China borders reopened, no covid quarantine, but tourist visa not open to apply yet
 

Dear All,

1. China has reopened borders to tourists after three years of Covi-zero closure.

2. Travellers to China no longer required to covid quarantine, after almost three years of being subject to varying durations of mandatory isolation.

* However, customs and border inspection still have some requirements, which I will add below.

3. Tourist visa to China (L Visa) is still not available for application. Only M, F, Z, Q, S, X1 and C visas are accepted now. But we believe that Chinese tourist visa will be restarted very soon.

1. China has reopened borders to tourists after three years of Covi-zero closure.

2. Tourist visa to China (L Visa) is still not available for application. Only M, F, Z, Q, S, X1 and C visas are accepted now. But we believe that Chinese tourist visa will be restarted very soon.

3. Travellers to China no longer required to covid quarantine, after almost three years of being subject to varying durations of mandatory isolation.

* However, customs and border inspection still have some specific requirements, which I will add below.

3.1 Nucleic Acid Test
Travelers to china are required to take one nucleic acid test(pcr test) within 48 hours before departure, and those with negative test results are eligible to travel into china. Travelers with positive test results could only travel once the test results turned negative.

3.2 Health Code
Travelers are no longer required to obtain health code from the Chinese Embassy or Consulates before departure.

3.3 Health Declaration to China Customs
Travelers need to report the test results to China Customs by filling the Health Declaration Form either on Wechat mini-program of China Customs (scan the QR code below)，or at https://htdecl.chinaport.gov.cn/htdeclw … clare.html, or via the China Customs APP.

3.4 Entry Inspection
There will be no nucleic acid test when travelers enter China, and no quarantine for those whose health declaration and entry inspection produce normal results. In case of a positive test result or any symptoms such as fever detected by China Customs, travelers will take an antigen test. Those who test positive in the test will need to have a self-quarantine.

4. I will update the latest situation of each border below

Just checked with several Chinese Visa Application Service Centers(Toronto, Bern, Zurich, Hanoi, Frankfurt, Bangkok, etc.), china tourist visa is still not open for application, and the official will not give a forecast of the opening time of tourist visa.

My personal forecast is to open after April or May.

Mongolia/China border (Zamin Uud/Erenhot) open
 

Mongolia/China border (Zamin Uud/Erenhot) open on January 8th. International buses have also started.

China resume issuing visas(including tourist visa) for foreigners starting March 15
 

China resume issuing visas(including tourist visa) for foreigners starting March 15


From 00:00 on March 15, 2023, Beijing time,

1. You can enter China with a valid visa that was issued before March 28, 2020.

2. You can apply for various types of visas to China (including tourist visas).

All air ports and land ports are open to foreign tourists and do not need to be quarantined.