Originally Posted by HasteFlier

Hi,

I apologize if this question has already been asked, but I could not find it within the thread.

I am planning to use the 72 hours transit visa in a few weeks for a work trip to Shanghai. However, my passport will hold as well a chinese single-entry tourism visa, for another (longer) trip planned for three weeks later.

As far as I undertand the rules, this should be OK: two entries in China in a few weeks, each following the rules (72hrs transit for the first, regular tourist visa for the second). However, I worry that having already a tourist visa when requesting the transit visa could be an issue or raise misunderstandings, especially since I will not have time to request another visa between the two trips, should my visa get "consumed" upon my transit entry.

Does anyone have experience with a similar "issue", or an idea if this should be ok or not ? Thank you very much !