Originally Posted by
jiejie
Go to the Chinese Embassy (Philippines) website
here and under V. Transit Visa (G) there are 3 subpoints. After that in italics are the critical language you need. Try printing this out and taking with you, with enough context to show it is directly from the Chinese Embassy. The problem is that the language here doesn't mention the 48 hours at all, only 24 hours--so if your layover is over 24 hours, they still might balk. You can try a Timatic printout, which would show the 48 hours for US passport holders. Go early to the airport in case you get into an extended discussion with Cebu. Not sure if contacting them in advance of flight date and trying to get a supervisor will help. Good luck!
I just had last night terrible experience with Cebu on my Shanghai-bound flight.
They use Timatic, but 48hr is not applied to anyone - you have to fly a non-Philippines airline if you want to use it. Only way. Embassy papers are useless to them as they have non-public internal rules, they are referring to, which prohibit random person travelling any time they wish to do so.
Moreover, I did the check-in 3hrs before my flight, they check-up my onwards ticket, made photocopy of it, gave boarding pass, I went thru PH immirgation just only to be refused at the gate as 18-year-old gate agent from the jungle had different opinion than check-in supervisor.
In general, Cebu Pacific seems to be an airline run by some low-educated staff who think they have power and act like ... well.
I wish I had paid 150EUR more for the CX ticket in the end.
On the way to MNL I had nicely 47hr visa-free transit, but then I was using TK on inbound and KA on outbound. I got also stamps in my passport about that but again 5J said that those are fake
PS. If you want the police to help you in the airport, you should bribe them about 2000-3000 PHP. That's what I heard from taxi driver when heading back to the hotel last night.