Hainan Airlines provided the following instructions for passengers traveling between China and Belgium
Notice for passengers traveling to China
Passengers leaving for China after December 27, 2022 must undergo a nucleic acid test 48 hours before departure, and passengers with negative results can come to China.
In order to ensure the health and safety of passengers during international travel, from January 17, 2023, the airlines with flights to China will be responsible for checking the paper certificate of the negative nucleic acid test within 48 hours before boarding. Please cooperate. The Chinese Customs will conduct spot checks on the certificates when the passengers enter the country.
Please read carefully and follow them to avoid affecting the trip.
Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Epidemic Diseases of Passengers to China
1.About nucleic acid detection
A nucleic acid test shall be carried out within 48 hours before boarding. Passengers with negative results can come to China. Passengers with positive results should come to China after the nucleic acid test is negative. Please keep the negative test certificate properly and carry it with you for inspection.
2.Customs declaration
After obtaining the negative result of nucleic acid test, passengers need to fill in the Exit/Entry Health Declaration Card of the People's Republic of China through the WeChat widget "Customs Pocket Declaration", the APP or web version of the China Customs.
3.Boarding inspection
The airline will check the negative certificate of nucleic acid test within 48 hours when passengers board the plane. If passengers cannot show it, they are not allowed to board the plane.
4.Inflight epidemic prevention
Passengers should wear masks and personal protection during the flight to reduce the risk of infection.
5.Entry quarantine
After arriving at the port, the passengers shall complete the necessary customs clearance procedures with the health declaration code of the customs. The customs will spot check the negative certificate of nucleic acid test 48 hours before boarding. Passengers with normal health declaration and normal routine quarantine at the port can pass. Passengers with abnormal health declaration or fever and other symptoms shall be tested by the customs. Passengers with positive test results shall be isolated at home or residence or treated according to the notice. Passengers with negative test results shall be subject to routine quarantine by the customs in accordance with the Frontier Health and Quarantine Law and other laws and regulations.
6.Territorial epidemic prevention
Passengers shall strictly comply with the requirements for epidemic prevention and control of the territory after entering the country.
Requirements for nucleic acid test certification
1.The name of the inspected person (should be consistent with the name on the travel document used for the flight to China), and the date of birth and the number of the travel document should be indicated.
2.It contains the following test information: test time or report issuing time (at least one time is within 48 hours before boarding), test method (should be nucleic acid test, do not accept antigen test), test results (should be negative, do not accept "uncertain" and "gray area" results), name and contact information of the test organization.
3.The certificate shall be in the official language or English of the departure place of the flight to China, and shall be checked by the airline of the flight to China.
4.It is a paper report. If the testing agency issues an electronic report, please print it and carry it with you.
Notice for passengers traveling to Belgium
From January 8 (there is no deadline for the time being, follow-up notice), Belgium will implement nucleic acid detection requirements for all passengers (including transit passengers) on direct flights from China to Belgium. If passengers fail to provide nucleic acid reports as required, the carrier shall refuse to carry them. If passengers still go to Belgium, they will be refused entry, as follows:
1. Age range: 12 years old and above
2. Test time limit requirements: the nucleic acid calculation rules for inbound passengers are valid within 48 hours before the planned departure time.
3. Other requirements for the nucleic acid test: the report shall be displayed in English or other official Belgian languages (French, Dutch, German), and Chinese only is not acceptable. In principle, the original report should be presented in the above languages. If a translation is provided, it must be signed and sealed by the issuing unit, otherwise it cannot be accepted. The nucleic acid report shall indicate that the detection method is PCR or NAAT or NAT.
Chinese visa application (information provided by the Chinese Embassy in Brussels)
1. Complete the visa application form online (https://bio.visaforchina.org/BRU2_ZH/), print the form and sign it.
2. The applicant himself/herself should go to the Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Brussels at the appointed time to submit the application and have ten fingerprints collected by the Center.
3. Submit application documents:
• The printed application form completed online
• The original passport and a copy of the information page
• Proof of legal stay or residence in Belgium (for eligible third country citizens in Belgium)
• Certificate of COVID-19 vaccination
• For a business visa (M or F visa): an invitation letter from the business partner
• For high-level foreign talent (R visa): confirmation letter for high-level foreign talent
Chinese Visa Application Service Center
Address: No.109 Rue Neerveld, Woluwe Saint-Lambert, 1200 Brussels
Phone: 0032(0)27750888 Fax: 0032(0)27750880
