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Jul 16, 2015 | 8:19 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.

Let me get this straight -- you're spending miles/money on flying to China and then flying elsewhere in Asia. You're also touring around for at least a few days which will involve further expense. After all of that you'd risk your trip over $140 (less if you're n

t a US citizen) in visa fees??!!