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Q&A: China’s Travel Ban Policy
and Visa Issues for Foreigners
By Fuki Fu, China Briefing, Dezan Shira & Associates
On March 26, 2020, the Ministry of Foreign valid for a minimum period of 30 days and a
Affairs of the People’s Republic of China maximum period of 180 days.
(MOFA) announced it will suspend the entry
of most foreign nationals into the country from Q: If I am stuck outside China
March 28, 2020. Many foreigners holding a and my work permit and
residence permit and who work in China are now Chtrioenase’sixdmpeosintricemepbopertefaonrtmrfieniattnhcaiearlebhuogbors d–iniegrs
unable to return. Naturally, the most commonly reopen, do I have to reapply
for the work permit and
OasknedMqauye1s4ti,o2n0s2a0r,ethheowPetohpeylew’soBualdnkbeofable to residence permit, or do I have
re-CenhtienraC, ahlionnaganwdithhotwhrteoemoathneargecethnetrsatlaututs of to start with the Z visa again?
their visas, work permits, and residence permits. A: If your work permit and residence permit are
horities, unveiled new guidelines to support going to expire before the travel ban is lifted, you
DtehzeanfinSahnircaia&l rAesfsoorcmiataensdhoasperencienigv-eudpmoafnthye should renew the work permit remotely.
Gusauncghdionnqgu-iHrieosnognKCohnign-aM’satcraavoeGl breaanteprolBicayy. After the travel ban is lifted, you can enter China
AreAaft(e“rGcBhAec”k).ing with the National Immigration with any type of visa. When you enter China, you
can then go to the Entry and Exit Administrative
Administration and the Border and Customs Department of the Police for the residence
ThdeeOpapritnm¬eionntss,Choerne¬wceerlnis¬tinthgeFfir¬enquanently asked permit extension application. There is no need to
start with Z visa.
questions and offer our comments.
Q: What should I do if the
¬cial Sup¬port for the Es¬tab¬lish¬ment of the work permit and residence
permit expired before the
GuQan:gI-dfoInag-mHohnog lKdoinng-gMaacvaaolGidreabtuersBianyess travel ban?
Arevais(“ath, emguaiydeIlienenst”)etrraCnhscirnibae afoserriuesrogfent A: If your work permit and residence permit
26bnuewsimneeassusrnesoawim?ed at liberalizing China’s
already expired, your Chinese employer will need
controls on foreign exchange and foreign to restart the work permit application for you.
Once the Chinese employer obtains the work
ccuaprArite:anlcTfylhoerweMms OiintFtatAhnehceaG,sBtsoAus.bpoeonsdtecdrothsse-benotrrdyeirnto permit license (the work permit license is not
the final work permit, but for foreign employees
China by foreign nationals holding visas or outside China to apply for Z visa), you can apply
Unrdeesirdsetanncdeipnegrmthietsrseinnecwe eMdafrocchu2s8o,n20th2e0. If your for Z visa in the Chinese Embassy of the country
GrveiastaerwBasayisAsureeda before March 28, you will not be to enter China. After you enter China, your
Chinese employer can then continue the work
able to enter China with a business visa; if your
Thveisgauiisdieslsinueeds wafitlelreMncaoruchra2g8e,myoourewcilrlobses-free to
boerdneterrbCuhsiinnae.ss activities between Hong Kong,
Macao, and mainland China to optimize the
alloIfcyaotiuoanroefefningaagnecdiailnrneseoceusrscaersyienctohneomreigci,otnra, de,
andsctieonitmifipcr,oavnedittescihnndoivloidgiucaall eafcftiicviietinecsy, yaonudcan
quaapliptylyofvoerrthtiemsep.ecial visa with the Invitation
Letter issued by the Foreign Affairs Office.
As a result, new opportunities now exist
forQbu:sWineshseas topiesratthineg inspthee cinisaulravncies,a?
bAseidgcHpdudiretaoiittroiaweni,saoa,lnlladydon,?dabnruwtgsiefiinaiclesitashsltemihnsatieennlalfvigigneaetmnelcceihend,t(ibAstleIoy)cctwkocirlshl.aailnso,
benefit. The government is keen to promote
AttholerA(fepauacu:sdirelyTpit,oohatfsetheenseoeptGwhfebecrtieuageaslcrtiovhneiwnressaotBshlaiovsyogiosfyAifetfrai)mec.niaTadehl(rlbGgeyiuBnvcsaAigisln)alieeniwdssdsi“oulMmlnsbteorevidoiesefsal.s”
3 AMCHAM SOUTH CHINA
Q&A: China’s Travel Ban Policy
and Visa Issues for Foreigners
By Fuki Fu, China Briefing, Dezan Shira & Associates
On March 26, 2020, the Ministry of Foreign valid for a minimum period of 30 days and a
Affairs of the People’s Republic of China maximum period of 180 days.
(MOFA) announced it will suspend the entry
of most foreign nationals into the country from Q: If I am stuck outside China
March 28, 2020. Many foreigners holding a and my work permit and
residence permit and who work in China are now Chtrioenase’sixdmpeosintricemepbopertefaonrtmrfieniattnhcaiearlebhuogbors d–iniegrs
unable to return. Naturally, the most commonly reopen, do I have to reapply
for the work permit and
OasknedMqauye1s4ti,o2n0s2a0r,ethheowPetohpeylew’soBualdnkbeofable to residence permit, or do I have
re-CenhtienraC, ahlionnaganwdithhotwhrteoemoathneargecethnetrsatlaututs of to start with the Z visa again?
their visas, work permits, and residence permits. A: If your work permit and residence permit are
horities, unveiled new guidelines to support going to expire before the travel ban is lifted, you
DtehzeanfinSahnircaia&l rAesfsoorcmiataensdhoasperencienigv-eudpmoafnthye should renew the work permit remotely.
Gusauncghdionnqgu-iHrieosnognKCohnign-aM’satcraavoeGl breaanteprolBicayy. After the travel ban is lifted, you can enter China
AreAaft(e“rGcBhAec”k).ing with the National Immigration with any type of visa. When you enter China, you
can then go to the Entry and Exit Administrative
Administration and the Border and Customs Department of the Police for the residence
ThdeeOpapritnm¬eionntss,Choerne¬wceerlnis¬tinthgeFfir¬enquanently asked permit extension application. There is no need to
start with Z visa.
questions and offer our comments.
Q: What should I do if the
¬cial Sup¬port for the Es¬tab¬lish¬ment of the work permit and residence
permit expired before the
GuQan:gI-dfoInag-mHohnog lKdoinng-gMaacvaaolGidreabtuersBianyess travel ban?
Arevais(“ath, emguaiydeIlienenst”)etrraCnhscirnibae afoserriuesrogfent A: If your work permit and residence permit
26bnuewsimneeassusrnesoawim?ed at liberalizing China’s
already expired, your Chinese employer will need
controls on foreign exchange and foreign to restart the work permit application for you.
Once the Chinese employer obtains the work
ccuaprArite:anlcTfylhoerweMms OiintFtatAhnehceaG,sBtsoAus.bpoeonsdtecdrothsse-benotrrdyeirnto permit license (the work permit license is not
the final work permit, but for foreign employees
China by foreign nationals holding visas or outside China to apply for Z visa), you can apply
Unrdeesirdsetanncdeipnegrmthietsrseinnecwe eMdafrocchu2s8o,n20th2e0. If your for Z visa in the Chinese Embassy of the country
GrveiastaerwBasayisAsureeda before March 28, you will not be to enter China. After you enter China, your
Chinese employer can then continue the work
able to enter China with a business visa; if your
Thveisgauiisdieslsinueeds wafitlelreMncaoruchra2g8e,myoourewcilrlobses-free to
boerdneterrbCuhsiinnae.ss activities between Hong Kong,
Macao, and mainland China to optimize the
alloIfcyaotiuoanroefefningaagnecdiailnrneseoceusrscaersyienctohneomreigci,otnra, de,
andsctieonitmifipcr,oavnedittescihnndoivloidgiucaall eafcftiicviietinecsy, yaonudcan
quaapliptylyofvoerrthtiemsep.ecial visa with the Invitation
Letter issued by the Foreign Affairs Office.
As a result, new opportunities now exist
forQbu:sWineshseas topiesratthineg inspthee cinisaulravncies,a?
bAseidgcHpdudiretaoiittroiaweni,saoa,lnlladydon,?dabnruwtgsiefiinaiclesitashsltemihnsatieennlalfvigigneaetmnelcceihend,t(ibAstleIoy)cctwkocirlshl.aailnso,
benefit. The government is keen to promote
AttholerA(fepauacu:sdirelyTpit,oohatfsetheenseoeptGwhfebecrtieuageaslcrtiovhneiwnressaotBshlaiovsyogiosfyAifetfrai)mec.niaTadehl(rlbGgeyiuBnvcsaAigisln)alieeniwdssdsi“oulMmlnsbteorevidoiesefsal.s”
3 AMCHAM SOUTH CHINA
