In response to the prolonged Covid-19 lockdown in Shanghai, the U.S. State Department has “ordered the departure of non-emergency U.S. government employees and their family members from U.S. Consulate General Shanghai,” according to a statement released on April 11.
On April 15, an advisory posted on the US Embassy & Consulates in China’s website announced ” Allowing U.S. Citizens, U.S. Nationals, Lawful Permanent Residents, and their Spouses and Children Leaving Shanghai, China, to Travel to the United States Without a Pre-Departure COVID-19 Test or Documentation of Recovery through May 11, 2022″
This exercise of enforcement discretion is limited to the following individuals departing Shanghai, China: U.S. Citizens; U.S. Nationals, Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR); noncitizens in possession of a valid U.S. immigrant visa; and noncitizen nonimmigrants who are traveling with a U.S. citizen or LPR and possess valid travel documents allowing them to travel to the United States.
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