Originally Posted by
ehuang03
From everything I've read and watched on youtube with people going through Xiamen for a layover, a transit visa is definitely required. Was your route directly to XIA? I'm landing first in TAO for two hours, I'm wondering if I need to get anything in TAO or not. Thanks for your input!
Transit visas are extremely rare these days because: 1 China has offered visa free transit for the past 20 years and 2. most of us can get good visas for the same price as G visas
Since you are stopping in TAO, your total time in China will be capped at 24 hours unless you get a visa