COVID -19 TRAVEL AND IMMIGRATION UPDATES 7 AUGUST 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 9 European Union 10 Albania 11 Algeria 12 Angola 12 Antigua and Barbuda 12 Argentina 12 Armenia 13 Aruba 13 Australia 14 Austria 16 Azerbaijan 17 Bahamas 18 Bahrain 18 Bangladesh 18 Barbados 19 Belgium 20 Belize 22 Bermuda 22 Bolivia 24 Bosnia & Herzegovina 24 Botswana 24 Brazil 25 2 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 7 August 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Brunei 26 Bulgaria DOCUMENT SUBTITLE26 Burkina Faso 27 Burundi 27 Cambodia 27 Cameroon 28 Canada 28 Cape Verde 31 Central African Republic 31 Chad 31 Chile 32 China 32 Colombia 36 Congo-Brazaville 36 Costa Rica 37 Côte d’Ivoire 38 Croatia 38 Cuba 39 Cyprus 39 Czech Republic 40 Democratic Republic of Congo 41 Denmark 42 Djibouti 44 Dominica 44 Dominican Republic 45 Ecuador 45 Egypt 45 3 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 7 August 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company El Salvador 46 Equatorial Guinea DOCUMENT SUBTITLE46 Estonia 46 Ethiopia 47 Finland 47 France 49 Gabon 51 Gambia 51 Georgia 51 Germany 51 Ghana 53 Greece 54 Guatemala 55 Guyana 56 Honduras 56 Hong Kong 56 Hungary 58 Iceland 59 India 61 Indonesia 62 Iraq 65 Ireland 65 Israel 67 Italy 69 Jamaica 71 Japan 71 Jordan 73 4 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 7 August 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Kazakhstan 74 Kenya DOCUMENT SUBTITLE74 Kyrgyzstan 76 Kuwait 76 Laos 77 Latvia 77 Lebanon 78 Liberia 78 Lithuania 78 Luxembourg 79 Macau 80 Madagascar 80 Malawi 80 Malaysia 81 Maldives 84 Mali 84 Malta 85 Mauritania 86 Mauritius 86 Mexico 86 Moldova 87 Mongolia 87 Montenegro 87 Morocco 88 Mozambique 89 Myanmar 90 Namibia 90 5 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 7 August 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Nepal 91 Netherlands DOCUMENT SUBTITLE91 New Zealand 93 Niger 97 Nigeria 97 North Macedonia 97 Norway 98 Oman 100 Pakistan 100 Panama 101 Papua New Guinea 101 Paraguay 102 Peru 102 Philippines 103 Poland 106 Portugal 108 Qatar 109 Romania 111 Russia 112 Rwanda 116 Saint Lucia 116 Saudi Arabia 116 Senegal 117 Serbia 117 Seychelles 117 Sierra Leone 118 Singapore 118 6 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 7 August 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Slovakia 124 Slovenia DOCUMENT SUBTITLE125 Solomon Islands 128 South Africa 128 South Korea 129 Spain 133 Sri Lanka 135 Sudan 136 Suriname 136 Sweden 136 Switzerland 138 Taiwan 140 Tajikistan 142 Tanzania 143 Thailand 143 Togo 145 Trinidad and Tobago 145 Tunisia 146 Turkey 147 Uganda 147 Ukraine 147 United Arab Emirates 148 United Kingdom 151 United States 155 Uruguay 161 Uzbekistan 161 Venezuela 161 7 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 7 August 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Vietnam 162 Zambia DOCUMENT SUBTITLE163 Zimbabwe 164 How can we help? 165 Introduction COVID-19: TRAVEL AND IMMIGRATION DISRUPTION [UPDATED 7 AUGUST 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. 8 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 7 August 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company CHANGE LOG DOCUMENT SUBTITLE • 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. • 24 July 2020: Bahrain, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Taiwan, Thailand. • 23 July 2020: Hong Kong, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Qatar, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Switzerland, Togo, United Arab Emirates, Zambia. • 22 July 2020: Chile, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, Malaysia, Nepal, Qatar, Russia. • 21 July 2020: China, Greece, Israel, United Arab Emirates. • 20 July 2020: Argentina, Bahamas, Belgium, Djibouti, Hong Kong, Iraq, Israel, Latvia, Nepal, Panama, Philippines, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, United States. • 17 July 2020: Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, Macau, Philippines, Russia, Slovenia, Sweden, United States. • 16 July 2020: European Union, Canada, Cyprus, Greece, Iceland, Iraq, Italy, Mexico, Mongolia, Philippines, Thailand, United States. • 15 July 2020: Belgium, Germany, Morocco, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine, United States. • 14 July 2020: Albania, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Iceland, Malaysia, South Korea. • 13 July 2020: Belgium, Croatia, Hungary, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Sierra Leone, United Arab Emirates, United States. • 10 July 2020: Costa Rica, Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Norway, Romania, South Korea, United Kingdom. • 9 July 2020: Costa Rica, Finland, Lithuania, Malta, Morocco, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay. • 8 July 2020: Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Costa Rica, Estonia, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, New Zealand, Philippines, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States. • 7 July 2020: Guyana, Ireland, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, New Zealand, Slovakia. • 6 July 2020: Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Rwanda, Seychelles, Slovenia, Taiwan. • 3 July 2020: Chile, Germany, Hungary, India, Lithuania, Montenegro, Myanmar, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom. • 2 July 2020: Belgium, Canada, Greece, Poland, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates. • 1 July 2020: Bermuda, Botswana, Brazil, Czech Republic, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Kenya, Mongolia, Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain. • 30 June 2020: European Union, Austria, India, Japan, Luxembourg, Senegal, Spain, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United States. • 29 June 2020: Argentina, Barbados, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, France, Japan, Mozambique, Myanmar, Norway, Peru, Sudan, Taiwan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United States, Zambia. 9 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 7 August 2020 © 2020 Newland Chase | A CIBT company EUROPEAN UNION DOCUMENT SUBTITLE • 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