America
Entry Policy Update time: 2021/8/16
The ban on going to the United States is lifted: for F/M visas!
The U.S. State Department issued the latest notice that from August 1st, students holding F/M visas will no longer be affected by the “entry to the U.S. ban” and can fly directly from China to the U.S.!
Visa information
The earliest appointment time for the latest U.S. F visa
Beijing Class F Master & Ph.D & F Others on August 19 Shanghai F Master & Ph.D. on August 19 & F Others on August 20
Guangzhou Class F Master & F Class Others on August 18 Shenyang F Class Master & F Class Others on August 23
Remark
Currently, students in China are exempt from the travel restrictions imposed by the president according to the new crown-related travel restrictions. If other conditions are met, students enrolled in academic programs on or after August 1, 2021 can be reissued visas and travel to the United States. Remember that entry into the United States is determined by customs and border protection officials at the port of entry. Travelers are required to provide a recent negative test report for COVID-19 before entering the country, and to comply with other Centers for Disease Control's guidelines on international travel, including pre-travel testing and the recommended self-isolation time after entering the United States. If you do not implement it, you may be refused entry by the US Customs and Border Protection. The student and exchange visitor information system (SEVIS) fee is valid for one year from the date of payment. Students and exchange visitors who have delayed the start date for more than one year may need to pay a new SEVIS fee. Only for students and their families (F and M categories), and they can enter the United States only within 30 days before the start of the academic program. This clause applies to freshmen and continuing students.
Canada
Immigration Policy Update time: 2021/8/17
The border is open to international students: the entry time cannot be 4 weeks earlier than the offer start time
You can enter the country with a student visa. You need to submit a nucleic acid test within 72 hours for boarding, arrive in the designated 4 cities and increase to 9 airports after August 9, and perform a second nucleic acid test at the time of entry, and then go to a predetermined place for 14-day quarantine. A valid medical examination is required when entering the country.
From July 5th, the Canadian government has approved the following 4 vaccines:
PFIZER Pfizer, MODERNA Covid-19 Vaccine, ASTARA ZENECA, JOHNSON & JOHNSON Johnson & Johnson, if students complete the injection outside of Canada, they need to complete the injection 14 days before boarding and bring relevant supporting documents into the country. The border inspector will verify and decide whether The third nucleic acid test and isolation can be exempted.
Visa information
The domestic visa center is open. During the epidemic, only fingerprint entry appointments with a receipt after online application will be accepted. Labeling needs to be mailed.
Remarks
Before entering the country, please log in to your online application account to check whether the VISA status is invalid? If it fails, you need to add the updated medical examination to the embassy to activate VISA before you can enter the country. The updated medical examination receipt is uploaded through WEB FORM, and then you can check the status of the online application account.
If a student applies for a Quebec school, if the application for the certificate has been submitted before May 15, 21 (without submitting the CAQ file), the account in the Tongtuo.com account must be turned into a WEB FORM before June 30 to make sure that the student starts in the fall. Get the visa result before.
Great Britain
Immigration policy New time: 2021/8/16
The border has been opened to international students
1. Entrants need to fill in the UK entry form within 48 hours before entering the UK. If they do not fill in, they may be punished or barred from entering the country. If the entrant has been to or transited through the “RED LIST” country within the past ten days , Will be asked to go to the designated residence for ten days every other week. Therefore, it is recommended that students choose to fly directly from China as much as possible, and transfers are not recommended.
2. A nuclear energy test for nearly three days is required before entry. The test report must be the original test report in English, French or Spanish. The translation of test reports in other languages is invalid.
3. All persons entering the UK must purchase nucleic acid tests on the second and eighth days within 48 hours before arriving in the UK.
4.7 From the 19th, the United Kingdom has changed the entry requirements for international travelers who came to respond to "AMBER LIST COUNTRIES China"). People can no longer self-quarantine for 10 days after entering the country. "Please note: This policy does not apply to all international travelers who have received the vaccine! (NHS currently recognizes the new crown vaccine: MODRNA
ASTRAZENECA, PFIZERVACCINE, OR JANSSEN VACCINE Domestic Sinopharm/Kexing vaccine is temporarily not recognized by NHS)
Visa information
The domestic visa center is open, normal submission and processing
Ireland
Immigration Policy Change time: 2021/8/16
All passengers arriving in Ireland from certain countries after 4 a.m. on Friday, March 26, 2021, must book a designated hotel and pay for accommodation. All passengers arriving in Ireland must:
1. Fill out a COVID-19 passenger location form (
COVID-19PASSENGERLOCATORFORM: http://WWW.GOVIEALOCATORFORM/) The Irish Ministry of Health may contact the person who completed the form to verify your location in Ireland.
2. Provide evidence that the nucleic acid test (RT-PCR) you performed within 72 hours before your arrival in Ireland is negative or "no abnormality", or there is evidence that you can be exempted from this legal requirement (English documents are required).
3. If you are departing from or passing through certain red high-risk countries, you need to make a reservation in advance for a prescribed hotel for mandatory centralized isolation and pay the hotel's fees in advance. China is not on this mandatory quarantine list, so domestic students do not pass through the red high-risk countries and only need to self-quarantine for 14 days in the past [Special reminder: students who plan to buy a flight transfer must pay close attention to whether their transit country is on the red high-risk list And the list is dynamically updated in real time] [For some foreign or overseas students who are FULLYVACCINATED, even if they pass through high-risk countries, they can be exempted from the hotel restriction, but they also need to limit themselves for 14 days] 5 days after arriving in Ireland, you need to make an appointment in advance Nucleic acid test, this test is provided free of charge. If the nucleic acid test is negative five days after arrival, the limit of corruption can be ended.
Note: Failure to comply with the above regulations is a violation of the law and may be prosecuted, with a fine of not more than 2500 euros or a jail term of not more than 6 months, or both-WWW.GOV.IE
Visa information
The domestic visa center is open for normal submission and processing. No short-term stay visa applications are accepted, except for the emergency/priority applications mentioned above.
Australia
Immigration Policy Update time: 2021/8/4
The border is not open yet
Due to the continuous emergence of new virus variants, the uncertainty of the effectiveness of the vaccine has greatly increased, and the date of opening Australia’s borders may be postponed: All universities offer online courses, and many schools offer scholarships or tuition reductions: Monash University currently opens domestic routes The next teaching sites, the University of New South Wales, University of Western Australia, University of Technology, Sydney, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, University of Sydney, etc. Open online learning centers in China
Many states in Australia have submitted pilot charter flights. The South Australia return plan for international students has been approved by the federal government. In the future, international students can continue to come to Australia. During the approval process, NSW plans to:
Visa information
E-visa can always be submitted and is not closed: normal processing, about 90% can be issued within 2-3 weeks;
New Zealand
Immigration Policy Update time: 2021/8/18
The border is not open yet
Australia and New Zealand’s immunization area policy has been suspended. This policy will take effect on July 23 and will last for 8 weeks. It will be reassessed in September;
8.12 The Prime Minister of New Zealand has announced that he will continue to maintain the elimination strategy of the virus, but will prepare for the opening of New Zealand's borders next year. By vaccinating as soon as possible, using other epidemic prevention tools, formulating entry requirements based on the degree of risk, and finally implementing a "four-step" plan that is applicable to all vaccinated travelers, the border will be gradually opened between October and December this year. New Zealand will begin piloting a medium-risk self-restriction system and/or reduce mandatory isolation time.
Visa information
The New Zealand government has decided to extend the suspension of applications for temporary policy certificates (including student certificates) for applicants from outside New Zealand until February 2022
ONSHORE's Student Visa Department normally submits and processes the visa;
Those who applied for a temporary visa from outside New Zealand before August 10, 2020 will have their applications invalidated and will receive a refund: the refund will be distributed in batches, and future visa applications will not be affected by the invalidation of this application.
Singapore
Immigration Policy Updated: 8/9/2021
The border has been opened to international students
It was announced on July 20 that Singapore would return to the second phase of high-alert unblocking from July 22.
On July 31, the Ministry of Health of Singapore announced that passengers entering Singapore from Jiangsu Province, China, will be required to perform a seven-day home notification at their residence from 11:59 pm on August 2 . In addition, travelers who have been to Australia in the past 21 days will also have to complete a 14-day home notification at the government-designated facility from 11:59 pm on August 2
Singapore is currently discussing the mutual recognition of vaccination certificates with Australia, Malaysia, and South Korea. Including the exchange of public key passwords and other means to verify or falsify, restart overseas travel for passengers who have completed vaccination.
Those who have traveled to Taiwan in the past 21 days from August 8 or transited from Taiwan to Singapore will no longer be required to be quarantined. If they arrive at the airport with a negative nucleic acid test, they can move freely.
The dine-in meal will resume on August 10, and 5 people can have a meal after completing the vaccination.
Visa information is open normally
Singapore has opened international safe passages to provide convenience for entry and exit passengers, and at the same time protect public health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Foreigners who are accepted by educational institutions for full-time study in Singapore need to apply for a student pass unless he/she has an immigration exemption order, or obtains a short-term visit pass at a Singapore checkpoint, and hopes to participate in short-term courses. All student pass applications will be Be processed.
Malaysia
Immigration Policy Updated: 8/13 2021
International students have been allowed to enter
On August 8, Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin announced in a televised speech that Malaysian citizens and foreigners who have completed the new crown vaccination can be isolated at home for 14 days after entering Malaysia. The new measures will take effect on August 10. Previously. Malaysia stipulates that all entrants must be quarantined at a place designated by the government for 14 days. Although the entry policy has been relaxed, it is still necessary to prepare a nucleic acid test report within 3 days of entry before entering Malaysia, and a copy of the electronic version of the complete vaccination certificate must be issued upon entry. Those who have completed the vaccination are defined as receiving two doses of Kexing and A. 28 days after a dose of Cansino or Johnson & Johnson vaccine 14 days after planting of Silicon or Pfizer.
At present, students continue to study at home until August 31. They are expected to return to school in stages starting from September 1. The Ministry of Education stated that this decision applies to all government schools and educational institutions in Malaysia.
Visa information is open normally
If the visa progress reaches 32%, you can take online lessons first
The visa progress reaches 70%, you can apply for a visa at the nearest Malaysian Embassy in China
Japan
Immigration Policy Update time: 2021/7/12
The border has not been opened to foreign students or foreigners entering Japan for the first time.
Entry is open to the following people: (There must be a test certificate within 72 hours when entering (Note: the time from sampling to the departure time of the scheduled flight))
Regarding the inspection certificate, in principle, please use the format designated by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare to obtain the inspection certificate. This time, the Chinese format is prepared, and those who are expected to enter Japan can also use this version. The Japanese/English format can also continue to be used. Regarding the pre-departure testing and sampling when returning to Japan and entering Japan, previously only "nasopharyngeal swabs" and "saliva" were recognized as valid samples. After arriving in Japan at 0:00 AM (Japan time) on July 1, 2021, additional recognition will be added. "Mixed samples of nasopharyngeal swabs and oropharyngeal swabs" are also valid samples.
1. Spouse or children of Japanese and permanent residents
2 As a "spouse or child of a permanent resident", people whose family members stay in Japan and are currently separated from the family.
3. Those who have obtained the "medical" status of residence will help improve and strengthen the medical system.
(The above three categories of people will be issued visas and enter normally after the embassy and consulates have approved the materials)
At this stage, boarding is denied from time to time due to re-entry permit or expiration of residence card
If you have not obtained a re-entry permit, the validity period when you leave Japan with the deemed re-entry permit is within one year from the date you leave Japan Re-enter Japan within the period of stay).
If there are good reasons for not being able to enter the country within the validity period of the re-entry permit, the validity period of the re-entry permit can only be extended once.
When extending the validity period of a re-entry permit, the extended period of validity shall not exceed one year, and the original permit shall not exceed 6 years from its effective date (for special permanent residents not exceed 7 years), and it can only be extended until the time of departure. As long as the period of stay is reached, the deemed re-entry permit cannot be extended.
If the validity period of the deemed re-entry permit expires or the re-entry permit period cannot be extended, you must apply for a new certificate of eligibility at the Immigration Administration Office.
Visa information
The following measures implemented until the emergency declaration was lifted will continue to be implemented for the current period of time.
Phased measures to suspend international personnel exchanges (channel B and channel TR)
Suspension of new entry regulations from all countries and regions (first entry)
3. Suspend special measures when returning from or re-entering Japan from all countries and regions due to a short-term business trip
On July 8, the Japanese government held a meeting of the Headquarters for the Prevention of New Coronavirus Infection and decided to issue an emergency declaration in Tokyo. The application of the declaration is from July 12 to August 22.
The meeting also decided to extend the deadline for the emergency declaration issued in Okinawa Prefecture to August 22.
Latest notice from the Immigration and Residency Administration Office:
Status of residence issued from January 1, 2020 to July 31, 2021, valid until January 31, 2022
From August 1, 2021 to January 31, 2021, the validity period is valid for 6 months from the issuance date
