How to Travel China Safely during COVID-19: Restrictions & Advice

Requirements for Expats Traveling in China

If you are qualified with the precondition, you have to meet the three requirements before your booking, namely (1) Green Health Codes; (2) Green 14-Day Dynamic Trip Record; (3) Valid Original Passport.

Additional Requirements:

However, as the policy of each destination and attraction may be different and changeable, there may be some additional requirements or restrictions as following. You need to know the detailed and latest conditions from your travel consultant before booking:

(1) Proof of working in China or proof of living in China which states how long you have been working / living in China (at least 28 days working / living in China is usually required for almost all travel destinations).

(2) Negative result in nucleic acid test within 1~7 days before your trip (Time limitation of negative result is varied from different tourist attractions, travel destinations, airports, railway stations, etc. And a result within 48 hours is usually required for almost all destinations and tourist attractions.)

Important Notice: Please feel free to contact us at any time to know the detailed and latest limitation and requirement based on your departure destination and travel destinations.

Sanitation Tips for Traveling China during COVID-19

1. Prepare enough masks (at least one per day per person) and wear a mask over your nose and mouth during your trip;

2. Hand sanitizer and wash your hands regularly;

3. A small bottle of disinfectant fluid or ethyl alcohol, disinfecting whips (better to buy at your travel destination in case of the restriction of flight or train security inspection);

4. Try to use electronic payment to reduce contact;

How Can I Get a Health QR Code?

You can use Alipay or WeChat to apply for a Health QR Code of different cities. (1) fill in their personal information including your name, national identity number or passport number, and phone number on a sign-up page. (2) report your travel history and whether you have come into contact with any confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients in the past 14 days. (3) tick the boxes for any symptoms they might have: fever, fatigue, dry cough, stuffy nose, running nose, throat ache or diarrhea. After the information is verified by authorities, each user will be assigned a QR code in red, amber or green. To make your travel smoothly in China, your health code in each destination should be colored in “GREEN”. You’d better make sure you have the green one before traveling.

How to Get a 14-Day Dynamic Trip Record?

Most of the cities, hotels and tourist attractions will require you to provide the 14-Day Dynamic Trip Record to display that you have not been to high-risk areas in recent 14 days. You can apply for it as following:

14-Day Dynamic Trip Record Application Procedure

Recommended Travel Destinations for Expats in China

The vast China still boasts abundant wonderful destinations to discover during the pandemic period to release your tense and enrich your life. For expats in China, southwestern area including Sichuan with adorable giant pandas and magnificent Mount Emei, Yunnan with comfortable landscape and diverse ethnic minority cultures, central and south areas with various gorgeous hills and rivers, northern area with boundless primitive prairies, etc. are quite favored for their vacations. Please check the top popular China travel destinations below to get more inspiration for your hopeful trip in the beautiful China!