Second trip to China - Less regimented planning?
Aug 13, 2018 | 6:49 pm
#16
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There is no requirement to follow your visa application itinerary. Once you have the visa, you can deviate at will on entry/exit points and methods as well as all points within China. There is no requirement to self-report any changes to any authority, either. When you check into hotels, the real-time registration process trumps whatever was put on a piece of paper.
It's only been in the last few years that some bureaucrat in the central government thought this flight ticket/hotel booking/itiinerary proviso was a good idea; before that for quite a long time, there was no requirement to provide any of this stuff with a visa application.
It's only been in the last few years that some bureaucrat in the central government thought this flight ticket/hotel booking/itiinerary proviso was a good idea; before that for quite a long time, there was no requirement to provide any of this stuff with a visa application.
Aug 13, 2018 | 9:54 pm
#17
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Location: San Jose, Costa Rica
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Thanks to all. Sure. I'm talking about a traveler with a brand new visa making a second trip. And, jiejie, I like your perspective on "truthful" and "right." 