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Old Sep 28, 2017 | 9:52 am
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Originally Posted by Runiruni
Just wanted to come back on here to thank you and Yurop for help and input. Travels went well without any issues on either end. Some notes:
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Originally Posted by Runiruni
3) In Shanghai PVG there was a short line for TWOV and they had an additional blue form they asked you to fill out if TWOV for 72 or 144 hours.
There is no 72 hour TWOV at Shanghai. Just to point out.

Originally Posted by Runiruni

5) had no problems flying with less than 6 months validity in US passport. I think this was largely due to the fact that my "destination" was HK (where I met the validity requirement of 1 month) and China was only a transit.
Passport validity rule for China is "valid on arrival," for HK, it is "1 month beyond stay."
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