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COVID -19 TRAVEL AND IMMIGRATION UPDATES 15 JUNE 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 15 Angola 15 Anguilla 16 Antigua and Barbuda 16 Argentina 18 Armenia 20 Aruba 20 Australia 21 Austria 26 Azerbaijan 27 The Bahamas 28 Bahrain 29 Bangladesh 30 Barbados 31 Belarus 32 Belgium 32 Belize 36 Benin 36 Bermuda 36 Bhutan 37 2 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 15 June 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Bolivia 37 Bosnia & Herzegovina DOCUMENT SUBTITLE38 Botswana 38 Brazil 39 Brunei 41 Bulgaria 43 Burkina Faso 44 Burundi 44 Cambodia 44 Cameroon 45 Canada 45 Cape Verde 51 Central African Republic 51 Chad 51 Chile 52 China 53 Colombia 61 Congo-BraZzaville 62 Costa Rica 62 Côte d’Ivoire 64 Croatia 64 Cuba 67 Curaçao 67 Cyprus 69 Czech Republic 71 Democratic Republic of Congo 74 Denmark 75 3 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 15 June 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Djibouti 79 Dominica DOCUMENT SUBTITLE79 Dominican Republic 81 Ecuador 82 Egypt 82 El Salvador 83 Equatorial Guinea 83 Estonia 83 Ethiopia 84 Fiji 85 Finland 86 France 90 Gabon 94 Gambia 94 Georgia 94 Germany 95 Ghana 99 Greece 100 Guatemala 101 Guinea 102 Guyana 102 Honduras 103 Hong Kong 103 Hungary 110 Iceland 111 India 115 Indonesia 118 4 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 15 June 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Iraq 121 Ireland DOCUMENT SUBTITLE121 Israel 128 Italy 131 Jamaica 135 Japan 136 Jordan 142 Kazakhstan 143 Kenya 144 Kuwait 145 Kyrgyzstan 147 Laos 148 Latvia 148 Lebanon 150 Liberia 150 Lithuania 151 Luxembourg 153 Macau 155 Madagascar 157 Malawi 158 Malaysia 158 Maldives 163 Mali 164 Malta 164 Mauritania 166 Mauritius 166 Mexico 167 5 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 15 June 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Moldova 168 Mongolia DOCUMENT SUBTITLE169 Montenegro 169 Morocco 170 Mozambique 171 Myanmar 172 Namibia 172 Nepal 173 Netherlands 175 New Zealand 179 Niger 187 Nigeria 187 North Macedonia 188 Norway 188 Oman 192 Pakistan 194 Panama 194 Papua New Guinea 196 Paraguay 197 Peru 198 Philippines 199 Poland 205 Portugal 209 Qatar 210 Romania 213 Russia 215 Rwanda 220 6 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 15 June 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Saint Kitts and Nevis 220 Saint Lucia DOCUMENT SUBTITLE221 Saudi Arabia 221 Senegal 223 Serbia 223 Seychelles 224 Sierra Leone 224 Singapore 225 Slovakia 243 Slovenia 247 Solomon Islands 251 Somalia 251 South Africa 251 South Korea 254 Spain 259 Sri Lanka 262 Sudan 267 Suriname 267 Sweden 268 Switzerland 270 Taiwan 274 Tajikistan 278 Tanzania 278 Thailand 278 Togo 281 Trinidad and Tobago 282 Tunisia 282 7 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 15 June 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Turkey 283 Turks and Caicos DOCUMENT SUBTITLE284 Uganda 284 Ukraine 284 United Arab Emirates 285 United Kingdom 289 United States 298 Uruguay 303 Uzbekistan 304 Venezuela 304 Vietnam 304 Zambia 307 Zimbabwe 307 How can we help? 309 8 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 15 June 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Introduction DOCUMENT SUBTITLE COVID-19: TRAVEL AND IMMIGRATION DISRUPTION [UPDATED 15 JUNE 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 | 15 June 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company CHANGE LOG DOCUMENT SUBTITLE • 15 June 2021: Brunei, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Ireland, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Poland. • 14 June 2021: Argentina, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mauritius, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea. • 11 June 2021: Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Macau, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates. • 10 June 2021: Chile, Japan, Kazakhstan, Norway. • 9 June 2021: European Union, Aruba, Barbados, Kuwait, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States. • 8 June 2021: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka. • 7 June 2021: Azerbaijan, Belgium, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Macau, Morocco, Norway, the Philippines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Sri Lanka, Vietnam. • 4 June 2021: European Union, Estonia, France, Germany, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom. • 3 June 2021: Antigua and Barbuda, Ethiopia, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain. • 2 June 2021: Austria, Japan, Netherlands, Philippines, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates. • 1 June 2021: Brazil, Brunei, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Nepal, Netherlands, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Slovenia, Spain. • 31 May 2021: Bahrain, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Vietnam. • 28 May 2021: Bulgaria, Estonia, Germany, Israel, Latvia, New Zealand, Singapore, Slovakia, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Zambia. • 27 May 2021: France, Poland, Singapore. Spain, Taiwan. • 26 May 2021: Chile, Georgia, North Macedonia, Oman, Sri Lanka. • 25 May 2021: Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Russia, Sweden. • 24 May 2021: Bahrain, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mauritius, Slovenia, United Arab Emirates. • 21 May 2021: Canada, Colombia, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Mexico, Panama, Spain, Switzerland, United States. • 20 May 2021: European Union, Austria, Brunei, Finland, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland. • 19 May 2021: China, Cyprus, Dominica, Italy, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Malaysia. • 18 May 2021: Brazil, Brunei, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia. • 17 May 2021: Belgium, Czech Republic, Greece, Israel, Japan, Lithuania, Macau, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan. • 14 May 2021: Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Macau, Norway, Portugal, Singapore. • 13 May 2021: Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam. • 12 May 2021: Hong Kong, Jordan, Kuwait, Maldives, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Vietnam. • 11 May 2021: Bahrain. • 10 May 2021: Bangladesh, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Qatar, Singapore, South Korea, United Arab Emirates. 10 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 15 June 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company EUROPEAN UNION DOCUMENT SUBTITLE • On 20 May 2021, the European Council adopted an amending recommendation introducing certain waivers for vaccinated persons and easing the criteria to lift restrictions for third countries and an emergency brake mechanism to react quickly to the emergence of a variant of interest or concern in a third country. o For restrictions on non-essential travel to be lifted for a given third country, under the new rules the number of COVID-19 cases per 100 000 inhabitants over the last 14 days is raised from 25 to 75. The progress in having the population vaccinated against the virus should also be taken into account. At the same time, to respond to the risk posed by new variants, the detection in a country of variants of interest should now be considered together with variants of concern. o If member states accept proof of vaccination to waive travel restrictions such as testing or quarantine, they should in principle lift restrictions on non- essential travel for third-country travellers who have received the last recommended dose of an EMA approved vaccine at least 14 days before arrival. Member states could also lift the restriction on non-essential travel to those who have received at least 14 days before