COVID -19 TRAVEL AND IMMIGRATION UPDATES 5 APRIL 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 16 Armenia 18 Aruba 19 Australia 19 Austria 24 Azerbaijan 26 The Bahamas 27 Bahrain 27 Bangladesh 28 Barbados 28 Belarus 29 Belgium 30 Belize 33 Benin 33 Bermuda 33 Bhutan 34 2 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 5 April 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Bolivia 34 Bosnia & Herzegovina DOCUMENT SUBTITLE35 Botswana 35 Brazil 36 Brunei 37 Bulgaria 39 Burkina Faso 40 Burundi 40 Cambodia 40 Cameroon 40 Canada 41 Cape Verde 46 Central African Republic 46 Chad 47 Chile 47 China 49 Colombia 55 Congo-BraZzaville 56 Costa Rica 56 Côte d’Ivoire 58 Croatia 58 Cuba 60 Cyprus 61 Czech Republic 63 Democratic Republic of Congo 65 Denmark 65 Djibouti 68 3 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 5 April 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Dominica 68 Dominican Republic DOCUMENT SUBTITLE69 Ecuador 70 Egypt 71 El Salvador 71 Equatorial Guinea 72 Estonia 72 Ethiopia 73 Fiji 74 Finland 74 France 79 Gabon 82 Gambia 82 Georgia 82 Germany 83 Ghana 86 Greece 87 Guatemala 89 Guinea 89 Guyana 90 Honduras 90 Hong Kong 91 Hungary 93 Iceland 95 India 98 Indonesia 102 Iraq 105 4 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 5 April 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Ireland 106 Israel DOCUMENT SUBTITLE111 Italy 113 Jamaica 118 Japan 119 Jordan 124 Kazakhstan 125 Kenya 126 Kuwait 127 Kyrgyzstan 128 Laos 129 Latvia 129 Lebanon 130 Liberia 131 Lithuania 131 Luxembourg 134 Macau 135 Madagascar 137 Malawi 137 Malaysia 138 Maldives 143 Mali 143 Malta 143 Mauritania 145 Mauritius 145 Mexico 146 Moldova 147 5 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 5 April 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Mongolia 148 Montenegro DOCUMENT SUBTITLE148 Morocco 148 Mozambique 149 Myanmar 150 Namibia 151 Nepal 151 Netherlands 152 New Zealand 156 Niger 162 Nigeria 162 North Macedonia 163 Norway 163 Oman 170 Pakistan 171 Panama 172 Papua New Guinea 173 Paraguay 174 Peru 175 Philippines 176 Poland 181 Portugal 184 Qatar 185 Romania 188 Russia 189 Rwanda 194 Saint Lucia 195 6 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 5 April 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Saudi Arabia 195 Senegal DOCUMENT SUBTITLE196 Serbia 197 Seychelles 197 Sierra Leone 198 Singapore 198 Slovakia 213 Slovenia 215 Solomon Islands 217 Somalia 217 South Africa 218 South Korea 220 Spain 225 Sri Lanka 228 Sudan 231 Suriname 231 Sweden 232 Switzerland 234 Taiwan 238 Tajikistan 241 Tanzania 241 Thailand 241 Togo 244 Trinidad and Tobago 245 Tunisia 245 Turkey 246 Turks and Caicos 247 7 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 5 April 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Uganda 247 Ukraine DOCUMENT SUBTITLE247 United Arab Emirates 248 United Kingdom 251 United States 260 Uruguay 264 Uzbekistan 265 Venezuela 265 Vietnam 265 Zambia 268 Zimbabwe 268 How can we help? 270 8 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 5 April 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company Introduction DOCUMENT SUBTITLE COVID-19: TRAVEL AND IMMIGRATION DISRUPTION [UPDATED 5 APRIL 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 | 5 April 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company CHANGE LOG DOCUMENT SUBTITLE • 5 April 2021: Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Peru, the Philippines, United States • 2 April 2021: Estonia, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Lithuania, United Kingdom. • 1 April 2021: Azerbaijan, Belize, Dominican Republic, Finland, Malaysia, Sweden, United States. • 31 March 2021: Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom. • 30 March 2021: Greece, Ireland, Malta, Norway, Panama, Poland, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea. • 29 March 2021: Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Lithuania, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom. • 26 March 2021: Argentina, Chile, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Japan, Latvia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Sri Lanka. • 25 March 2021: Philippines, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine. • 24 March 2021: China, Iceland, Madagascar, Norway, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Taiwan, United Kingdom. • 23 March 2021: Argentina, Ireland, Kuwait, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand. • 22 March 2021: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Japan, Lithuania, Macau, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, United Kingdom. • 19 March 2021: Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Portugal. • 18 March 2021: Bolivia, Bulgaria, Japan, Malaysia, Oman. • 17 March 2021: European Union, Iceland, Italy, Mauritius, Philippines, Romania, Uzbekistan. • 16 March 2021: Bahamas, China, Cyprus, France, Japan, Macau, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom. • 15 March 2021: Argentina, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Estonia, Ireland, Japan, Lithuania, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Slovenia, United States. • 12 March 2021: Australia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Malaysia, Singapore. • 11 March 2021: Japan, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates. • 10 March 2021: Austria, Qatar, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand. • 9 March 2021: Austria, Netherlands, Romania. • 8 March 2021: Belgium, Brazil, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, Japan, Lithuania, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, United States. • 5 March 2021: Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Morocco, Spain, United States. • 4 March 2021: Belgium, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, United Arab Emirates. • 3 March 2021: China, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Norway, Russia, Taiwan. • 2 March 2021: Moldova, Pakistan, Spain. • 1 March 2021: Argentina, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Peru, Philippines, Slovenia, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom. • 26 February 2021: China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Macau, Norway. • 25 February 2021: Australia, Israel, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates. • 24 February 2021: Belgium, Czech Republic, Norway, Oman, Philippines, Spain, Taiwan. • 23 February 2021: Australia, Austria, Finland, France, Kuwait, Norway, • 22 February 2021: Canada, China, Germany, Greece, Kuwait, Lithuania, Mexico, Norway, Qatar, Russia, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United States. • 19 February 2021: Argentina, Canada, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, New Zealand, Slovenia, Spain, United Arab Emirates. • 18 February 2021: Bahrain, Kuwait, India, Israel, United Arab Emirates • 17 February 2021: Cyprus, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Spain. • 16 February 2021: Australia, Germany, Greece, Mexico, Panama. • 15 February 2021: Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Oman, Peru, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Uzbekistan. 10 COVID-19 Travel & Immigration Updates | 5 April 2021 © 2021 Newland Chase | A CIBT company EUROPEAN UNION DOCUMENT SUBTITLE • On 17 March, the Commission adopted a legislative proposal establishing a common framework for a Digital Green Certificate covering vaccination, testing and recovery. o This is an EU-level approach to issuing, verifying and accepting certificates to facilitate free movement within the EU, based on a strict respect for non- discrimination and for the fundamental rights of EU citizens. o A technical framework will be defined at EU level, to be put in place by mid- June, to ensure security, interoperability, as well as full compliance with personal data protection. It will also allow the possibility to extend to compatible certificates issued in third countries. • On 17 March 2021, the Commission published draft measures establishing the necessary legal conditions for Member States to exchange relevant personal data through the exchange platform developed by the Commission and EASA, to enable a common passenger locator