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Old Jul 16, 2015 | 1:56 pm
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Originally Posted by seattle29
Does anyone know what the fine/penalty is for overstaying a 72 hour TWOV? And is it advisable, or too risky?

The itinerary I want to book would put me 5 hours over (TWOV ends 00:01 just after Monday midnight, flight is 5:00am Tuesday morning).

One option is to check-in and clear immigration before midnight, but the airline/airport might not allow that.
It won't come up--you won't get on the plane to China in the first place without a proper ongoing ticket.
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