04DEC09 / 1659 UTC
National U.S.A. (US)            /Embarkation U.S.A. (US)
Destination China (People's Rep.) (CN)

[Visa Information - Destination] China (People's Rep.) (CN)

[Information For Normal Passports]
Passport required.
- Passport and/or passport replacing documents must be valid
  on arrival.

Visa required.

Additional Information:
- Note: different passport validity may be required when
  applying for a visa. 
- Valid visa or resident permit in an expired passports are
  accepted, provided holding also valid passport of the same
  nationality.
- Travel on a one-way ticket is accepted. Visitors must hold
  sufficient funds to cover their stay and all documents
  required for their next destination. 
- In connection with the outbreak of influenza A(H1N1), all
  arriving passengers will be required to complete a Health
  Declaration Form and submit it to Quarantine Officers, prior
  to clearing immigration. Regulations and screening
  procedures are dependant on the airport of arrival and are
  subject to change at  very short notice. Flights arriving
  from countries which have reported confirmed human cases of
  influenza A(H1N1) infection will be subject to onboard
  temperature screening, prior to disembarkation.
  Health and Quarantine officers may pay particular attention
  to:
  - passengers arriving from (or having recently visited)
  countries which are reporting high numbers of human cases of
  influenza A(H1N1) infection; or
  - those suffering from flu-like symptoms or fever.
  Upon completion of individual assessments, passengers will
  be allowed to continue through immigration or may be placed
  in quarantine, should the quarantine officer consider it
  necessary. 
Warning:
- Passengers not complying with the entry or transit
  regulations will be deported by same or returning aircraft.
  [[TIDFT/CN/VI/WA/ID2516]] 



No vaccinations are required to enter China (People's Rep.)
from any country.

Recommended:
- Malaria prophylaxis. Malaria risk - including the malignant
  (P. Falciparum) form - occurs in Hainan and Yunnan.
  Chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistant P.
  falciparum reported. Risk of P. Vivax malaria exists in
  Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Sichuan, Xizang
  (only along the valley of the Zangbo river in the extreme
  south-east) and Yunnan. There is generally very low malaria
  risk (P. vivax only) in Anhui, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu,
  Jiangxi and Shandong, although within these provinces this
  risk may be higher in areas of local outbreak. Where
  transmission exists, it occurs below 1500 m: from July to
  November north of latitude 33 degrees north, from May
  through December between 33 and 25 degrees north, and
  throughout the year south of 25 degrees north. There is no
  malaria risk in the urban areas or densely populated plain
  areas. In general, tourists do not need to take malaria
  prophylaxis unless they plan to stay in remote rural areas
  in the provinces listed above. Recommended prevention in
  risk areas:II ; in Hainan and Yunnan: IV 

CHECK [[TINEWS/N1]] - SCHENGEN ANNOUNCES NEW VISA EXEMPTIONS,
EFFECTIVE 19 DECEMBER 2009