Originally Posted by
Maayan
Oh great, matrix didn't show the option with the 15h connection on the date I selected, so I'll try another. That's definitely the way to do it - I don't want to count on a DPS agent agreeing to short-check.
And yes, I would have a Chinese 2-entry visa anyway for the $1323 CAN-PEK-LAX deal. So with these two tickets, I would use one entry to position to CAN, then I'll do a 144-hour TWOV at PEK on the way back from LAX by showing the TWOV desk the PEK-DPS ticket, which will leave me the second entry on the visa to show at check-in at DPS.
Not 100% sure and I might be wrong on that but the 144h twov comes with certain rules. You better double-check
HERE. The rather strict rules would make your (very obvious) transfer to CAN not eligible for 144h twov.
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What Is An Eligible Route?
A: departure country ⇒ B: Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei ⇒ C: the third country or region
Passengers cannot have any stop in Mainland China between A and B, and B and C. For example,
if the passenger stops in Guangzhou before entering Beijing, Tianjin, or Hebei, he or she cannot enjoy the 144-hour visa-free transit.
What Is An Eligible Route?
Country A → B: Guangdong (=Guangzhou) → Country C
Here A refers to the country from which passengers enter Guangdong, and C refers to a third country or region. Before passengers' entry to Guangdong and after passengers' leave from Guangdong, they cannot have a stop anywhere in Mainland China. For example,
if a passenger departs from UK to Guangzhou, with a stop in Shanghai (or PEK i would say), he cannot use the 144-hour visa-free transit.