Any Suggestions As to How to get together with relatives in China
My deceased wife was from Wuhan and my children (Son 20) and (Daughter 16) would like to visit their relatives. I assume there is no reasonable way to visit Wuhan. I am wondering whether members of the family (aunts and uncles and cousins) could potentially go to a place like Hong Kong and may be we could meet there. Haven't seen the family for 2 years. If anyone from the board has any ideas as to how we could meet, they would be appreciated.
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Originally Posted by DaileyB
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My deceased wife was from Wuhan and my children (Son 20) and (Daughter 16) would like to visit their relatives. I assume there is no reasonable way to visit Wuhan. I am wondering whether members of the family (aunts and uncles and cousins) could potentially go to a place like Hong Kong and may be we could meet there. Haven't seen the family for 2 years. If anyone from the board has any ideas as to how we could meet, they would be appreciated.
Your son could obtain a visa to China if he is willing to take the Sinovac vaccine which is available in Hong Kong and some other countries. Your daughter is not eligible for Sinovac because of her age. |
The earliest the country will open up is after the winter olympics. Obviously, this is not guaranteed, but nothing will happen before.
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There are also Hong Kong quarantine requirements in for international travelers entering Hong Kong.
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Originally Posted by Palal
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The earliest the country will open up is after the winter olympics. Obviously, this is not guaranteed, but nothing will happen before.
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Originally Posted by UA_Flyer
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There are also Hong Kong quarantine requirements in for international travelers entering Hong Kong.
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Thanks for everyone's help. Doesn't look like there is a practical way to do this. I will try to check around some more. Maybe I can stumble upon something.
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Originally Posted by DaileyB
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Thanks for everyone's help. Doesn't look like there is a practical way to do this. I will try to check around some more. Maybe I can stumble upon something.
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I have started thinking that maybe the best plan would be to invite family members to the US. When they return to Wuhan they will be quarantined in their own city, which is the least worst alternative that I see. The younger people in family would like to visit. No doubt the older people have little inclination to come to the US.
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Originally Posted by DaileyB
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I have started thinking that maybe the best plan would be to invite family members to the US. When they return to Wuhan they will be quarantined in their own city, which is the least worst alternative that I see. The younger people in family would like to visit. No doubt the older people have little inclination to come to the US.
This obviously assumes that the relatives don't have visa problems entering the US. The Chinese passport is relatively weak so a potential Europe plan could also have visa issues. If there are visa issues, the best potential 3rd country would be somewhere where 1) no visa needed for Chinese passport 2) no visa needed for US passport (much easier) 3) no entry or exit covid restrictions |
Originally Posted by gudugan
(Post 33699794)
I agree, I think this is the best plan. I know others in a similar situation and they are planning on something like this. Meeting in a third country (in Asia) is risky because the rules/regulations could change rapidly and that throws off the plan. Meeting in a third country in Europe is probably possible but then everyone is flying instead of just one group.
This obviously assumes that the relatives don't have visa problems entering the US. The Chinese passport is relatively weak so a potential Europe plan could also have visa issues. If there are visa issues, the best potential 3rd country would be somewhere where 1) no visa needed for Chinese passport 2) no visa needed for US passport (much easier) 3) no entry or exit covid restrictions |
Originally Posted by travelinmanS
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AFAIK, the EU has said that Chinese tourists will be allowed to visit once EU tourists are allowed to visit China. So that scuttles the EU plan.
https://www.spth.gob.es/info-pcr country where vaccinated and date of vaccination with full schedule, at least 14 days prior to arrival in Spain, with vaccines authorised by the European Medicines Agency or by the World Health Organisation https://www.mscbs.gob.es/en/profesio.../nCov/spth.htm Any third-country national will be subject to denial of entry, for reasons of public order or public health, unless they belong to one of the following categories: j. Residents of third countries listed in the Annex. https://www.mscbs.gob.es/diseno/img/ico_pdf.gif https://www.mscbs.gob.es/diseno/img/icon_16px.gif Escuchar Provided that they come directly from them, have transited exclusively through other countries included in the list or have carried out only international transits in airports located in countries that do not appear in the annex. For residents of China, , reciprocity is pending. k. Persons with a vaccination certificate, that the Ministry of Health recognizes for this purpose, after verification by the health authorities, as well as their accompanying minors (under 12 years of age). For persons resident in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland coming directly from this country, in addition to the vaccination certificate, diagnostic certificates of NAAT tests (nucleic acid amplification tests, e.g.: RT-PCR, RT-LAMP, TMA, HAD, NEAR, CRISPR, SDA.....) will also be considered valid. |
Originally Posted by DaileyB
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I have started thinking that maybe the best plan would be to invite family members to the US. When they return to Wuhan they will be quarantined in their own city, which is the least worst alternative that I see.
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The other thing to throw into the mix... If the Chinese nationals don't happen to have a current valid passport there may be 'fun' trying to get it renewed, the PRC restricted the renewal of passports quite a while back unless you had a very compelling reason acceptable to the government. Not sure if these restrictions are still in place...
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Even more obstacles. Ugh. Working on doing something that would make sure something like 5 or 8 years don't go by until they can visit. I am really pessimistic because the vaccines only seem to be effective for about 6 months. If that is the case, Covid may never go away.
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