Originally Posted by
moondog
Many countries offer visa free transit while still making it difficult or impossible to enter without visas; India, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, and Russia come to mind off the top of my head.
China's rules are fairly lax in this respect, but many officials encourage passengers on daytime layovers to remain airside.
However, your wife will almost certainly receive an entry permit if airside transit facilities aren't readily on offer.
OK, sounds good. I have also scanned her old passport with the entry permits, so perhaps that could help not least dealing with the ground staff that might not know the possibility of visa free transit. Can anyone point me to a free timatic site, so I can print the details?
Thanks a lot for your inputs.