Current China Entry policy
Oct 6, 2021, 9:14 am
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Oct 6, 2021, 10:33 am
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...e-last-holdout
Interesting article, no real new news but China+HK is the only one left. Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand are pivoting
Interesting article, no real new news but China+HK is the only one left. Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand are pivoting
Oct 6, 2021, 1:45 pm
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I did my covid test at Target DX today. It was fast. Be sure to bring your passport and Vax card with you because they take a picture with you holding them.
Oct 6, 2021, 10:19 pm
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...e-last-holdout
Interesting article, no real new news but China+HK is the only one left. Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand are pivoting
Interesting article, no real new news but China+HK is the only one left. Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand are pivoting
Oct 7, 2021, 6:29 am
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Oct 8, 2021, 12:24 am
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Following is the form I was missing:
http://www.chinaconsulatesf.org/eng/...1716241291.pdf
The website doesn't have a spot for uploading it, so I put it in the vaccination section, and the consulate was happy. Those guys are nice people.
http://www.chinaconsulatesf.org/eng/...1716241291.pdf
The website doesn't have a spot for uploading it, so I put it in the vaccination section, and the consulate was happy. Those guys are nice people.
Oct 8, 2021, 4:29 am
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I have recently (August '21) travelled to China.
I jumped through all the hoops back in London such as a Visa, PU Letter, Work Permit, IgM, PCR and HDC; then the quarantine for 21 days here in the PRC; and following this the medical test, conversion to residency and further home quarantine with further PCR tests. Now living happily in Shenzhen.
I was double vaxxed back in the UK too.
So yes, all possible - and definitely cheaper than the agent costs quoted above. All in was about GBP 1200.00.
If anyone needs pointers do ask away.
I jumped through all the hoops back in London such as a Visa, PU Letter, Work Permit, IgM, PCR and HDC; then the quarantine for 21 days here in the PRC; and following this the medical test, conversion to residency and further home quarantine with further PCR tests. Now living happily in Shenzhen.
I was double vaxxed back in the UK too.
So yes, all possible - and definitely cheaper than the agent costs quoted above. All in was about GBP 1200.00.
If anyone needs pointers do ask away.
Oct 8, 2021, 10:27 am
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I'm at SFO now awaiting ua 857. My only new insight since my previous post is that you need two health codes in order to check in. The first is the one from the consulate; screenshots are not okay. The second is wechat based. The verification email didn't show up but the sms to my Shanghai phone worked. The guy next to me in line didn't have a China phone number so he called his company to find a phone number for a Chinese colleague.
Oct 8, 2021, 10:37 am
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I'm at SFO now awaiting ua 857. My only new insight since my previous post is that you need two health codes in order to check in. The first is the one from the consulate; screenshots are not okay. The second is wechat based. The verification email didn't show up but the sms to my Shanghai phone worked. The guy next to me in line didn't have a China phone number so he called his company to find a phone number for a Chinese colleague.
Oct 8, 2021, 11:12 am
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I'm at SFO now awaiting ua 857. My only new insight since my previous post is that you need two health codes in order to check in. The first is the one from the consulate; screenshots are not okay. The second is wechat based. The verification email didn't show up but the sms to my Shanghai phone worked. The guy next to me in line didn't have a China phone number so he called his company to find a phone number for a Chinese colleague.
Oct 8, 2021, 11:35 am
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iirc they are only allowed to sell 40% of the seats, and there are weight/balance rules. As far as standbys are concerned, I'm sure they get a lot because check in takes a long time.
Oct 9, 2021, 8:05 am
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Both were from the embassy, and separate PCR test and IGM test codes.
I was positive for antibodies, and my antibody count was 0.78 and am Pziver double vax, never knowingly contracted Covid.
Oct 9, 2021, 7:50 pm
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Not to answer for the OP, but in my case I needed two Green codes as well - but not the China Customs one (that was something we filled out on landing).
Both were from the embassy, and separate PCR test and IGM test codes.
I was positive for antibodies, and my antibody count was 0.78 and am Pziver double vax, never knowingly contracted Covid.
Both were from the embassy, and separate PCR test and IGM test codes.
I was positive for antibodies, and my antibody count was 0.78 and am Pziver double vax, never knowingly contracted Covid.
The procedures on landing were fairly well organized, but took a long time and entailed lots of walking. That was also one of my most painful nasal swabs to date, plus they stuck a popsicle stick in our throats.
My test results from San Jose were the same as yours.