72h no VISA transfer in Shanghai, travel to North Korea.
Apr 1, 2015, 12:28 pm
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72h no VISA transfer in Shanghai, travel to North Korea.
Hi, I am travelling to North Korea on the marathon tour. As with all other North Korean tours the tour is originated in China, in Shanghai in my case. I am not in the possession of Chinese visa and intend to use 72 hours visa free transfer policy. I will have the confirmed tickets with North Korean airline but no physical scan of the North Korean VISA. Anyone had experience of doing such transfer? I have no worries of not being allowed to transfer in Shanghai but rather not being allowed to board Shanghai-bound China Southern flight originating in Hong Kong. Travel agent advises that 72h visa free policy is valid for travel to North Korea, but I have doubts.
Apr 1, 2015, 10:43 pm
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All they look for is your plane ticket. It must be EXACTLY within 72 hours. Not 73. North Korea is still an international country, you'll be fine. Your ticket must go Hong Kong, Shanghai, North Korea. For the purposes of entering China for 72 hours, I doubt they will care about your North Korean visa.
When you're the immigration line, there is a special desk for 72 hour transfer people, by the way.
When you're the immigration line, there is a special desk for 72 hour transfer people, by the way.
Apr 2, 2015, 7:59 pm
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All they look for is your plane ticket. It must be EXACTLY within 72 hours. Not 73. North Korea is still an international country, you'll be fine. Your ticket must go Hong Kong, Shanghai, North Korea. For the purposes of entering China for 72 hours, I doubt they will care about your North Korean visa.
When you're the immigration line, there is a special desk for 72 hour transfer people, by the way.
When you're the immigration line, there is a special desk for 72 hour transfer people, by the way.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/china...er-thread.html
Apr 2, 2015, 8:06 pm
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Be careful. Some versions of TIMATIC have confusing words that airline agents can interpret as saying that after the TWOV stay in China, you must go to a third country that requires a visa and for which you already have a visa in your travel documents. The airline can easily interpret this as saying that they should deny boarding because you don't have a visa for the country after China, even if that country does not require a visa.
What routings and airlines do you plan to use?
What routings and airlines do you plan to use?