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May 17, 2018, 11:03 pm

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Originally Posted by MSPeconomist

If OP is Canadian, he/she probably is required to apply for the visa through a Chinese consulate in Canada unless he/she has a USA green card.

Assuming OP has a passport from a country that qualifies for the 144 hour (IIRC currently the case for PEK), I think the only feasible solution would be to rewrite the plane tickets to go through a third country on the way back from China so that TWOV can be used for the itinerary. Assuming that the current ticket has a reasonable change fee, this is probably the cheapest solution too.

Check the big sticky TWOV thread here for details on the exact rules for TWOV.

Really depends on what the OP means by "quick" travel. If "quick" means a short trip, then sure. If "quick" means short notice, but the trip itself is long, then TWOV may not be an option.

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