Visa and Travel Updates: China, S. Korea, India an

China will start issuing short-term visas to South Korean citizens on Saturday, the Chinese embassy in Seoul said on Wednesday morning.

Business, transit and general visas for personal visits will be reinstated, the embassy said in a statement, released days after South Korea’s decision to restart issuing visas for Chinese visitors.

According to Seoul, the number of Covid-19 infections among Chinese arrivals has dropped significantly and the cases include only known variants of the virus.

Pic: 中国驻韩国大使馆

Thailand to impose 300 Baht entry fee for foreign travelers from June 

India lifted inbound requirements

The latest revised "International Passenger Arrival Guidelines" took effect from February 13, 2023 Indian time.

I. Preparation before departure:

Passengers should receive a comprehensive vaccination according to their country's approved COVID-19 vaccination plan.

II. During the journey:

(1) The operating airline should make in-flight announcements regarding the current COVID-19 pandemic, including the preventive measures to be followed (such as wearing masks and maintaining physical distance).

(2) Passengers who develop COVID-19 symptoms during travel should wear masks, isolate themselves from other passengers, and be transferred to a quarantine facility for further treatment.

III. After the flight arrives:

(1) Maintain physical distance from other passengers when disembarking.

(2) Undergo airport temperature screening, and if COVID-19 symptoms are detected, immediately be isolated and sent to a medical institution.

(3) The airline will randomly select 2% of passengers on the flight for testing at the airport. Those who submit testing samples can leave the airport. If the nucleic acid test result is positive, the testing sample will be sent to the INSACOG laboratory for genome testing, and the relevant individuals will be isolated and treated according to the prescribed standards.

(4) All passengers must self-monitor their health after arrival. If COVID-19 symptoms occur, they must self-isolate and report to nearby health institutions or call the national hotline (1075) or local hotline for assistance.

IV. Other precautions:

Children under the age of 12 are exempt from pre- and post-arrival testing. If they develop COVID-19 symptoms after arrival or during self-monitoring, they must undergo testing and be processed according to the prescribed procedures.

If the notices previously issued by the Chinese Embassy in India are inconsistent with this notice, please follow this notice.

Source: 中国驻韩国大使馆, SCMP, Bloomberg, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of India

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