China borders reopened, no more covid quarantine, but tourist visa to China still not open to apply

[adventuretourchina]

Dear All,

1. China has reopened borders to tourists after three years of Covi-zero closure.

2. Travellers to China no longer required to covid quarantine, after almost three years of being subject to varying durations of mandatory isolation.

* However, customs and border inspection still have some specific requirements, which I will add below.

3. Tourist visa to China (L Visa) is still not available for application. Only M, F, Z, Q, S, X1 and C visas are accepted now. But we believe that Chinese tourist visa will be restarted very soon.

[adventuretourchina]

A supplement to the second point above

* Although there is no covid quarantine, customs and border inspection still have some specific requirements, as follows.

2.1 Nucleic Acid Test
Travelers to china are required to take one nucleic acid test(pcr test) within 48 hours before departure, and those with negative test results are eligible to travel into china. Travelers with positive test results could only travel once the test results turned negative.

2.2 Health Code
Travelers are no longer required to obtain health code from the Chinese Embassy or Consulates before departure.

2.3 Health Declaration to China Customs
Travelers need to report the test results to China Customs by filling the Health Declaration Form either on Wechat mini-program of China Customs (scan the QR code below)，or at https://htdecl.chinaport.gov.cn/htdeclw ... clare.html, or via the China Customs APP.

2.4 Entry Inspection
There will be no nucleic acid test when travelers enter China, and no quarantine for those whose health declaration and entry inspection produce normal results. In case of a positive test result or any symptoms such as fever detected by China Customs, travelers will take an antigen test. Those who test positive in the test will need to have a self-quarantine.

[bamboo]

A supplement to the second point above

* Although there is no covid quarantine, customs and border inspection still have some specific requirements, as follows.

2.1 Nucleic Acid Test
Travelers to china are required to take one nucleic acid test(pcr test) within 48 hours before departure, and those with negative test results are eligible to travel into china. Travelers with positive test results could only travel once the test results turned negative.

2.2 Health Code
Travelers are no longer required to obtain health code from the Chinese Embassy or Consulates before departure.

2.3 Health Declaration to China Customs
Travelers need to report the test results to China Customs by filling the Health Declaration Form either on Wechat mini-program of China Customs (scan the QR code below)，or at https://htdecl.chinaport.gov.cn/htdeclw ... clare.html, or via the China Customs APP.

2.4 Entry Inspection
There will be no nucleic acid test when travelers enter China, and no quarantine for those whose health declaration and entry inspection produce normal results. In case of a positive test result or any symptoms such as fever detected by China Customs, travelers will take an antigen test. Those who test positive in the test will need to have a self-quarantine.

Do you know if their land borders have been open? I wanna cross the border from Pakistan to China via the KKR.

[Roadtophnompenh]

Kunjerab pass on KKH is always closed in wintertime, i was in a hotel in Sost in oktober and they closed until 15 march what is usually the date the border opens if the snowploughs get trough it, not counting the covid-restictionS.

[bamboo]

Kunjerab pass on KKH is always closed in wintertime, i was in a hotel in Sost in oktober and they closed until 15 march what is usually the date the border opens if the snowploughs get trough it, not counting the covid-restictionS.

Thanks for your reply. I’m planning to cross in September or October. Hopefully it will be open.

[IronChris]

Hey guys, this is really great news, thank you very mutch for sharing.
To be sure: does this also mean that crossing Xinjiang on your own is possible to get to Mongolia from Kazakhstan? Or do there exist some other restrictions?

Best,
Chris

[adventuretourchina]

Hey guys, this is really great news, thank you very mutch for sharing.
To be sure: does this also mean that crossing Xinjiang on your own is possible to get to Mongolia from Kazakhstan? Or do there exist some other restrictions?

Best,
Chris

It's ok if you don't have your own transport. Cycling is also possible.

But if you ride a motorcycle or drive your own car, you need to contact a Chinese travel agency for assistance.

[adventuretourchina]

A supplement to the second point above

* Although there is no covid quarantine, customs and border inspection still have some specific requirements, as follows.

2.1 Nucleic Acid Test
Travelers to china are required to take one nucleic acid test(pcr test) within 48 hours before departure, and those with negative test results are eligible to travel into china. Travelers with positive test results could only travel once the test results turned negative.

2.2 Health Code
Travelers are no longer required to obtain health code from the Chinese Embassy or Consulates before departure.

2.3 Health Declaration to China Customs
Travelers need to report the test results to China Customs by filling the Health Declaration Form either on Wechat mini-program of China Customs (scan the QR code below)，or at https://htdecl.chinaport.gov.cn/htdeclw ... clare.html, or via the China Customs APP.

2.4 Entry Inspection
There will be no nucleic acid test when travelers enter China, and no quarantine for those whose health declaration and entry inspection produce normal results. In case of a positive test result or any symptoms such as fever detected by China Customs, travelers will take an antigen test. Those who test positive in the test will need to have a self-quarantine.

Do you know if their land borders have been open? I wanna cross the border from Pakistan to China via the KKR.

Khunjerab is closed from november 30th to April 1st of the second year.
From May 1st to November 30 it's open on working days, but closed on weekends and public holidays.

[Travelgian]

I was hoping to enter China from Kazakhstan (or Tajikistan) in February. Any update on tourist visas? Is there any chance I could get a transit visa, because the main purpose of my journey is to travel no fly for as long as possible to reach Papua New Guinea. So I'd travel through China, Laos, up to Singapore.

[Ausmax]

We are hoping to cross Khunjerab pass Pakistan to Kyrgystan in May 2023. Driving our own vehicle so will be travelling with a guide company. Tourist visa is still not available but I wonder if anyone knows about the possibility of a transit visa (G class), instead? Also can a crossing be done from Khunjerab pass to Tajikistan instead?