Originally Posted by
newlywedJ
As of Jan 1, 2013, tourists from 45 countries get a 72-hour visa-free stay in
Shanghai with "all-round customized traveler services," according to a China Daily article posted today. You apply for a transit without a visa application in Shanghai.
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/...t_16065076.htm
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The prolonged stay period will enable travelers to have leisure time in Shanghai and other cities in the Yangtze River Delta region," said Gao Jianrong, deputy general manager of Pudong passenger services center from China Eastern Airlines' ground service department.
That contradicts Beijing's (PEK)TWOV strict policy that you may not leave the
municipality or can be subject to punishment.
SHA PVG PEK
•Can not leave city: Travelers who enter Beijing or Shanghai under these new visa free rules are not permitted to go out side of the city limits. Going outside of the city limits will be considered a visa violation and China is warning that violators will be banned from entering China in the future. Travelers must exit the same city from which they entered China from.