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Old Oct 15, 2025 | 10:59 am
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Originally Posted by boat stuck
Here's my recommendation -- book three separate tickets: one from your mainland city to HKG, a separate ticket from HKG to TPE, and a final refundable HKG to USA ticket (or where ever her permanent residency is for).

When checking in for your mainland-HKG flight, show the refundable HKG-USA ticket and your USA green card to mainland exit immigration.

Once you arrive in HKG, cancel the refundable HKG-USA ticket and proceed to check-in for HKG-TPE as normal.
That doubles both the time and cost of getting there. Why not book the throwaway ticket from TPE instead?
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