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Old Oct 4, 2016 | 7:22 am
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Originally Posted by Andrew_G
I recall that TWOV at URC was limited to a maximum of 2 hours. That may have changed, or (more likely?) Olympic's checker may be wrong (it certainly wouldn't be the first time that an airline's website gave duff TWOV information).
Interesting. It looks like it depends on nationality.

With nationality Iranian:

- Transit without visa (TWOV) is not possible at Urumqi (URC).

With nationality German:

- This does not apply at Urumqi (URC). Visa required, except for Holders of confirmed onward airline tickets, in transit through Urumqi (URC), for a max. transit time of 2 hours. Transit incl. multiple stops within China (People's Rep.), with a total transit time of max. 24 hours, is permitted.

This is of course not helpful for Jeannejoy who is there over two hours either way (and has been told about this: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/27256663-post2438.html ) but interesting for others, perhaps.

For Jeannejoy - either way you're going to need a visa.
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