Not sure where to ask this flying AA to PEK do I need a visa ?
Sep 23, 2016, 6:42 pm
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Not sure where to ask this flying AA to PEK do I need a visa ?
As a Canadian planning on flying ORD-PEK in Business class - I arrive in PEK at 730 PM and leave the next day at 530 PM do I need a visa for less than 24 hours ?
Sep 23, 2016, 6:47 pm
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Sep 23, 2016, 7:31 pm
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More information is available in the sticky: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/china...hread-163.html
Note that "Passengers must have confirmed onward tickets to a third country (not the PRC, and not the country from which they arrived)".
Note that "Passengers must have confirmed onward tickets to a third country (not the PRC, and not the country from which they arrived)".
Sep 23, 2016, 9:23 pm
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These are the determining factors to TRANSIT without the need for a visa.
Sep 25, 2016, 5:52 pm
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Sep 26, 2016, 10:35 am
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OP didn't provide specifics, but the implication I got was that it was ORD-PEK-ORD. That needs a visa since it isn't a transit under Chinese definition. The number of hours or whether one stays in the airport or not is irrelevant. With this specific routing (no intermediate stops in a third country) and no visa, likely he won't be allowed to board the plane in ORD.