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COVID -19 TRAVEL AND IMMIGRATION UPDATES 2 OCTOBER 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 11 Albania 12 Algeria 13 Angola 13 Antigua and Barbuda 13 Argentina 14 Armenia 15 Aruba 15 Australia 16 Austria 18 Azerbaijan 20 Bahamas 20 Bahrain 21 Bangladesh 21 Barbados 22 Belgium 23 Belize 25 Bermuda 26 Bolivia 27 Bosnia & Herzegovina 27 Botswana 27 Brazil 28 2 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 2 October 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Brunei 29 Bulgaria DOCUMENT SUBTITLE31 Burkina Faso 32 Burundi 32 Cambodia 32 Cameroon 33 Canada 33 Cape Verde 36 Central African Republic 37 Chad 37 Chile 37 China 38 Colombia 43 Congo-Brazaville 44 Costa Rica 44 Côte d’Ivoire 46 Croatia 46 Cuba 47 Curacao 47 Cyprus 48 Czech Republic 49 Democratic Republic of Congo 51 Denmark 51 Djibouti 54 Dominica 54 Dominican Republic 55 Ecuador 55 3 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 2 October 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Egypt 55 El Salvador DOCUMENT SUBTITLE56 Equatorial Guinea 56 Estonia 56 Ethiopia 58 Fiji 59 Finland 59 France 61 Gabon 64 Gambia 64 Georgia 65 Germany 65 Ghana 68 Greece 69 Guatemala 71 Guyana 72 Honduras 72 Hong Kong 72 Hungary 74 Iceland 76 India 77 Indonesia 79 Iraq 82 Ireland 83 Israel 86 Italy 88 Jamaica 90 4 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 2 October 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Japan 91 Jordan DOCUMENT SUBTITLE94 Kazakhstan 95 Kenya 96 Kyrgyzstan 97 Kuwait 97 Laos 99 Latvia 99 Lebanon 100 Liberia 100 Lithuania 100 Luxembourg 101 Macau 102 Madagascar 103 Malawi 103 Malaysia 103 Maldives 108 Mali 108 Malta 108 Mauritania 110 Mauritius 110 Mexico 110 Moldova 111 Mongolia 111 Montenegro 111 Morocco 112 Mozambique 113 5 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 2 October 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Myanmar 114 Namibia DOCUMENT SUBTITLE115 Nepal 115 Netherlands 115 New Zealand 120 Niger 124 Nigeria 124 North Macedonia 125 Norway 126 Oman 128 Pakistan 128 Panama 129 Papua New Guinea 130 Paraguay 130 Peru 131 Philippines 131 Poland 135 Portugal 138 Qatar 139 Romania 140 Russia 141 Rwanda 145 Saint Lucia 145 Saudi Arabia 146 Senegal 147 Serbia 147 Seychelles 147 6 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 2 October 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Sierra Leone 147 Singapore DOCUMENT SUBTITLE148 Slovakia 156 Slovenia 158 Solomon Islands 160 Somalia 160 South Africa 160 South Korea 163 Spain 167 Sri Lanka 169 Sudan 169 Suriname 169 Sweden 170 Switzerland 171 Taiwan 174 Tajikistan 177 Tanzania 177 Thailand 177 Togo 179 Trinidad and Tobago 180 Tunisia 180 Turkey 181 Uganda 182 Ukraine 182 United Arab Emirates 183 United Kingdom 185 United States 189 7 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 2 October 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Uruguay 198 Uzbekistan DOCUMENT SUBTITLE198 Venezuela 198 Vietnam 199 Zambia 201 Zimbabwe 201 How can we help? 202 8 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 2 October 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Introduction DOCUMENT SUBTITLE COVID-19: TRAVEL AND IMMIGRATION DISRUPTION [UPDATED 2 OCTOBER 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 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 | 2 October 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company CHANGE LOG DOCUMENT SUBTITLE • 2 October 2020: Australia, Belgium, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Norway, United Kingdom. • 1 October 2020: Belgium, Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Japan, Lithuania, Netherlands, South Africa. • 30 September 2020: Belgium, Canada, India, Philippines, Singapore. • 29 September 2020: Estonia, Poland, Russia, Thailand, Ukraine. • 28 September 2020: Austria, Bahamas, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, Malaysia, Panama, Peru, Slovenia. • 25 September 2020: Barbados, Brunei, Canada, Estonia, Japan, Latvia, Myanmar, Switzerland, Ukraine, United States. • 24 September 2020: China, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vietnam. • 23 September 2020: Belgium, China, Ghana, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore. • 22 September 2020: Argentina, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Israel, Italy, Kuwait, Lithuania, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, Uzbekistan. • 21 September 2020: Canada, Finland, Greece, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Russia, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, United States. • 18 September 2020: Argentina, Colombia, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Norway, South Africa, Vietnam. • 17 September 2020: Aruba, Belgium, Colombia, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Netherlands, Philippines, South Africa, United Kingdom, Vietnam. • 16 September 2020: Hungary, India, Ireland, Malaysia, Mauritania, Netherlands, Poland. • 15 September 2020: Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Georgia, Israel, Kenya, Kuwait, Lithuania, Slovakia, Vietnam. • 14 September 2020: Chile, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Georgia, Lithuania, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia. • 11 September 2020: Belgium, Brunei, Finland, India, Japan, Latvia, Malaysia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Switzerland, Uganda. • 10 September 2020: Angola, Belgium, China, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Malta, Norway, Panama, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States. • 9 September 2020: Demark, Italy, Netherlands. • 8 September 2020: China, Finland, Japan, Malaysia, Morocco, New Zealand, Oman. • 7 September 2020: Bahrain, China, Estonia, Hong Kong, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mozambique, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland. • 4 September 2020: Argentina, Australia, China, Czech Republic, Ireland, Latvia, Nigeria, Singapore, Ukraine. • 3 September 2020: Estonia, Germany, Jordan, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Netherlands, Russia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vietnam. • 2 September 2020: Belize, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, India, Japan, Laos, Malta, Philippines, Poland, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, United Kingdom. • 1 September 2020: Bahamas, Belgium, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Kuwait, Macau, Malaysia, Russia, Ukraine. • 31 August 2020: Argentina, Canada, Chile, El Salvador, Ghana, Hong Kong, Hungary, Israel, Lithuania, Peru. 10 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 2 October 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 be lifted by Schengen countries. Montenegro and Serbia have been removed from the list. • On 30 June, the European Council adopted a recommendation to Schengen member states (including prospective members Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus and Romania) and the four Schengen Associated States (Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway, Switzerland) on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU. Travel restrictions should be lifted for countries listed in the recommendation, with this list being reviewed and, as the case may be, updated every two weeks. o Based on the criteria and conditions set out in the latest recommendation, as from 1 July member states should start lifting the travel restrictions at the external borders for residents of the following third countries: Algeria, Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, Serbia, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia and Uruguay (and China, subject to confirmation of reciprocity). o The Council recommendation is not a legally