India to China via 3rd country Indirect routes

India to China via 3rd country Indirect routes – Covid 19 was found in China first. However even after becoming the source of it, China has quite impressively contained it :). China has kept its borders closed for Indians due to the emergence of the Delta variant in India. Due to this many students, work permit holders and even residents are stranded in India.

One shall always be abiding by laws of govt and embassy to enter any country, in our articles we provide suggestions as per the rules and policies of countries which lawfully permits travellers to travel to the final destination in Covid times. We still recommend getting in touch with the respective embassies to have final confirmation.

India to China Via 3rd country indirect routes

Who cannot enter China in the covid times?

Below categories are not allowed to enter China –

Entry by foreign nationals holding a visa is suspended

1. Entry by foreign nationals holding a visa is suspended.
– This does not apply to:
– foreign nationals with a visa issued after 28 March 2020 with the place of an issue outside the Mainland of China. They must not arrive from Bangladesh, Belgium, France, India, Italy, Philippines, Russian Fed. and the United Kingdom;
– foreign nationals with a diplomatic, service, courtesy or C visa;
– foreign nationals with a visa issued after 3 November 2020.
2. Entry by foreign nationals with a residence permit is suspended.
– This does not apply to:
– foreign nationals with a permanent residence permit;
– foreign nationals with a residence permit with the purpose of’ work’, ’personal matters’ or ’reunion’. They must not arrive from Bangladesh, Belgium, France, India, Italy, Philippines, Russian Fed. and the United Kingdom.
3. Entry by foreign nationals with an APEC Business Travel Card is suspended.

Can one from India enter China from an indirect route?

As per the latest guidelines, one is required to obtain an HDC code at https://hrhk.cs.mfa.gov.cn/H5/ with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) nucleic acid test result issued at most 2 days before departure and a negative IgM antibody test result issued at most 2 days before departure. If one is spending 14 nights outside Indian where one can get this HDC code on the covid result, then he/she shall be allowed to enter China.

However, it is very important to get confirmation on the routes from the Chinese embassy making any bookings

What possible routes can be used to enter China from India ?

Possible 3rd country routes to enter China –

• India to China Via Serbia
• India to China Via Qatar
• India to China Via Maldives

However, it is very important to get confirmation on the routes from the Chinese embassy making any bookings

Also read – India to Singapore via Serbia!