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COVID -19 TRAVEL AND IMMIGRATION UPDATES 22 FEBRUARY 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 13 Algeria 13 Angola 14 Antigua and Barbuda 15 Argentina 15 Armenia 18 Aruba 18 Australia 19 Austria 23 Azerbaijan 24 The Bahamas 25 Bahrain 26 Bangladesh 26 Barbados 27 Belarus 27 Belgium 28 Belize 31 Benin 31 Bermuda 32 Bolivia 32 Bosnia & Herzegovina 33 2 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 22 February 2021 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Botswana 33 Brazil DOCUMENT SUBTITLE34 Brunei 35 Bulgaria 37 Burkina Faso 38 Burundi 38 Cambodia 38 Cameroon 39 Canada 39 Cape Verde 45 Central African Republic 46 Chad 46 Chile 46 China 48 Colombia 53 Congo-BraZzaville 54 Costa Rica 54 Côte d’Ivoire 56 Croatia 56 Cuba 58 Cyprus 59 Czech Republic 60 Democratic Republic of Congo 65 Denmark 65 Djibouti 68 Dominica 68 Dominican Republic 69 3 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 22 February 2021 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Ecuador 70 Egypt DOCUMENT SUBTITLE70 El Salvador 71 Equatorial Guinea 71 Estonia 71 Ethiopia 73 Fiji 74 Finland 74 France 79 Gabon 81 Gambia 81 Georgia 81 Germany 82 Ghana 87 Greece 88 Guatemala 89 Guinea 90 Guyana 91 Honduras 91 Hong Kong 91 Hungary 94 Iceland 96 India 98 Indonesia 102 Iraq 105 Ireland 106 Israel 111 4 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 22 February 2021 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Italy 112 Jamaica DOCUMENT SUBTITLE116 Japan 117 Jordan 122 Kazakhstan 123 Kenya 124 Kuwait 125 Kyrgyzstan 127 Laos 127 Latvia 128 Lebanon 129 Liberia 129 Lithuania 130 Luxembourg 132 Macau 134 Madagascar 135 Malawi 136 Malaysia 136 Maldives 141 Mali 141 Malta 141 Mauritania 143 Mauritius 144 Mexico 144 Moldova 145 Mongolia 146 Montenegro 146 5 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 22 February 2021 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Morocco 147 Mozambique DOCUMENT SUBTITLE148 Myanmar 148 Namibia 149 Nepal 150 Netherlands 151 New Zealand 156 Niger 161 Nigeria 161 North Macedonia 162 Norway 162 Oman 168 Pakistan 169 Panama 170 Papua New Guinea 172 Paraguay 173 Peru 174 Philippines 175 Poland 181 Portugal 184 Qatar 185 Romania 187 Russia 188 Rwanda 194 Saint Lucia 194 Saudi Arabia 194 Senegal 196 6 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 22 February 2021 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Serbia 196 Seychelles DOCUMENT SUBTITLE196 Sierra Leone 197 Singapore 198 Slovakia 214 Slovenia 216 Solomon Islands 219 Somalia 219 South Africa 219 South Korea 222 Spain 226 Sri Lanka 229 Sudan 230 Suriname 231 Sweden 231 Switzerland 233 Taiwan 236 Tajikistan 239 Tanzania 239 Thailand 239 Togo 242 Trinidad and Tobago 242 Tunisia 243 Turkey 244 Turks and Caicos 245 Uganda 245 Ukraine 245 7 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 22 February 2021 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company United Arab Emirates 246 United Kingdom DOCUMENT SUBTITLE249 United States 255 Uruguay 260 Uzbekistan 261 Venezuela 261 Vietnam 261 Zambia 263 Zimbabwe 264 How can we help? 265 8 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 22 February 2021 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Introduction DOCUMENT SUBTITLE COVID-19: TRAVEL AND IMMIGRATION DISRUPTION [UPDATED 22 FEBRUARY 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 | 22 February 2021 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company CHANGE LOG DOCUMENT SUBTITLE • 22 February 2021: Canada, China, Germany, France, 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. • 12 February 2021: Estonia, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan. • 11 February 2021: Austria, Czech Republic, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Spain. • 10 February 2021: Canada, Singapore. • 9 February 2021: France, Indonesia, Japan. • 8 February 2021: Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Israel, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Philippines, Slovenia, United Kingdom. • 5 February 2021: France, Germany, Russia, United Kingdom • 4 February 2021: Chile, Kuwait, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Sweden. • 3 February 2021: Barbados, Ghana, Japan, Singapore. • 2 February 2021: Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Japan, Nepal, Panama, Russia, Uruguay, Vietnam. • 1 February 2021: Argentina, Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kuwait, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea. • 29 January 2021: Germany, Estonia, Japan, Latvia, Moldova, Slovenia, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States. • 28 January 2021: China, European Union, Hong Kong, Japan, Norway, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Turkey. • 27 January 2021: Angola, Finland, Germany, Japan, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mauritius, Philippines, United States. • 26 January 2021: Aruba, Indonesia, Poland, United States. • 25 January 2021: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Slovenia, Sweden. • 22 January 2021: Finland, Greece, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, United Kingdom. • 21 January 2021: Hong Kong, India, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Netherlands, Oman, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates. • 20 January 2021: Australia, Iceland, Israel, Mexico, Qatar. • 19 January 2021: Albania, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Nepal, Russia, Sri Lanka, United States. • 18 January 2021: Belgium, Cyprus, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, Slovenia, United Kingdom. 10 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 22 February 2021 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company EUROPEAN UNION DOCUMENT SUBTITLE • The European Union countries have agreed on a coordinated approach to travel measures and developed common criteria for measuring risk. o Based on data provided weekly by member states, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) will publish a weekly map of EU member states, broken down by regions, marked in the following colours: ▪ Green: if the 14-day notification rate is lower than 25 and the test positivity rate below 4% ▪ Orange: if the 14-day notification rate is lower than 50 but the test positivity rate is 4% or higher or, if the 14-day notification rate is between 25 and150 and the test positivity rate is below 4% ▪ Red: if the 14-day notification rate is 50 or higher and the test positivity rate is 4% or higher or if the 14-day notification rate is higher than 150 ▪ Grey: if there is insufficient information or if the testing rate is lower than 300. o Travellers from other EU countries should not be refused entry but could be asked to submit passenger locator forms. o Green areas: ▪ no restriction of free movement of persons can be applied. o Orange and red areas: ▪ restrictions to free movement of persons could be applied; ▪ possible requirements for travellers: quarantine/self-isolation, COVID19 testing after arrival or prior to arrival; ▪ measures should take into account the epidemiological situation in their own territory; ▪ inform other affected EU countries 48 hours before applying measures. o There should be exceptions from any quarantine requirement for travellers with essential function or need while performing that function. o Member states should inform the public at least 24 hours in advance of introducing any new measures. • On 30 June, the European
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