Transit Visa Required?
Mar 26, 2012 | 11:58 am
#1
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Transit Visa Required?
Hello! This is a bit complicated so please bear with me
I am a Chinese citizen studying in the United States with a Student visa. I am planning on going to Japan this summer where I live as a permanent resident.
If I transfer flights at Vancouver/Toronto, will I need to obtain a transit visa?
Thank you
EDIT: Final destination would be Tokyo. According to the CTT, it seems that the final destination must be one of the Chinese cities?
I am a Chinese citizen studying in the United States with a Student visa. I am planning on going to Japan this summer where I live as a permanent resident.
If I transfer flights at Vancouver/Toronto, will I need to obtain a transit visa?
Thank you
EDIT: Final destination would be Tokyo. According to the CTT, it seems that the final destination must be one of the Chinese cities?
Last edited by xiadane; Mar 26, 2012 at 12:11 pm
Mar 27, 2012 | 11:02 pm
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Join Date: Apr 2011
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The trial for visa-free transit for Chinese citizens is only if you go on a non-stop flight from Canada to PEK, PVG, TPE, HKG or MNL on the approved carriers which I believe are AC, CX, CA, PR and CI. CAN is also on the list but I'm not sure why because none of those carriers operate non-stop service to CAN from Canada.
To answer your question, yes you need a transit visa. The only way I could see around it would be to fly from Canada to PEK first then transit to TYO from there, but that'd be pretty inconvenient.
To answer your question, yes you need a transit visa. The only way I could see around it would be to fly from Canada to PEK first then transit to TYO from there, but that'd be pretty inconvenient.