Travel and Visa news in 2024

Chinese citizens from provinces other than listed below are prohibited to travel to Taiwan except if traveling as part of a flight crew, to reunite with family, or to fulfill commercial contracts. All Chinese citizens from Hubei, Guangdong and Zhejiang provinces are barred from visiting regardless of the purpose.

The ministry informed that e-Visa already issued to Chinese nationals was not valid temporarily. "The facility for submitting the application online for the physical visa from China is suspended," the ministry said.

The Government is now barring all holders of Chinese passports issued in the Hubei province, while any foreigners who have been to Hubei over the past two weeks will also be denied entry to Japan

The Australian Government has announced that as of 1 February 2020, all travellers arriving from any part of mainland China, regardless of nationality, will be subject to enhanced border control measures to ensure the health, safety and well-being of the Australian community.

All Schengen Member Countries but France, have halted the admission of Schengen Visa applications and visa issuance, in the light of the current Coronavirus alert

Singapore's Government said it would bar all travellers who have recently been in China from entering Singapore.

The US announced it would halt entry to the country of foreign nationals who had been to China within the 14-day incubation period.

Interior Ministry order follows Israeli ban on flights from China. Foreign Ministry urges Israelis to leave China.

Vietnam stopped issuing visas to Chinese citizens and banned entry to visitors who have been in China in the past 14 days

WHO declares the new coronavirus outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern