COVID -19 TRAVEL AND IMMIGRATION UPDATES 2 SEPTEMBER 2020 | 11:00 AM 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 13 Armenia 14 Aruba 14 Australia 15 Austria 17 Azerbaijan 18 Bahamas 19 Bahrain 19 Bangladesh 20 Barbados 20 Belgium 22 Belize 25 Bermuda 25 Bolivia 26 Bosnia & Herzegovina 26 Botswana 26 Brazil 27 2 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 2 September 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Brunei 28 Bulgaria DOCUMENT SUBTITLE28 Burkina Faso 29 Burundi 30 Cambodia 30 Cameroon 30 Canada 31 Cape Verde 34 Central African Republic 34 Chad 34 Chile 35 China 35 Colombia 40 Congo-Brazaville 40 Costa Rica 41 Côte d’Ivoire 42 Croatia 42 Cuba 43 Curacao 43 Cyprus 44 Czech Republic 45 Democratic Republic of Congo 47 Denmark 47 Djibouti 50 Dominica 50 Dominican Republic 50 Ecuador 50 3 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 2 September 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Egypt 51 El Salvador DOCUMENT SUBTITLE52 Equatorial Guinea 52 Estonia 52 Ethiopia 53 Fiji 53 Finland 53 France 55 Gabon 58 Gambia 58 Georgia 58 Germany 58 Ghana 60 Greece 61 Guatemala 62 Guyana 63 Honduras 63 Hong Kong 64 Hungary 65 Iceland 67 India 69 Indonesia 70 Iraq 73 Ireland 73 Israel 75 Italy 77 Jamaica 79 4 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 2 September 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Japan 80 Jordan DOCUMENT SUBTITLE83 Kazakhstan 84 Lithuania 88 Kenya 85 Kyrgyzstan 86 Kuwait 86 Laos 87 Latvia 88 Lebanon 88 Liberia 88 Luxembourg 88 Macau 90 Madagascar 91 Malawi 91 Malaysia 91 Maldives 95 Mali 96 Malta 96 Mauritania 97 Mauritius 97 Mexico 98 Moldova 98 Mongolia 99 Montenegro 99 Morocco 100 Mozambique 101 5 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 2 September 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Myanmar 101 Namibia DOCUMENT SUBTITLE102 Nepal 102 Netherlands 103 New Zealand 106 Niger 109 Nigeria 110 North Macedonia 110 Norway 110 Oman 113 Pakistan 113 Panama 113 Papua New Guinea 114 Paraguay 115 Peru 115 Philippines 116 Poland 119 Portugal 121 Qatar 122 Romania 123 Russia 124 Rwanda 128 Saint Lucia 128 Saudi Arabia 129 Senegal 129 Serbia 129 Seychelles 130 6 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 2 September 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Sierra Leone 130 Singapore DOCUMENT SUBTITLE130 Slovakia 137 Slovenia 139 Solomon Islands 140 Somalia 141 South Africa 141 South Korea 143 Spain 147 Sri Lanka 149 Sudan 150 Suriname 150 Sweden 150 Switzerland 152 Taiwan 154 Tajikistan 156 Tanzania 156 Thailand 157 Togo 159 Trinidad and Tobago 159 Tunisia 160 Turkey 161 Uganda 161 Ukraine 162 United Arab Emirates 163 United Kingdom 165 United States 169 7 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 2 September 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Uruguay 177 Uzbekistan DOCUMENT SUBTITLE178 Venezuela 178 Vietnam 178 Zambia 180 Zimbabwe 180 How can we help? 181 8 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 2 September 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Introduction DOCUMENT SUBTITLE COVID-19: TRAVEL AND IMMIGRATION DISRUPTION [UPDATED 2 SEPTEMBER 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 September 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company CHANGE LOG DOCUMENT SUBTITLE • 2 September 2020: Belize, Guatemala, Hungary, Laos, Philippines, United Arab Emirates. • 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. • 28 August 2020: China, Costa Rica, Estonia, Japan, Latvia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Ukraine. • 27 August 2020: Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Fiji, Germany, Hungary, India, Mongolia, Namibia, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay. • 26 August 2020: Belgium, Bolivia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Taiwan, Ukraine. • 25 August 2020: Cyprus, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland. • 24 August 2020: Belgium, China, France, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Panama, Portugal, Singapore, United States, Vietnam. • 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. 10 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 2 September 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)