Hi guys, welcome back to China Admissions' channel here with me Nadia,
and today I'd like to share with you some of my experiences traveling back from my home country
Indonesia to China and also my quarantine journey here in China! But before that,
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SoIi first left China in January 2020 because I want to spend Chinese new year holiday with
my family in Indonesia so it was supposed to be a two-week trip but then it turns out to be a
10-month trip instead because of the Covid 19. So because of Covid 19, Chinese government decided
to close its borders for foreigners on March 28, 2020 so that includes me as well because I hold
a foreign citizen at that time, even though I have a valid working permit. So I cannot travel
back to China because they closed the border. So in the end after the Chinese government
finally opened its border for foreigners partially, so by the end of September 2020,
Chinese government decided to open its border for foreigners with a valid residence permit under
these 3 following purposes, such as work permit and also family reunion and also personal affairs,
but it's not yet open for international students. So in the end I have to reapply for a new work
visa because mine got expired during my stay in Indonesia. So after iIgot my new work visa
I then get ready for my departure to China, so approximately about a month after I get my
new work visa then I fly from Jakarta to Fuzhou, because there is no direct flight yet from Jakarta
to Beijing. And then before flying, so when I'm in Jakarta, like two days prior to the departure
date I need to do some swab PCR tests and also the rapid serology test, so after I got the negative
result from both of these tests then I can board the flight and also fly from Jakarta to Fuzhou.
So I flew from Jakarta to Fuzhou on November 19th, so the flight was quite full and there were a lot
of people which are mainly Chinese people, there were a couple of Indonesians as well I
guess probably about 10% of the whole passengers of the flights. In my opinion the journey itself
was pretty pleasant. So they no longer serve hot meals, I guess it's the new policy because of the
Covid 19, so they provide us like a snack box instead so each of us got one snack box during
five hours journey from Jakarta to Fuzhou. Overall it was a pleasant experience flying with them,
because although the flight is full but the stewardess and everyone else is like very
very helpful as well, the stewardess does maintain like a high quality of hygiene as
well throughout the entire five hours of the flight so it was pretty okay and yeah we're
quite happy we can land in Fuzhou in the end. So before we board the flight there are two
steps that we need to do, so the first one we need to take the Swab PCR test and also
the rapid test serology two days before the flight and then after we got the result,
then we need to upload the result to the system created by the Chinese embassy in our country.
So for example because I'm from Indonesia I need to upload the result of the test to the system
created by the Chinese embassy of Indonesia and then they will show us like this QR code,
if it shows like a green QR code like a green one, then it means that I can board the flight,
otherwise without the green QR code I cannot board the flight. And besides that
after getting my ticket from the check-in counter, I need to do another one so I need to fill in my
personal information and etc to the immigration of Chinese embassy, so they have this website as well
they have this mini program on Wechat, whereas we need to fill in our personal information,
our data flights and everything else. After we fill in the form and after it is completed we
will get a QR code as well which shows that we are allowed to board the flight and then we have
to show this QR code when we're landing in China. So after I've arrived in China in Fuzhou I need to
first show this QR code to the officer who are waiting there and when the officer already see
it and scan the QR code then it means that we are clear and we can enter china so after that we are
going to the next step at the airport! So arriving at Fuzhou we have to show our QR code and then
the next step would be to do a quick interview with the officer over there, so basically they'll
ask us about uh like personal information, like for example, what's my name then my nationality,
where I've been when I'm in Indonesia, like do I wear masks, stuff like that and then like there
are some questions as well related to the Covid 19 situation and your activities when you are
overseas and not in China, so after I go through the second process which is the quick interview
process then I move on to the third process at the airport which is to do the Swab PCR test,
so it's a very quick process I think it's only- it took me like about five minutes to get my
swab PCR test done, and then after that I get to the next step which is to clear the immigration,
so I queue at the immigration and they basically ask me several questions regarding my arrival to
China and also they'll stamp my passport which says that I can enter China now and then I enter
then I go to the next step to take my baggage and after that we are queuing for the bus which will
take us to the quarantine hotel so for the quarantine hotel basically we cannot choose
which hotel we are going to go and we do not know which hotel we're going to go as well
so once you hop on to the bus, the bus will take you to the quarantine hotel directly
and then when you stop there then you can take out your baggage and then check into the quarantine
hotel. So my current in hotel so far in Fuzhou is pretty nice, they provide me three meals a day,
breakfast lunch and dinner, and also i have to stay here for 14 days, no excuses I cannot stay
here shorter than that. I have to stay here in full 14 days and then and if everything's okay
and if I'm confirmed healthy at the end of the quarantine then they will release me and within
24 hours after the release I have to fly to my final destination and in this case is Beijing.
So it's my eighth day of quarantine so far and I have taken two Swab PCR tests during day one and
also day seven of my quarantine and I still need to take one more of this Swab PCR test during my
day 14 of this stay and then after everything is okay and after I'm confirmed healthy,
then they will release me and send me to the airport or the train station where I
can continue my journey to my final destination! And also I have to make sure to contact my housing
administrator back in Beijing like the management of the apartment where I stay because I need
to report to them that I'll be coming back to Beijing and I'll be staying back at my place and
then there might be additional home quarantine needed it depends on where you are going next
so in this case in Beijing, it is on a case-by-case basis and it depends on the
policy of the housing management so I'm not sure if the same rules might apply to like other cities
but I heard in other cities there might be additional home quarantine needed about 7
to 14 days and it's best if you check with the respective government or the respective housing
management for example so that you can get the most accurate policy that applies at that time.
So basically I'll be waiting for another six days before my quarantine is over and one more of the
Swab PCR test and I hope that I get my result good right, so all negative and all that so I can fly
and go back to Beijing and there are several tips that I can give to all of you who are
planning to go back to China anytime soon, right. So my tips to all of you who are looking forward
to go back to China anytime soon is to stay healthy and wear mask every time you go out and
when you are at the airport in China for example, you just need to follow all the procedures given
by the officers. So far based on my experiences everyone there like every of the officers there,
like the nurse, the police officers, the immigration officers, they are very very friendly
and they are very very helpful as well they will guide you in each of the processes they do can
help you in English as well if you don't really speak Chinese and also if you're unsure about your
health perhaps two weeks before the flight you can take like a Swab PCR test in your home country,
where you can also get a little bit information about your current health in terms of the Covid
19 in whether or not you have contracted the virus and hopefully not for sure.
Another tip is to bring some snacks and also bring some food in just in case you don't really like
Chinese food, for example, or just in case you're just bored with the food provided by the hotel
so far during my experiences they give me Chinese food for sure for like every day for my breakfast,
lunch and dinner, and yeah, and also if you don't eat uh pork for example if you eat halal meat you
can also request to the hotel saying that you only eat halal meat and they will provide you
the halal meal for you. Some of the people who are flying with me from Indonesia they're Muslim
and they don't eat pork and that's why they requested us to the hotel and it works, the
hotel will definitely give you the halal meal for those of you who don't eat pork. And I heard that
if you're a vegetarian as well for example you can also request to the hotel saying that you are a
vegetarian and they will provide a vegetarian meal for you as well. And also you might want to bring
your toiletries and also like your laundry detergents and stuff like that just in case
you cannot buy it online or just in case the hotel won't allow you to buy anything online,
you know like not every hotel will provide you things like toiletries or even like you know like
a bucket perhaps where you can wash your clothes or uh laundry detergent like not all of the hotels
can provide you with all day so it's better if you stay prepared. And in my experience my hotel won't
allow us to do any Waimai (food delivery) so we cannot buy any food from outside but they still
allow us to buy other stuff for example we can still buy toiletries from the online supermarket
right, we can still buy something else like clothes for example from Taobao,
it's still possible but again it depends on the regulation that is imposed by each of the hotels
and it can be different because I know that other people from the same flight that stays
at different hotels they have different policies so at that hotel they cannot do any Waimai and
they cannot even buy anything from Taobao from the internet because the hotel simply won't allow them
to buy anything online, so they won't allow Kuaidi and Waimai so it's best for you to stay prepared
for the 14 days of the quarantine so you can have a smooth journey as well.
And last but not least for international students, I know that you are not yet allowed to come back
to China but I'm sure that your turn will come next, so we shall wait for more updates from
the Chinese government regarding this, and yeah! See you soon in China one day, cheers!