Originally Posted by
best
Please clarify: so arriving from and returning to US within 72 does not work?
Originally Posted by
BThumme
Correct!
You have 72 hours to transit to another country. Transiting back to the US, however, is not a third country (as that means China was your destination)
Originally Posted by
luckypierre
Is this correct? Simply adding a stop while retaining the USA as the ultimate destination of the itinerary allows the transit visa?
I answered these questions with a link in this post upthread.
Originally Posted by
24left
China has 2 or now 3 main TWOV - 24 hour and 72, which will be extended to 144 (3 days to 6 days)
You must arrive in China from one country (and HKG counts) and depart to different one
See wiki for excellent info
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/china...hread-117.html
Suggestion: Perhaps anyone posting MRs that include stops to or through Mainland China, should include the link to the FT thread.