Chinanews.com, January 16th. According to the WeChat public account of the Chinese Embassy in the United States, according to the requirements of the Chinese government on December 27, 2022, the interim measures for the travel of Chinese and foreign personnel after the new type of coronavirus is infected with Class B and B control, passengers traveling to China must Nucleic acid testing is carried out 48 hours before departure, and those with negative results can come to China.

  In order to ensure the health and safety of international travel, starting from January 17, 2023 (local time), airlines operating flights to China will be responsible for checking the negative nucleic acid test certificates of passengers within 48 hours before boarding, please cooperate.

China Customs will conduct spot checks on the certificates when passengers enter the country.

  In order to make preparations for passengers going to China, the Chinese embassy in the United States has compiled the "Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Epidemics for Travelers to China" and the requirements for nucleic acid testing certificates (see below). Please read carefully and follow them to avoid affecting the itinerary .

Epidemic Prevention and Control Guidelines for Travelers to China

  1. Remote testing: Nucleic acid testing should be carried out within 48 hours before boarding the plane. Only those with negative results can come to China. Those with positive results should return to China after the negative results.

Please keep the negative test certificate in a safe place and carry it with you for inspection.

  2. Customs declaration: After obtaining a negative nucleic acid test result, fill in the "People's Republic of China Export/ Entry Health Declaration Card" to declare.

  3. Boarding inspection: The airline will check the negative nucleic acid test certificate within 48 hours when passengers board the plane. If they cannot present it, they will not be allowed to board the plane.

  4. Epidemic prevention on board: Please insist on wearing a mask during the boarding process, take good personal protection, and reduce the risk of infection.

  5. Entry quarantine: After arriving at the port, complete the necessary customs clearance procedures with the customs health declaration code.

The customs will randomly check the negative nucleic acid test certificate 48 hours before boarding.

Those who have a normal health declaration and no abnormality in the routine quarantine at the port can enter the social area.

Those with abnormal health declarations or symptoms such as fever will be tested by the customs.

Those who test positive should be quarantined at home or in residence or seek medical treatment in accordance with the requirements of the notice.

If the result is negative, the customs will implement routine quarantine in accordance with the "Frontier Health and Quarantine Law" and other laws and regulations.

  6. Local epidemic prevention: After entering the country, passengers should strictly abide by the local epidemic prevention and control requirements.

Nucleic acid test certification requirements

  1. It contains the name of the subject (should be consistent with the name of the travel document used to board the flight to China), and it is best to indicate the date of birth and the number of the travel document.

  2. Contains the following test information: test time or report issuance time (at least one time is within 48 hours before boarding), test method (should be nucleic acid test, antigen test is not accepted), test result (should be negative, not "Uncertain" "Grey Zone" results are accepted), the name and contact information of the testing agency.

  3. Use the official language or English of the place where the flight to China takes off, and be checked by the airline company of the flight to China.

  4. It is a paper report. If the testing agency issues an electronic report, please print it out and bring it with you.