Originally Posted by
moondog
CAN is part of the 72 hour TWOV program (for qualifying passport holders), but 24 hour TWOV applies to pretty much everyone.
He's a Filipino passport holder, so he qualifies only for 24-hour TWOV. But at CAN, this means he can now go out of the airport, right? Or will Chinese immigration force him to return to the pre-departure area (or worse, will they have a queue which redirects people back to the pre-departure area without going through immigration)?