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Old May 16, 2014 | 4:34 pm
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Originally Posted by schneider4
Hi -

Later this month I'm going to be flying from Perth to Hong Kong (on Cathay), laying over in Hong Kong for about 3 hours, and then flying on to Beijing (Cathay, but operated by Air China), where I'll be for about 68 hours prior to leaving for SFO on United. I'm doing this itinerary because of the 72 hour visa-free option in China.

I just got off the phone with Cathay, who made an entry in my record about this, and told me to call Air China, which I did. They (Air China) told me that I have to apply for the 72 hour visa at their counter in Hong Kong (which I think is wrong on two counts: the airline doesn't issue the visa, and I need to apply in Beijing on arrival).

Can anyone validate the right way to handle this?

Thanks in advance...
You're good unless you hold a passport from a country that isn't part of the program. See here:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/china...er-thread.html

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