I am checking to see if pre-approval is no longer required for RP holders.

My RP was issued in Q1 this year, and I have already made one trip back to US this summer. I did apply pre-approval before I return to China at the end of the summer.

I have a number of meetings back in the US in Nov and Dec, and will now plan to go back to the US and return at end of December via UA 857 out of SFO.

Based on what i have read so far in this thread:

1. Pre-approval is not necessary for RP holder (issued this year)
2. Schedule all the required tests at designated labs in San Francisco/San Jose area
3. Submit the test results, declaration, questionnaires to SFO PRC Consulate for clearance and issuance of green code for travel
4. Show UA the code and board the plane
5. Go through tests and serve the required 14-day quarantine in Shanghai (and any other additional days of quarantine as required by the local government)

Please confirm if above understanding is correct.

Thanks