In view of resuming people-to-people exchanges between China and other countries in an orderly manner, starting from 15 March 2021, the Chinese Embassy in Uganda will provide the following facilitation for visa applicants who have been inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines produced in China and obtained the vaccination certificate:

1. Foreign nationals and their family members visiting the mainland of China for resuming work and production in various fields need only to provide the documents required before the COVID-19 pandemic when applying for a visa.

2. Foreign family members of Chinese citizens or permanent residents, including spouse, parents, children and other close relatives living together (referring to brothers, sisters, grandparents and grandchildren), may submit visa applications for the purposes of reuniting with family, taking care of the elderly, visiting relatives, attending funerals or visiting critically ill relatives.

3. Holders of valid APEC business travel cards may apply for the M visa by presenting the original valid APEC business travel card and the invitation letter issued by the inviting party in the mainland of China.

Please take note that all passengers traveling to China by schedule flights should still strictly abide by the requirements for HS/HDC QR Code before boarding the airplane, and should abide by the relevant regulations on quarantine observation of China after entering the country.

Chinese Embassy in Uganda

15 Mar 2021