July 31, Covid-19 Update from Asia
Some progress has been made in the Philippines and Japan this week as the former plans to allow Long-term Visa holders to reenter starting August first and the latter is providing a narrow entry capabilities but only for select foreigners. Both India and Myanmar have extended their nationwide measures to control the virus through until […]
July 24, Covid-19 Update from Asia
This week saw ongoing movement restrictions and permission changes based upon rates of COVID-19 infections. In Hong Kong where recent case increases have immigration officials are working partially from home, causing visa delays, the US and Kazakhstan were added to the list of high-risk countries. Australia and Hong Kong also were impacted as Taiwan removed […]
July 17, Covid-19 Update from Asia
It has been another week of incremental changes in Asia. On the positive side of things, Macau has lifted all quarantine requirements for travelers arriving from mainland China. Japan is accepting and processing Certificate of Eligibility (COE) applications for medium and long-term stays, albeit processing times are longer than normal. In Singapore, the number of […]