Originally Posted by
dc9northwest
Hi Jiejie,
That's good to know. Aside from the time period (in Shanghai), is there any other difference in rules between TWOV for preferred and non-preferred? e.g. leaving the airport/staying in a hotel. I wouldn't want to spend the night in PVG airport.
This is actually for my travel partner on a Romanian passport. I have an US passport for which the rules are, it seems, better known (at least on the internet). Just curious if aside from the different time period (48 v 24), the other restrictions are the same.
Thanks.
Except for the time limit, the other restrictions are the same. Both of you could leave the airport. Obviously if you're travelling together, the most restrictive time limit (in this case, 24 hours) will govern.
In the fall of 2011, China did add a bunch of Eastern European countries to the Favored List allowed 48 hours TWOV at PVG/SHA. However, as I recall, Romanians unfortunately were not included.