancisco, CA 94108 Phone #: 415-963-4431 NOTES: The r eceptionist migh t t ell y ou tha t phot os Email: [email protected] aren’t allo wed, but the nur se will le t y ou t ake a photo of each t est if y ou insis t. (But also appar ently MAKE APP T AHE AD OF TIME!!! the SF c onsulate no long er r equires it.)

NAME: Chinese Hospit al COST: $550 f or both ( https://www.chinesehospital-sf.org/zh-hant/covid1 9-testing-services) TIME: 24 hr turnar ound f or PCR and IgM t esting

Address: 845 Jack son St, San Fr ancisco, CA 94133 NOTES: Appointments in the morning only

18 Phone #: 628-228-2828; 415-677-2370; - Begin t esting a t 11:30am (don’t f orget t o bring y our 415-677-2376 passport!!) Email: [email protected]

MAKE APP T AHE AD OF TIME!!!

(The HDC c odes f or fligh ts departing from SE A are being proc essed b y the DC embass y… but the lis t seems t o still be updat ed b y the SF c onsulate.) PLEASE BE F OREWARNED THA T man y Health Code applic ations seem t o be g etting DENIED fr om Sea ttle. The theory is tha t bec ause the DC embass y is doing the appr ovals, the y ar e being mor e s trict with their classification of “ur gent” or “necessar y” tr avel. - Note (1/31/2020): Due t o so man y fligh ts being c ancelled b/ c not enough people g ot appr oved f or Green Codes, Delt a Airlines has r erouted all fligh ts out of Sea ttle t o fly out of De troit fr om F ebruary 1st t o the end of Mar ch. Please check y our itiner ary c arefully!!

LOCATION/CONTACT (SE ATTLE) COST/TIME

NAME: Sea ttle US BIO TEK LABORA TORIES COST: $500? ( www.usbiotek.com ) NOTES: Specimen c ollection f or t esting c an be scheduled with Address: 16020 Linden A ve N, Shor eline, W A ARCpoint Lab s and An yLabTestNow. US BIO TEK will perf orm 98133 the t esting and issue the r eport. Me thod of specimen Phone #: 206-365-1256 collection and t esting shall mee t the r elevant r equirements. Email: [email protected] Online booking AnyLabTestNow: w ww.anylabtestnow.com

Online booking ARCpoint: w ww.arcpointlabs.com

NAME: AR Cpoint Lab s of Sea ttle W est ARCpoint Lab s (Sea ttle & R enton) will c ollect the specimen, (w ww.arcpointlabs.com ) perform the t esting and issue the r eport. Me thods of specimen c ollection and t esting shall mee t the r elevant Address: 4636 E Mar ginal W ay S, Suit e requirements. B250, Sea ttle W A 98134 Phone #: 206-455-8970 Email: [email protected]

NAME: AR Cpoint Lab s of R enton (w ww.arcpointlabs.com )

Address: 4300 T albot R oad S, Bldg 200, Renton W A 98055 Phone #: 425-264-5251 Email: [email protected]

19 New Y ork Consula te → F or fligh ts departing fr om JFK MAKE SURE t o also check the NY Consula te f or the mos t upda ted lis t!!! (Upda ted on 12/19)

NEW UPD ATE: It seems tha t the Ne w Y ork Consula te is only issuing health c odes f or DIRE CT FLIGHT S. PLEASE BE F OREWARNED.

LOCATION/CONTACT COST/TIME

NAME: Ne wPath Diagnos tic Labor atory COST: $250 ( http://newpathdx.com/ ) (Health insur ance is NO T accep ted)

Address: P arsons Blv d, Flushing , NY . TIME: TESTING L OCATION: Reports ar e r eady within 24 hour s a fter specimens Happy City Adult Da y Car e Cen ter are r eceived in the lab. 42-34 Saull Str eet Flushing, NY 11355

Phone #: 718-321-1108

Hours: W ALK-IN only , no appoin tments needed Monday – Sa turday, 10 am – 5:00 pm. Closed on Sunda y and Holida ys.

Email: ne [email protected]

NAME: Lenc o Diagnos tic Labor atories COST: ( https://www.lencolab.com/) TIME: 48 - 72 hour s Address: Phone #: 718-232-1515

Hours: Closed on Sunda ys

NEEDS PHY SICIAN REFERRAL

NAME: Empir e City Labor atories COST: ( https://www.empirecitylabs.com/) TIME: 48 hour s Address: Phone #: 718-788-3840

Hours:

NEEDS PHY SICIAN REFERRAL

20 Chicago Consula te → F or fligh ts departing fr om D TW (De troit) MAKE SURE t o also check the Chic ago Consula te f or the mos t upda ted lis t!!! (Upda ted on 12/20)

LOCATION/CONTACT (MICHIGAN/ILLINOIS) COST/TIME

NAME: Gr eat Lak es Medic al Labor atory, Inc COST: ( https://glmlinc.com/ ) TIME: Address: 28275 Fiv e Mile Rd, Liv onia, MI 48154 Phone #: (248) 254-3950

Registration Link (Need app t) https://lab.bigbenmedical.com/travelers-to-china/

Hours: Mon - Sun: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

NAME: GoP ath Labor atories LL C COST: ( ) TIME: Address: 1351 Bar clay Blv d, Buf falo Gr ove, IL 60089 Phone #: (855) 467-2849 ; (224) 588-9940 (of fice) OWNER: Mathew Bless - (312) 607-2285

Hours: Mon - Sun: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

NAME: Radiance Diagnos tics COST: ( ) TIME: Address: 1260 Ir oquois A ve S TE # 302, Naper ville, IL 60563 Phone #: (630) 995-3722

Hours: Mon - Fri: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Sat: 8:30 am - 12:00 pm

21 DC Embass y → F or fligh ts departing fr om DFW (Dallas) MAKE SURE t o also check the DC Embass y pag e f or the mos t upda ted lis t!!! (Upda ted on 1/7)

PLEASE BE F OREWARNED THA T man y Health Code applic ations seem t o be g etting DENIED fr om Dallas. The theory is tha t bec ause the DC embass y is doing the appr ovals, the y ar e being mor e s trict with their classification of “ur gent” or “necessar y” tr avel. LOCATION/CONTACT COST/TIME

NAME: A yass Bioscience COST: $350? ( https://ayassbioscience.com/ ) TIME: Seems lik e the r esult will be r eleased in a f ew Address: 8501 W ade Blv d. Bldg. 9, Frisc o, TX 75034 hours (since it sa ys y ou ha ve t o w ait un til y ou g et a Phone #: (469) 415-1600; 972-668-6005 text messag e with the r esults) Email: a [email protected] SAMPLE C OLLECTING INS TITUTION: Hours: 9am - 6pm Ayass Bioscience c ooperates with Heal 360 Clinic Frisco f or sample c ollecting. NOTE: F or the t esting, a c ar is mandat ory. Not sure what this means (from the embass y): Passengers c an also c onsult A yass Bioscienc e if there are other sample c ollecting ins titutions. Please mak e sure that the sample c ollecting ins titution is loc ated at the departure poin t of the fligh t.

22 Commonly Asked Questions 1) How long will it t ake f or m y IgM r esults t o be neg ative if I’ ve had C OVID in the pas t? An ywhere be tween 21 - 42 da ys (on a verage). Some people ha ve t ested neg ative on the short er end of tha t r ange, other s ha ve c ontinued t o t est positiv e, e ven though the y w ere on the long er end of tha t range.

Suggesting a short er range (21 days) [h ttp://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/145161586536712080/pdf/Purpose-and-Options-for-Testing-for-SARS-Cov2- the-COVID-19-Virus-Considerations-for-World-Bank-Task-Teams-Managing-COVID-19-Fast-Track-Facility-Operations.pdf]

Suggesting a longer range (42 days) [S ource: h ttps://immunology.sciencemag.org/content/5/52/eabe0367, p.9 slight reformatting]

^^ The bottom chart (B) is for IgM and suggests that IgM will not be detectable after an average of 42 days.

23 3) GETTING AUTHENTICATION OF TESTING RESULTS

OVERVIEW of Process 1) Sign up f or an acc ount on the w ebsite h ttps://hrhk.cs.mfa.gov.cn/H5/ (c an do ahead of time) 2) Upload/Fill in r equested in formation 3) Wait f or the QR c ode t o turn gr een

Check out this PDF also f or a more de tailed e xplanation (h ttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1F11KREynok5zB7Wp-WAouDoOQn66-jRA/view?usp=sharing )

1) Sign up f or an acc ount on the w ebsite h ttps://hrhk.cs.mfa.gov.cn/H5/ (c an do ahead of time) a. You will ha ve t o cr eate an acc ount with an email addr ess b. Once y ou ha ve an acc ount, log in and click on “ Apply f or Health Declar ation F orm” Y ou c an apply f or several people under the same acc ount. c. If y ou ar e ha ving tr ouble, tr y the f ollowing tr oubleshooting t echniques: i. Make sur e tha t y our email is all lo wer-caps ii. DON’T add a s ymbol in y our pass word (e ven though it ask s y ou f or one) T ry “HealthCode2020” as y our pass word iii. Use Sa fari, not Chr ome as y our br owser

2) Upload/Fill in r equested in formation Your name Photo of y our passport phot o pag e Photos of Chinese visa or r esidence permit Mobile Phone Number Flight In formation: When the y ask you f or “your fligh t number t o China” and “the departure dat e of your fligh t t o China” This is the fligh t number/dat e of the FLIGHT LE G from the UNITED S TATES T O CHINA. Do not en ter your domes tic legs. (If y ou ar e flying via Eur ope, en ter both legs w/the da te) Test r esults (both nucleic acid & an tibody) [siz e of one pictur e c annot e xceed 10M] - Files need t o be JPG files not PDF ! - Note: Once y ou pick a loc ation f or y our nucleic acid, y our choices f or the serum t est will be limit ed to the s tates c overed b y the S AME c onsular ag ency. - Note: Y ou ar e choosing the loc ation WHERE Y OU TE STED (this is not necessarily the same as wher e you g ot y our visa)

24 For no w, the place wher e y ou upload the T est R esults is wher e y ou ALSO upload the f ollowing (in general or der of import ance): 1) [REQUIRED: R T-PCR TE ST RE SULTS] 2) [REQUIRED: IgM TE ST RE SULTS] 3) REQUIRED: Y our fligh t itiner ary 4) STRONGLY RE COMMENDED: Le tter of Ur gency - A le tter fr om y our w ork tha t indic ates tha t y ou ar e “ur gently” needed back in China and tha t you ar e an “ essential” w orker. (T ry t o use those w ords!!) This is bec ause people r eturning f or “non-necessary” and “non-ur gent” r easons ma y ha ve their HDC c ode denied. - This is dif ferent fr om the PU le tter or the in vitation le tter y our emplo yer migh t ha ve writ ten t o help y ou g et y our visa. - If y ou ha ve a child, it ma y help t o ha ve a le tter fr om their school indic ating tha t it is necessary/urgent f or them t o c ome back t o school. - Please see the APPENDIX a t the end f or sug gested de tails t o add in a Le tter of Ur gency. 5) Test appoin tment and/ or T est in voice

May no longer be nec essary (at leas t in SF or LA): 6) Photo of y ou g etting blood t aken f or the IgM t est (op tional: holding passport) 7) Photo of y ou g etting nasal s wabbed f or the R T-PCR t est (op tional: holding passport) 8) Photo of y ou a t the clinic door (op tional: holding passport)

25 3) W ait f or the QR c ode t o turn gr een

- After y ou pr ess submit, y ou will r eceive a QR code. The QR Code will be Or ange.

- They will NO T c ontact y ou when y ou ha ve been appr oved, so y ou need t o k eep checking on y our o wn t o see if it turns Gr een (Approved!) or R ed (Denied).

- Once y our QR Code is appr oved, it will e xpire a t the end of the da y (11:59pm), 2 da ys a fter the testing da te.

- The QR C ODE is v alid f or 2 da ys (48 hour s) after the D AY tha t y ou g et tested (NO T when you submit y our applic ation or when y ou g et approved f or the health c ode). - So y ou should apply f or y our health c ode ASAP a fter g etting y our t est r esults. Do not wait.

Commonly Asked Questions 1) Can one f amily sign up under one acc ount? Y es, e verybody’s r esults c an be uploaded under one acc ount. When y ou g o back t o the Homepag e, there is a place t o add additional people.

2) How long does it t ake f or things t o be authen ticated? An ywhere fr om 10 minut es t o a c ouple of hour s. If it is t aking o ver 3 or 4 hour s, it is lik ely tha t ther e was a pr oblem with y our applic ation.

3) Do I need a Chinese cell phone number? → Y ou c an use y our US cell phone number f or the Health Code.

4) If ther e w as a pr oblem with the applic ation, c an I r esubmit m y ma terials? Y es. P eople ha ve r esubmitted 4-5 times in a r ow (and r ejected 4 times in a r ow) and then been approved in the end. Assuming tha t the err or w as a cleric al one (as opposed t o a pr oblem with the sampling me thods), the y will not hold y our mis take ag ainst y ou.

26 4) LAST STEPS BEFORE THE PLANE

Documents to bring to the airport 1) PRINT c opies of y our t est r esults (s trongly r ecommended) 2) PRINT the QR c ode (in c olor) (r ecommended)

OTHER: Especially if y ou ar e tr aveling as a f amily or do not speak Chinese, it ma y help t o ha ve the f ollowing information c onsolidated f or all member s of y our f amily: NAME #1: Date of Birth: Passport #: Expiration Da te (P assport): Visa #: Flight #: Seat #: Address in y our final des tination (in Chinese pr eferably): Local Con tact Name & Phone Number:

At the airport… You will be ask ed t o fill out the Pocket Cus toms F orm. Y ou c annot fill this out un til y ou kno w y our sea t number , so it ’s not an ything y ou c an do ahead of time. (NOTE: Some airports appar ently will ask y ou t o fill this in be fore check -in and t o put in a r andom sea t number… but don’t do it t oo soon, bec ause it will e xpire a fter 24 hour s.)

(h ttp://health.customsapp.com/ )

If y ou c an’t sc an this QR c ode, jus t ask somebody in the cha t t o shar e it with y ou.

You c an add MUL TIPLE f amily member s t o ONE acc ount.

27 Commonly Asked Questions 1) If m y fligh t is dela yed, is m y Health Code s till v alid? If y our HDF /HDC is v alid thr ough the scheduled fligh t time, the airline will allo w y ou t o boar d.

2) Do I need a Chinese cellphone number? → Y ou do not need a Chinese Phone number t o GET t o China. Y ou c an use y our US cellphone number for the Cus toms f orm (and f or the Health Code) Ho wever, once y ou ar e ther e (e ven in quar antine), it c an be help ful t o ha ve a Chinese cellphone number. Y ou c an c ontact Nihao Mobile (sear ch f or them in the of ficial w echat acc ounts) and the y c an help y ou g et a ne w Chinese phone number e ven in quar antine.

APPENDIX: OTHER sources of support CONTACT EMAILS f or the embassies - specific ally f or Health Codes: i. Embassy in the Unit ed St ates: [email protected] om (temporarily t aken o ver the w ork of the Consula te-General in Hous ton) (Other emails - not necessarily f or the health c ode: [email protected] [email protected] ) ii. Consulate Gener al in Ne w Y ork: cnn [email protected] iii. Consulate Gener al in San Fr ancisco: [email protected] iv. Consulate Gener al in Los Ang eles: +1(213)807-8052 or writ e t o [email protected] om v. Consulate Gener al in Chic ago: 12308chic [email protected] (Other emails - not necessarily f or the health c ode: [email protected] )

IF Y OU HA VE PR OBLEMS WITH THE HE ALTH C ODE APPLICA TION (or t esting) tha t the cha t member s ar e not able t o help with, Jean ( a Chinese tr avel ag ent) has helped man y man y people:

WeChat ID: Jean854741074

Visa Help in Chic ago: China Visa Solutions T eam (Sha wn) Tel: 312-752-0991 [email protected]

28 China c onsular support w echat pag e. Ther e is a link to a helpline tha t y ou c an c all.

New Y ork Consula te (212) 244-9392 → Ur gent e xtension 1000

29 APPENDIX: LETTERS OF URGENCY (Suggested Details/Samples) Please not e tha t the f ollowing is pr ovided as guidance f or the type of languag e or de tails tha t migh t be used in a le tter of ur gency. Please mak e sur e tha t the le tter y ou pr ovide t o the embass y accur ately r eflects y our experience and situa tion. (i.e. Don’t le t y our HR add f ake de tails jus t bec ause it ’s sug gested on this lis t.)

Letter f or an educ ator: W ritten on school le tterhead Suggested de tails t o include in a “Le tter of Ur gency” - some of these de tails may not be applic able t o your particular situation. Ho wever, if you are working in an es tablished ins titution whose work bene fits Chinese students (pre ferably high school or c ollege/university), it is probably more lik ely that you will ge t a green c ode.

1) Details about y our emplo yer/educational ins titution: a) Name of Chinese ins titution b) Year the ins titution w as f ounded c) Type of ins titution (partner ship with who; tr aining/trade, e tc.) d) MOE license number e) Purpose of school f) Methods of r ecruitment g) Teaching me thods and r esults h) Number of s tudent enr ollment in the ins titution

2) Details about Y OU and y our c ontributions t o the educ ational ins titution: a) Name of t eacher, Na tionality and P assport number b) Length of emplo yment c) Teacher’s documen tation, (visa #, RP #, w ork permit #) d) “Objective” c ontributions t o the ins titution/China: i) e.g. # of c ourses t aught, # of sections t aught, ho w man y s tudents per c ourse, t otal number of students the t eacher is r esponsible f or, e tc. ii) Any a wards or special r ecognition y ou ma y ha ve earned during y our time ther e; especially if tha t honor w as gr anted b y a Chinese c ommittee iii) If y ou ar e the sole educ ator f or a particular subject or a particular gr oup of s tudents, tha t ma y be helpful t o men tion. iv) Again, it is help ful t o not e if y ou ar e t eaching upper high school or c ollege s tudents. e) “Subjective” c ontributions t o the ins titution: i) Comments tha t describe ho w close y ou ar e with the s tudents, par ents, e tc. ii) Comments tha t describe ho w import ant y ou ar e t o the or ganization, e tc.

3) Details about wh y y ou le ft and wh y y ou need t o be back IN PER SON, NO W (MOS T IMPOR TANT) a) Reason f or lea ving China (if a t all possible, fr ame it in a w ay tha t sug gests tha t it w as in voluntary or unplanned; the y ar e not looking kindly on people who le ft e ven though the y “ didn’t ha ve t o”) b) Anticipated (hoped f or) da te of r eturn

30 c) Explicit r easons wh y it is UR GENT tha t y ou r eturn IN PER SON. (Since man y educ ational classes ar e happening online, y ou ma y need t o mak e a c ase f or wh y y ou need t o be in China in person .) One idea is t o pr ovide a timeline (with da tes) of the mee tings/actions y ou need t o be pr esent f or tha t ar e “necessary” t o the w ell-functioning of the ins titution/directly a ffect the learning of the s tudents, e tc. d) DEFINITELY use w ords lik e “ur gent” and “necessar y” and “ essential” in y our descrip tion!

Letter f or a c orporate emplo yee: W ritten on c ompany le tterhead Suggested de tails t o include in a “Le tter of Ur gency” - some of these de tails may not be applic able t o your particular situation. Ho wever, the larger the ec onomic impact that your c ompany has t o China’ s ec onomy, the more lik ely it is that you will be gran ted a green health c ode. (Many of these de tails ar e similar t o ones f or educ ators abo ve.)

1) Details about y our emplo yer: a) Name of emplo yer b) The indus try tha t y our c ompany oper ates in e) Any signific ant partner ships, tr ade r elationships, e tc. f) Who the cus tomers ar e g) Where the y ar e based/ operate h) The ec onomic bene fits/impact t o China’ s ec onomy

2) Details about Y OU and y our c ontributions t o the c ompany: i) Your name, Na tionality and P assport number j) Length of emplo yment; y our departmen t k) Your documen tation, (visa #, RP #, w ork permit #) l) “Objective” c ontributions t o the c ompany/China: i) What t asks/roles ar e y ou r esponsible f or? ii) Any a wards or special r ecognition y ou ma y ha ve earned during y our time ther e; especially if tha t honor w as gr anted b y a Chinese c ommittee iii) If y ou ar e the sole per son r esponsible f or a k ey elemen t of a pr oject, tha t ma y be help ful t o mention. m) “Subjective” c ontributions t o the c ompany: i) Comments tha t describe ho w close y ou ar e with the cus tomers ii) Comments tha t describe ho w import ant y ou ar e t o the or ganization, e tc.

31 c) Explicit r easons wh y it is UR GENT tha t y ou r eturn IN PER SON. One idea is t o pr ovide a timeline (with dates) of the mee tings/actions y ou need t o be pr esent f or tha t ar e “necessar y” t o the running of the organization or f or upc oming e vents tha t ar e crucial t o China. d) DEFINITELY use w ords lik e “ur gent” and “necessar y” and “ essential” in y our descrip tion!

Finally, the le tter included belo w is the sk eleton of a le tter tha t w as successfully accep ted b y the embass y. Again - please DO NO T C OPY the le tter v erbatim. → Man y of y ou ma y w ant t o f orward this e xample t o y our HR t o giv e them an e xample of wha t a le tter of urgency migh t look lik e… If e very HR departmen t submits a le tter tha t look s e xactly lik e this, then it will obviously lose its e fficacy with the embass y. It is also Y OUR r esponsibility t o mak e sur e tha t the final product will be some thing tha t will help y ou g et back t o China.

Dear Embass y: "COMPANY". has hir ed "NAME" ("P ASSPORT NUMBER, GENDER, NA TIONALITY, A GE, D ATE OF BIR TH") as the c ompany's "JOB TITLE". "NAME" has w orked in our c ompany f or # y ears and has hos ted a number of activities f or the c ompany which has pla yed a vit al r ole in the c ompany's de velopment and gr owth. "NAME" is an indispensable and necessar y member of "C OMPANY & DEP ARTMENT". "NAME" has rich e xperience and long-term g ood c ooperation r elationship with cus tomers. W e need and r equest him t o be the main per son in charge of the e vents. Our "C OMPANY" is no w a t a critic al s tage of pr eparation f or "LIS T OF EVENT S" W e urgently need "NAME" t o r eturn t o China t o s tart w ork immedia tely. Please be sur e t o appr ove its en try.

Sincerely salut e,

"COMPANY NAME" "DATE" **Stamped b y c ompany s tamp**