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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 12:57 am
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jiejie
 
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Originally Posted by RogerD408
Have you done this? Do you have any details to share? How do you clear border control when you have no visa? Will they force you to pay the $140 (for a US citizen) just to be able to leave the airport for a few hours?
Please relax. No you don't need to pay anything if you are transiting without a visa within the allotted time period. For details, you may refer to this thread, just start about post #69 and onward.

The key is at immigration control, head for the desk off to one side of the main desks that says "international transit."
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