Question regarding a Visa for China
 

Hoping someone can help me answer this question about a China Visa;
Does this Qualify for 72 hour transit?
Flight from Hong Kong to Beijing on 7/11 arriving at 4:50 pm. Depart Beijing on 7/14 at 11:40 am for United States. Qualifies for 72 hour transit, correct?


Thanks

It depends on details such as your passport.

An excellent source for this information is the big sticky TWOV thread in the China destination forum on FT.

The OP does not even mention DL.

We are flying Delta and we US passport holders.

I have also posted as recommended below in the China forum.

Thanks for any help I have been reading and researching and just want to be sure.

Yes it qualifies. HK/MACAU are basically separate countries for TWOV purposes.

The visa free transit has been extended to 144 hours in Beijing. Make sure you inform the gate agent in advance of boarding that you'll be using this option.

Is there anything we would need to provide to the gate agent?
Thank you all for the help!

A paper copy of your ticket receipt and itinerary showing the flight leaving China. For DL (which seems to sometimes be clueless regarding TWOV), a printout of the result you get from TIMATIC showing that no visa is required and possibly (if you can find it) a clear copy of somed official statement of the TWOV rules.

When you enter China, you might be asked to show your hotel reservation confirmation, so bring a hard copy of that too.

It is important to bring paper copies. Showing China immigration officials on your smartphone will not do.

Never had an issue. They simply place phone on copier the few times they wanted a copy. Otherwise last time brought family, they simply entered the info from DL App into their systems.

Just a thought -- with China now issuing 10 year visas, if you are anticipating other trips that might include China, might it be worth just getting a visa. There is the $140 fee and the service fees if you don't live in a city with a consulate.
I just got my new passport and it is at the Chinese consulate in DC now getting a 10 year (I hope) visa.

This is to enter China under TWOV; there's no visa being applied for in this case.

Would you mind reporting back? I applied for the 10 year visa (met all requirements) and ended up with a 3 month/30 day visa.

I got a little pushback at check in and from the gate agent. Had to insist I am allowed to transit through China. If I wasn't firm with them, I would've been denied boarding. Showed them my hotel reservation and onward flight reservation too.