COVID -19 TRAVEL AND IMMIGRATION UPDATES 21 JULY 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 14 Angola 14 Anguilla 15 Antigua and Barbuda 16 Argentina 17 Armenia 19 Aruba 20 Australia 21 Austria 25 Azerbaijan 27 The Bahamas 28 Bahrain 28 Bangladesh 30 Barbados 31 Belarus 31 Belgium 32 Belize 35 Benin 36 Bermuda 36 Bhutan 37 2 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 21 July 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Bolivia 37 Bosnia & Herzegovina DOCUMENT SUBTITLE37 Botswana 38 Brazil 38 Brunei 40 Bulgaria 42 Burkina Faso 43 Burundi 43 Cambodia 44 Cameroon 44 Canada 44 Cape Verde 50 Central African Republic 50 Chad 50 Chile 50 China 52 Colombia 59 Congo-BraZzaville 61 Costa Rica 61 Côte d’Ivoire 62 Croatia 63 Cuba 65 Curaçao 66 Cyprus 67 Czech Republic 69 Democratic Republic of Congo 73 Denmark 73 3 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 21 July 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Djibouti 78 Dominica DOCUMENT SUBTITLE78 Dominican Republic 80 Ecuador 81 Egypt 82 El Salvador 82 Equatorial Guinea 83 Estonia 83 Ethiopia 84 Fiji 85 Finland 85 France 88 Gabon 90 Gambia 91 Georgia 91 Germany 92 Ghana 96 Greece 97 Guatemala 98 Guinea 99 Guyana 100 Honduras 100 Hong Kong 100 Hungary 106 Iceland 108 India 110 Indonesia 113 4 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 21 July 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Iraq 116 Ireland DOCUMENT SUBTITLE116 Israel 122 Italy 125 Jamaica 129 Japan 130 Jordan 133 Kazakhstan 135 Kenya 136 Kuwait 137 Kyrgyzstan 139 Laos 139 Latvia 140 Lebanon 142 Liberia 143 Lithuania 143 Luxembourg 144 Macau 147 Madagascar 148 Malawi 149 Malaysia 149 Maldives 154 Mali 155 Malta 155 Mauritania 157 Mauritius 157 Mexico 158 5 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 21 July 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Moldova 159 Mongolia DOCUMENT SUBTITLE160 Montenegro 160 Morocco 161 Mozambique 162 Myanmar 162 Namibia 163 Nepal 163 Netherlands 165 New Zealand 170 Niger 178 Nigeria 178 North Macedonia 179 Norway 179 Oman 185 Pakistan 186 Panama 186 Papua New Guinea 188 Paraguay 190 Peru 190 Philippines 191 Poland 197 Portugal 202 Qatar 203 Romania 205 Russia 207 Rwanda 213 6 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 21 July 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Saint Kitts and Nevis 213 Saint Lucia DOCUMENT SUBTITLE214 Saudi Arabia 214 Senegal 216 Serbia 216 Seychelles 216 Sierra Leone 217 Singapore 218 Slovakia 230 Slovenia 233 Solomon Islands 234 Somalia 234 South Africa 234 South Korea 237 Spain 242 Sri Lanka 245 Sudan 250 Suriname 250 Sweden 250 Switzerland 253 Taiwan 255 Tajikistan 257 Tanzania 257 Thailand 258 Togo 261 Trinidad and Tobago 262 Tunisia 262 7 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 21 July 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Turkey 263 Turks and Caicos DOCUMENT SUBTITLE264 Uganda 264 Ukraine 265 United Arab Emirates 266 United Kingdom 269 United States 276 Uruguay 281 Uzbekistan 281 Venezuela 281 Vietnam 282 Zambia 284 Zimbabwe 284 How can we help? 286 8 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 21 July 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Introduction DOCUMENT SUBTITLE COVID-19: TRAVEL AND IMMIGRATION DISRUPTION [UPDATED 21 JULY 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 | 21 July 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company CHANGE LOG DOCUMENT SUBTITLE • 21 July 2021: Armenia, South Korea, Thailand. • 20 July 2021: Canada, Hong Kong, Iceland, Malta, the United Arab Emirates. • 19 July 2021: Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, European Union, Finland, France, Indonesia, Ireland, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Oman, the Philippines, Slovakia, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom. • 16 July 2021: European Union, Finland, Germany, India, Montenegro, Switzerland. • 15 July 2021: Chile, Israel, Luxembourg, Peru, the Philippines, Russia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Vietnam. • 14 July 2021: Bahrain, France, Malta, Singapore, Slovenia. • 13 July 2021: Czech Republic, Israel, Madagascar, Morocco, Poland. • 12 July 2021: Argentina, Cyprus, Finland, Hong Kong, Malta, Peru, Singapore, Slovenia. • 9 July 2021: Estonia, European Union, Finland, Germany, Greece, Russia, Slovakia, Switzerland. • 8 July 2021: Finland, Norway, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Vietnam. • 7 July 2021: Austria, Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Saudi Arabia. • 6 July 2021: Argentina, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Ecuador, Georgia, Germany, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, Slovenia. • 2 July 2021: Estonia, European Union, Germany, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mauritius, Myanmar, Panama, Peru, South Korea. • 1 July 2021: European Union, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, the Philippines, Russia, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. • 30 June 2021: Cyprus, the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, Finland, Spain, the Netherlands. • 29 June 2021: Greece, New Zealand, Portugal, the United Kingdom. • 28 June 2021: Belgium, Estonia, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Ukraine. • 25 June 2021: Hong Kong, Latvia, Poland, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom. • 24 June 2021: Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Norway, Switzerland. • 23 June 2021: Argentina, Denmark, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Ukraine. • 22 June 2021: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Ireland, Japan, Macau, New Zealand, Panama, Poland, Sweden. • 21 June 2021: Azerbaijan, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Greece, Israel, Kuwait, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Slovakia, United Arab Emirates. • 18 June 2021: European Union, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Latvia, United Kingdom. • 17 June 2021: European Union, Finland, France, Ireland, Malta, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland. • 16 June 2021: Greece, Latvia, Myanmar, Russia, Thailand. 10 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 21 July 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company EUROPEAN UNION DOCUMENT SUBTITLE • Effective 9 July, the European Commission and Switzerland have agreed to recognize each other’s vaccination certificates. • Effective 1 July 2021, the Regulations on the European Union’s Digital COVID Certificate (EUDCC) have officially been implemented. Most European countries have either previously implemented the certificate or rolled out the program as of 1 July with only Hungary, Ireland, Romania, and Switzerland still to fully implement. o The certificate: • provides proof that a person has either: • been vaccinated against COVID-19 • received a negative test result • or recovered from COVID-19; • is issued for free; • is available in digital and paper formats; • is available in a national language and English; • is valid in all EU and Schengen zone countries; • consists of a QR code and a digital signature. o Vaccination certificates will be issued to a vaccinated person for any COVID- 19 vaccine. • When it comes to waiving free movement restrictions, Member States will have to accept vaccination certificates for vaccines which received EU marketing authorisation. Member States may decide to extend this also to EU travellers that received another vaccine. • It is also for Member States to decide whether they accept a vaccination certificate after one dose or after a full vaccination cycle has been completed. • 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