To ensure the health and safety of international travelers and reduce the risk of cross-border spread of the epidemic, in accordance with requirements of the Joint Announcement issued by the Civil Aviation Administration, the General Administration of Customs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China from July 20, 2020, Chinese and foreign passengers who are about to fly to China are required to take a nucleic acid test for COVID-19 and apply for certified Health Declaration Form. The procedure is as follows:

1. From August 25, 2020, all Chinese and foreign passengers who are about to fly to China from Slovakia, directly or indirectly, will be required to take a Nucleic Acid Test for COVID-19 within 3 days before boarding and obtain the Nucleic Acid Test Certificate (with negative result). Serum antibodies and other new corona-virus test results are not accepted; infant passengers also need to be tested. Airlines may have stricter requirements on validity period of the Nucleic Acid Test Certificate, and it is suggested passengers follow the instructions of relevant airlines to arrange Nucleic Acid Test for COVID-19.

2. At this stage, the Chinese Embassy designates some Slovak institutions as the specific ones to carry out the test (please see Attachment 1).

3. Passenger shall fill in and sign the Health Declaration Form (please see Attachment 2) and send a scanned copy of the signed Form, together with the Nucleic Acid Test Certificate (with negative result), and a photocopy of the bio-page of the passport and ID to Chinese Embassy to the following e-mail address: covidpcrtestsvk@gmail.com.

To speed up the process, please use "HS + Passenger name + Date of Departure" as subject line of your email, e.g. "HS + John Smith + × Aug, 2020".

4. Certified Health Declaration Form with a validity period of 3 days starting from the date of issue of the Nucleic Acid Test Certificate (with negative result) shall be issued by the Chinese Embassy and sent back to the passenger by email.

5. Passenger shall be required to present the print-out certified Health Declaration Form within the validity period during check-in or before boarding the flight and cooperate with airlines staff during the inspection. Please be noted that passenger with expired Health Declaration Form will not be allowed to board the plane and will be required to take Nucleic Acid Test and apply for the Health Declaration Form again.

6. For foreign passengers ultimately bound for China who transit via other countries that require valid Health Declaration Forms for boarding (please see https://hr.cs.mfa.gov.cn/help_two/help-two/gj.html) will also be required to show Health Declaration Forms during transiting. Please make sure that the Forms are still valid when boarding the connecting flights.

7. Passenger is advised to carry the Nucleic Acid Test Certificate (with negative result) to the airport in case of the need for further inspection.

8. Please also be noted that a certified Health Declaration Form is not an alternative to a Chinese visa.

Attachment 1: Test Facilities

Attachment 2: Health Declaration Form