Current China Entry policy
Jan 15, 2023, 8:25 pm
#2581
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: NYC
Posts: 1,756
Anyone tried the max 144hr TWOV recently? Can one do JFK-HKG-HGH-HKG-JFK without visa and stop at HGH for 144 hrs? What about JFK-HKG-HGH-PVG-NRT-JFK? Thanks.
https://www.chinadiscovery.com/chine...visa-free.html
https://www.chinadiscovery.com/chine...visa-free.html
Jan 15, 2023, 8:34 pm
#2582
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Shanghai
Posts: 42,028
Anyone tried the max 144hr TWOV recently? Can one do JFK-HKG-HGH-HKG-JFK without visa and stop at HGH for 144 hrs? What about JFK-HKG-HGH-PVG-NRT-JFK? Thanks.
https://www.chinadiscovery.com/chine...visa-free.html
https://www.chinadiscovery.com/chine...visa-free.html
Jan 15, 2023, 8:48 pm
#2584
Join Date: May 2016
Location: YUL
Programs: Aeroplan, NEXUS
Posts: 433
Anyone tried the max 144hr TWOV recently? Can one do JFK-HKG-HGH-HKG-JFK without visa and stop at HGH for 144 hrs? What about JFK-HKG-HGH-PVG-NRT-JFK? Thanks.
https://www.chinadiscovery.com/chine...visa-free.html
https://www.chinadiscovery.com/chine...visa-free.html
Jan 16, 2023, 8:01 am
#2588
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Beijing
Programs: SK EBG, BAEC Gold
Posts: 932
Correct - but to be more precise, the country where your departing flight from China lands must be different to the country where the flight that brought you into mainland China took off from, to be classed as transit by the Chinese authorities.
This applies even if, for a multi-leg trip, the country you start from is different to the country you end the ticket in - only the flights bookending the stay in mainland China are of relevance (so for example JFK-NRT-PVG-NRT-LHR is also not eligible for TWOV)
Jan 16, 2023, 10:11 pm
#2589
Join Date: Nov 2022
Posts: 4
Old Chinese Visas Invalidated
Doesn't help me too much as I have a flight out of the country on January 27th. Anyone have any experience applying for a Chinese visa from a 3rd country?
Jan 16, 2023, 11:34 pm
#2590
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I have been obsessively checking the Iata website and this forums for updates. I just noticed today that the message for China changed to "Visas issued on or before 28 March 2020 are no longer valid". I believe it previously temporarily suspended. So it looks like all of us who didn't get an emergency visa or have an APEC card will be applying for new visas. The DC embassy apparently is taking applications starting on January 25th.
Doesn't help me too much as I have a flight out of the country on January 27th. Anyone have any experience applying for a Chinese visa from a 3rd country?
Doesn't help me too much as I have a flight out of the country on January 27th. Anyone have any experience applying for a Chinese visa from a 3rd country?
Jan 17, 2023, 3:15 am
#2591
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 3,097
No, the Hong Kong Visa Office was giving 10-year visas to Americans resident and non-resident in Hong Kong. Will have to see if that practice continues.
By the way, the actual language on the Embassy website posted a week ago does hold a bit of promise: "Please note: At the current stage, multi-year multiple-entry visas issued before March 26, 2020 are still suspended of use."
http://us.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/zytz/202206/t20220614_10702581.htm
By the way, the actual language on the Embassy website posted a week ago does hold a bit of promise: "Please note: At the current stage, multi-year multiple-entry visas issued before March 26, 2020 are still suspended of use."
http://us.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/zytz/202206/t20220614_10702581.htm
Last edited by 889; Jan 17, 2023 at 3:28 am
Jan 17, 2023, 7:12 pm
#2592
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: HKG
Posts: 1,314
The fact that they are actually asking for explicit consent (as opposed to just cancelling upon application) before cancelling existing 10-year visas implies that they are planning for them to be restored at some point.
Jan 19, 2023, 4:44 am
#2593
Join Date: May 2012
Location: ORF, RIC
Programs: UA LT 1K, 3 MM; Marriott Titanium; IHG Platinum
Posts: 6,956
Anyone tried the max 144hr TWOV recently? Can one do JFK-HKG-HGH-HKG-JFK without visa and stop at HGH for 144 hrs? What about JFK-HKG-HGH-PVG-NRT-JFK? Thanks.
https://www.chinadiscovery.com/chine...visa-free.html
https://www.chinadiscovery.com/chine...visa-free.html
If you get directly from USA and return through HKG, you will have much better experience.
Jan 19, 2023, 9:46 am
#2594
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Location: BOS, PVG
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144 hour transit
Correct - but to be more precise, the country where your departing flight from China lands must be different to the country where the flight that brought you into mainland China took off from, to be classed as transit by the Chinese authorities.
This applies even if, for a multi-leg trip, the country you start from is different to the country you end the ticket in - only the flights bookending the stay in mainland China are of relevance (so for example JFK-NRT-PVG-NRT-LHR is also not eligible for TWOV)
Correct - but to be more precise, the country where your departing flight from China lands must be different to the country where the flight that brought you into mainland China took off from, to be classed as transit by the Chinese authorities.
This applies even if, for a multi-leg trip, the country you start from is different to the country you end the ticket in - only the flights bookending the stay in mainland China are of relevance (so for example JFK-NRT-PVG-NRT-LHR is also not eligible for TWOV)
I was the second person getting this visa at HGH since Jan 8 reopening. I guess that the first person must be another FTer. 😄😄CX agent at HKG had no clue on TIMATIC, including those in Assistance Desk. They eventually faxed over my itinerary at 8:00 am and got approval after 2.5 h waiting (at 10:30 am for 12:15 pm flight).
If you get directly from USA and return through HKG, you will have much better experience.
If you get directly from USA and return through HKG, you will have much better experience.
has anyone done something like this at PVG ?
Jan 19, 2023, 10:16 am
#2595
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Join Date: Dec 2000
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I was the second person getting this visa at HGH since Jan 8 reopening. I guess that the first person must be another FTer. 😄😄CX agent at HKG had no clue on TIMATIC, including those in Assistance Desk. They eventually faxed over my itinerary at 8:00 am and got approval after 2.5 h waiting (at 10:30 am for 12:15 pm flight).
If you get directly from USA and return through HKG, you will have much better experience.
If you get directly from USA and return through HKG, you will have much better experience.