With the escalation of the new coronavirus epidemic, the number of confirmed cases has reached tens of thousands so far, and with the epidemic, there are also various and overwhelming news and international and national actions. As in these news, there are some truth and some falsehood. Many national actions we have seen at present are also true and false. The United States and Australia are restricted from entering the country. Multinational visas and flights are in urgent need. What are the effects of applying for art study abroad under the 64 national defense epidemic policy? How to deal with it? In all the official news information, we also saw the actions taken by many overseas countries at this time.

    For example, WHO officially listed China as PHEIC, Public Health Emergency of International Concern the day before yesterday after repeated judgments

This action alone has caused various public opinions and voices, some misinterpreting PHEIC at this time, and some issuing inflammatory remarks while in chaos at this time

In the face of such a chaotic situation, it may be difficult for us to be calm and face up to it, because each of us is involved in it at this time, and we are all "experiencing" of this epidemic. Although it is less than 48 hours since WHO listed China as a PHEIC, during this period, many countries have responded in succession, including many popular countries for studying abroad. These policies are mainly divided into two directions: air traffic restrictions and visa entry restrictions.

For example, air transportation:

Delta Delta

American Airlines

British Airways

Air France

Another example is visa entry and exit. Some countries have also begun to implement extremely strict policies:

Official information released by the White House

Australia Published information

In the face of these constantly changing information, many art students are probably suffering in their hearts at this moment. Is the message true? Which message shall prevail? Will this information affect the application? How to deal with 2020 Fall, which is facing application at this time?

So, today we will look from the perspective of application. What impact will the implementation of these measures have on our application for art study abroad? How should we deal with these sudden emergency applications? (The text contains the updated version of entry and exit management policy on February 1, including entry and exit epidemic prevention policies of 64 relevant countries. You can collect this article or save relevant pictures for viewing)

　　 01. What will be the impact of the suspension of flights from many countries to mainland China on the students enrolled in 2020?

At present, flight grounding is mainly concentrated in foreign airlines, including British Airways, United Airlines, and the airlines we mentioned at the beginning of today. Even for the moment, it is likely that more overseas airlines will restrict flights to and from mainland China in the future.

We understand everyone's panic about this event, because we are closely watching these information every day. However, we should pay special attention to the fact that the suspension of flights by an airline does not mean the cancellation of all flights on that route.

For example, British Airways cancelled all flights to mainland China, but passengers can still choose other airlines, such as Air China flights can still go to the UK at present.

However, it is important to note that we do not rule out short-term flow restrictions for these flights that are still operating normally, but these restrictions are mainly concentrated on domestic routes. For example, today we have a student who was originally scheduled to fly to Shanghai on the 10th and to France on the 11th, but now the airline has adjusted her domestic flight to the 12th, which leads to the urgent adjustment of her ticket to France. Therefore, we suggest that you should always pay attention to the flight information when booking tickets, so as to make adjustments at any time.

　 02. If more other airlines are grounded in the mainland in the future, what should students do?

In fact, the grounding of some airlines has little impact on students and passengers, because at present, there are many "alternatives" to choose from, but we must also admit that this is really a signal worthy of attention.

At present, some countries have announced the policy of prohibiting Chinese tourists from entering the country (the United States, Singapore and Australia have announced so far).

For students who start school in March or March, we suggest that you contact the school as soon as possible. In the face of such an international public health and security incident, most schools will definitely introduce corresponding policies, adjust the enrollment time, or reissue the offer for delayed start of school.

At this time, everyone should also avoid being impatient and choose to give up. If you have a professional application team to help you apply, you can find your application teacher to help you complete further communication with the school as soon as possible and try to negotiate the best solution.

　　 03. Is it recommended to postpone or make immediate adjustment for the students who will enroll in the spring of 2020?

Students who entered the school in the spring of 2020 are really worried at this time. Then, if the country you are going to visit does not prohibit the entry of passengers from mainland China, you can go there as soon as possible within the time allowed by the visa.

However, if the country to be visited has announced that passengers from the mainland of China are prohibited from entering the country, then it is necessary to contact the school as soon as possible, independently or with the assistance of the applicant teacher, to handle the extension to the beginning of the next semester, or to negotiate with the school to find the best solution.

In this special period, we also need to understand the decisions made by these "hot" countries to study abroad, because everything is based on health and safety ! The teacher applying for natural light will also have a detailed understanding of each student's enrollment process, admission courses, visa submission date, visa acquisition time, and school start time For details, the teacher applying for Natural Light has contacted the students starting from February to May and communicated with all relevant schools.

For those students who may need to postpone, the natural light will also arrange for them to postpone to the next school opening day on the school working day next Monday, update the offer, and replace the entry documents I20, COE. If we need to re apply for visas, we will also help students to apply for visas at the first time. Similar to such force majeure factors, most overseas schools will generally cooperate to take measures, which we can not be too worried about.

Secondly, for another "third-party approach" that many students are consulting on the Internet at present - the feasibility of trying to transit from a third-party country. For example, the current immigration prohibition policies of the United States and Singapore mention that tourists who have visited the mainland of China in the past 14 days, then some students may want to go to Thailand first, stay for 14 days, and then fly to the United States.

This approach may be feasible at present, and many students are eager to try it, but we do not recommend that you choose this "unconventional" and "high-risk" approach, because the risk is very high, and you must always pay attention to whether the entry and exit policies of the third country are updated.

　 04. Yesterday, WHO officially listed China as PHEIC. What impact will it have on international students?

WHO's official listing of China as PHEIC will indeed have an impact on international students, but we should also note that these impacts are not the serious cases mentioned on the Internet, because we should clearly distinguish between "epidemic areas/affected areas" and "PHEIC/international public health emergencies".

In the face of such a major epidemic event, WHO made this decision, which in fact proves that the epidemic has caused some concern and impact in the world - soon, countries may begin to introduce policies prohibiting or restricting the entry of passengers from the mainland of China, and some countries have begun to implement relevant policies.

In the short term, the biggest impact on international students is that it is no longer convenient for them to enter and leave the country, and they may not be able to report for school on time; Some students may have to take GAP for one semester.

In the face of such a situation, the mood of natural light is the same as that of everyone. We all know what the time of a semester means for each child. But in the face of such an irresistible situation, we also hope that everyone can keep a good attitude. Even if they cannot start school on time, they should make good use of the GAP of these months. Learning a language, doing internships, or doing public welfare activities can enrich the GAP for one semester and become a butterfly effect that will trigger hurricanes in the future. When the epidemic situation is effectively controlled, we also believe that countries will continue to welcome foreign students.

　　 05. What preparations should be made in advance for students entering in autumn?

For students enrolled in autumn, the current application submission, material review, admission and distribution are all normal, and the natural light has received offers every day recently, so the impact of autumn enrollment is not significant at present. If the epidemic situation is stable and improves in May, it will have no impact on the students' visa processing in July August and the start of school in August September.

Natural light will also continue to pay attention to the development of the epidemic, and make adjustment plans according to the changes of the epidemic at any time. For example, we have recently launched a series of courses for students and online application analysis like today's, and we will continue to update them later to spend this special application season with you!

　 06. The US Embassy in China announced the suspension of all visas to the United States, followed by similar measures in Australia. How should international students respond?

The U.S. Embassy in China suspended visa processing to the United States, the U.S. government banned tourists from the mainland of China from entering the country, and Australia temporarily banned mainland tourists from entering the country for two weeks... These measures are fundamentally aimed at controlling the development of the epidemic, just like our country has restricted the access of Hubei, Wuhan and other urban areas at the beginning.

However, we must believe that these are temporary policies, because we are really facing a severe test. This test is not only for our country, but also for many countries abroad. Since this is the case, these temporary policies must be "temporary" and will not last too long, so we must not be afraid.

The natural light also sorted out the list of all affected students at the first time, and communicated and negotiated according to the measures launched by different schools and countries. For students who have already bought tickets, we will also work with you to keep an eye on aviation developments in various countries, notify students and parents of changes at the first time, and make changes to tickets and accommodation immediately.

If you are already overseas at this time, it is recommended that you should not return to China in the last 2-3 months to avoid possible situations and avoid personnel turnover. Everyone should keep an optimistic and normal attitude. It's time to take classes and write reports. Soon the epidemic will pass and everything will be normal.

Here we also share with you the specific immigration policies of some countries updated by the National Immigration Administration on February 1, as well as the precautions:

　　 07. At present, it is hard to say that other countries will not launch similar policies. So how should international students respond to these situations in the future?

In the future, it is hard to say that no other country will take similar actions. It is even very likely that more countries will restrict the entry of passengers from China. Note * This is not only for Chinese citizens. Citizens from other countries will also be prohibited from entering China if they have visited the mainland

For students who start school from February to May, Natural Light suggests that you pay close attention to the immigration policy of the country to which you are going, and actively keep in touch with the school. As far as our communication with universities and colleges is concerned, the international student offices of most universities are also very active in helping international students, and many schools, such as SCAD Savannah College of Art and Design After synthesizing the application suggestions of students, other colleges and universities have recently changed the offline interview in all regions to telephone interview:

Another example is UAL London University of the Arts , and made corresponding adjustments:

At the moment of such sudden international events, if there are any difficulties or doubts, you can find ways to communicate. The natural light will also try our best to help every art student. We have also opened an emergency service for the special situation during this period Online service channel , you can contact us through all our official platforms (WeChat, Weibo, official website, applet, etc.), and we will help you at the first time!

During the epidemic period, we saw all kinds of news and constantly changing data on mobile phones and computer screens. Our mood every day is like riding a roller coaster. Everyone may wake up with the epidemic and fall asleep in the news of the epidemic.

For art students abroad, this is also an unexpected event that everyone of us did not foresee. It may be hard for anyone to imagine that in less than a month, we may face such things as school opening delay and visa rejection. What we see every day is the news that comes in front of us, and it is difficult to distinguish the true from the false. In the 48 hours when China was listed as PHEIC by WHO, we are witnessing the change of the epidemic to history every minute and every second.

Maybe this change caught everyone off guard, but we can't do anything. In this short month, we also saw countless medical heroes, who fought in front of the hospital bed and fought against death; At the same time, we also saw people from all walks of life making efforts for the epidemic war with their own strength. They may be the cleaners in the hospital ward; Maybe it's the express brother who is still on the way to deliver goods; Or they are still united rice circle girls; Or, they are overseas students and overseas Chinese who want to help China.

In the face of this epidemic, we are all experiencing it from our own position. What we should do is not only to face the epidemic squarely and treat it seriously, but also not to panic and make hasty decisions because of panic.

Natural light is also willing to stand with everyone. Every teacher and employee of us is facing the epidemic with a positive attitude. Open online service channels as soon as possible, deploy emergency measures, follow the steps of the country, establish natural light epidemic prevention centers, and build epidemic prevention teams in sub campuses around the country, with corresponding epidemic prevention equipment and materials.

At the same time, the Teaching and Research Center, in conjunction with all departments in all campuses, carries out psychological communication with each professional teacher during the New Year to help them establish a positive attitude, so as to ensure that they can help each student in a positive state in the online class stage after the New Year. At the same time, we also set up 24-hour job rotation system of teaching and research center Divide by campus and six major departments, and sort out the learning progress, application and course direction of each student. The teaching and research center and professional tutors conduct one-on-one guidance and communication to assist teachers in planning students' follow-up courses, so as to ensure that there is no gap between online and offline switching and no difference in teaching experience.

In the face of this epidemic, we bravely face up to it. At the same time, we will never give up or stop hastily, because we believe that the future is foreseeable, and every student's future will be more brilliant!

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