Originally Posted by
stevenryals
Dont need a visa if you say under 48 hours do you? Visa is $130, but I thought a passport would work if you stayed under 48 hours.............. (look of horror on my face, as BHM-PVG is in my VERY near future)
There are about a thousand (not really) posts in this thread related to that same Question. No one seems to know if the exemption is only valid for those with connecting flights, or if it's for everyone (at least not that I saw).
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=798246
I think the last consensus I was was "Don't Risk It."
-SF