{"id":"FOR-022","kind":"context","level":"foreign","jurisdiction":"China (national)","state":"","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Ministry of Foreign Affairs and National Immigration Administration of the People\u0027s Republic of China","authority":"Exit and Entry Administration Law; Frontier Health and Quarantine Law","instrument":"Announcement on the Temporary Suspension of Entry by Foreign Nationals Holding Valid Chinese Visas or Residence Permits (Mar. 26, 2020)","title":"Temporary suspension of entry by foreign nationals","dateIssued":"2020-03-26","effective":"2020-03-28 0:00","end":"Partially relaxed for holders of certain residence permits from Sept. 28, 2020 with testing; most foreign nationals remained excluded through 2021 (successor history secondary)","startDate":"2020-03-28","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["TRAV"],"addressees":["foreign nationals holding valid visas or residence permits","APEC Business Travel Card holders","airlines"],"clause":"\u0027China has decided to temporarily suspend the entry into China by foreign nationals holding visas or residence permits still valid to the time of this announcement, effective from 0 a.m., 28 march 2020. Entry by foreign nationals with APEC Business Travel Cards will be suspended as well. Policies including port visas, 24/72/144-hour visa-free transit policy... will also be temporarily suspended.... Foreign nationals coming to China for necessary economic, trade, scientific or technological activities or out of emergency humanitarian needs may apply for visas at Chinese embassies or consulates.\u0027","enforcement":"Exit and Entry Administration Law; carrier obligations","functions":["TR U.S. sourcing, quality and engineering travel to Chinese suppliers","SC","MK Canton Fair and trade shows"],"notes":"United States manufacturers, importers and retailers could not send personnel to their Chinese suppliers from Mar. 28, 2020 through the period; combined with the CAAC \u0027Five One\u0027 flight policy (secondary) and the United States\u0027 own Proclamation 9984, the largest bilateral goods relationship in the world ran without in-person contact.","sourceUrl":"http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/wjbxw/t1761867.shtml","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200326161016/http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/wjbxw/t1761867.shtml","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":88352,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"FOR","url":"/library/FOR-022","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/FOR-022","citation":"Ministry of Foreign Affairs and National Immigration Administration of the People\u0027s Republic of China, Announcement on the Temporary Suspension of Entry by Foreign Nationals Holding Valid Chinese Visas or Residence Permits (Mar. 26, 2020) (Ex. FOR-022)","stateName":"","related":[]}