72 hour transit visa for Shanghai or Beijing! Important notice
Sep 15, 2014, 7:09 am
#18
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: PEK and BOS
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Sep 15, 2014, 7:13 am
#19
Join Date: Sep 2014
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Ok, thanks everyone. The crux of my question was that on the return flight, if my destination was SIN but through HKG, what would be considered the "destination" wrt to TWOV? It sounded like it was HKG, but I read another post where someone said the final destination was what mattered, not where you connected, so I wasn't sure.
But thanks for clarifying that the immediate segment before and after PEK is what really matters, regardless of whether they are part of a connecting flight, different tickets, etc. Cheers.
But thanks for clarifying that the immediate segment before and after PEK is what really matters, regardless of whether they are part of a connecting flight, different tickets, etc. Cheers.
Sep 15, 2014, 7:57 am
#20
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Location: Shanghai
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If using cash, Air Asia should be good for SIN-KUL-PEK or vv, but the other direction will probably be a bit pricey (e.g. $500).
Sep 15, 2014, 10:29 am
#21
Join Date: Oct 2007
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[QUOTE=chaca;23528132 ...but I read another post where someone said the final destination was what mattered, not where you connected, so I wasn't sure.
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That post was wrong. Only the immediate incoming and outgoing flight segments that touch China are of relevance. Those points may not be in the same country. So for TWOV KIX - PVG - ICN is fine but KIX - PVG -NRT is not. HK counts as its own country, as does Macau, as does Taiwan....for Chinese Immigration and TWOV purposes.
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That post was wrong. Only the immediate incoming and outgoing flight segments that touch China are of relevance. Those points may not be in the same country. So for TWOV KIX - PVG - ICN is fine but KIX - PVG -NRT is not. HK counts as its own country, as does Macau, as does Taiwan....for Chinese Immigration and TWOV purposes.