USA: Emergency appointments suspended until at least 07.12.2020
16/11/2020 11:47

The US Consulate in Vienna has announced that it will only grant emergency appointments for interviews at the consulate for humanitarian purposes until at least December 7, 2020. Emergency appointments for business purposes can only be booked after December 7, 2020.

CHINA: Introduction of online authentication of the health declaration
16/11/2020 08:47

The Chinese Consulate informs that the Chinese government has decided that foreign passengers traveling on a scheduled flight from or via Austria must apply for the required health declaration ONLINE from 16.11.2020. Travelers are requested to register via PCs or smartphones at http://hrhk.cs.mfa.gov.cn/H5/ (keep the username and password safe for later login) and fill out the form online with the requested information, report their health status and upload the negative nucleic acid and IgM anti-cancer test results. The Chinese consulate in Austria will check and notarize the documents. The notarized health declaration (electronic version) will be sent to the account registered by the applicant, in the form of a QR code with an "HDC" indicator. This large QR code must be shown on the smartphone or in printed paper form when boarding the vehicle.

Attention: From November 25, 2020 the health declaration previously requested by email and sent back stamped in printed form will generally no longer be accepted.

Please find more information on the website of the Chinese Consulate in Vienna: http://www.chinaembassy.at/det/xwdt/t1831982.htm

India: new guidelines for arriving foreign travelers
12/11/2020 14:21

India Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informs:

• Persons traveling to India must submit a self-declaration form at least 72 hours before their scheduled travel time or on arrival at the relevant health counter via the online portal https://www.newdelhiairport.in/airsuvidha/apho-registration target="_blank"> .
• International passengers who arrive without a negative Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) and wish to apply for an exemption from institutional quarantine may undergo RT-PCR testing at airport facilities.
• International passengers arriving without an RT-PCR negative certificate who do not opt for RT-PCR testing at airport facilities or arrive at airports where RT-PCR testing facilities are not available;facilities are not available must undergo a mandatory seventh-day institutional quarantine followed by a seventh-day home quarantine.
• International passengers arriving at seaports or land ports are subject to the same protocol, with the exception that the online portal is currently not available to these passengers. Instead, they must submit their self-declaration form to the authorities at the seaport/land port upon arrival.
Indian states may impose additional restrictions based on their own field assessments.

CONSULATE OF SOUTH KOREA CLOSED until at least 13.11.2020
11/11/2020 15:01

The consulate of South Korea will remain closed until at least November 13, 2020 due to an emergency at the consulate.