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This policy was previously only applicable to tour groups but has now been expanded to individual travel as well
https://www.china-briefing.com/news/.../#hainanHeader Seems you're correct - this is possible now. |
Originally Posted by Kilian Zoll
(Post 35324270)
Could anyone confirm (or better yet, have personal experience) if this is correct regarding the visa policy for Hainan?
Nationals of X with a normal passport arriving at Haikou (HAK) or Sanya (SYX) for a maximum stay of 30 days. They must: |
Originally Posted by Palal
(Post 35330444)
This is correct.
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Originally Posted by Kilian Zoll
(Post 35330492)
Including the point that you still need a certificate from a Hainan based travel agency?
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Originally Posted by Palal
(Post 35271664)
Buy rail tickets from trip.com They have a small surcharge but it should do the trick. Just make sure to enter your passport number correctly. You should not need the printed tickets - your passport is your ticket.
maybe now, 2 years later, all stations are OK with passport but be prepared for a small hassle outside of bigger cities and busy HSR lines. |
Originally Posted by mcjava
(Post 35339430)
Just 2 years ago, I found out the hard way that not all stations or HSR lines allow just a passport. I was so used to just a passport but in Changchun had to go to the ticket office and get a small receipt or a ticket otherwise they wouldn’t let me enter the station.
maybe now, 2 years later, all stations are OK with passport but be prepared for a small hassle outside of bigger cities and busy HSR lines. Although I did have an irritating time getting a bus ticket from Zhengzhou. I was told to go to security office first, register, and then get a chit which would allow me to buy the ticket. This is from a non-resident foreigner 's perspective. |
Originally Posted by mcjava
(Post 35339430)
Just 2 years ago, I found out the hard way that not all stations or HSR lines allow just a passport. I was so used to just a passport but in Changchun had to go to the ticket office and get a small receipt or a ticket otherwise they wouldn’t let me enter the station.
maybe now, 2 years later, all stations are OK with passport but be prepared for a small hassle outside of bigger cities and busy HSR lines. |
I can comment on backwater train stations.
You will likely have to do some talking with whoever is manning the national id scanners. I've never had a problem getting through, typically I just show them my passport and they manually open the gate for me... sometimes they have a mobile device they can check your passport number on and sometimes they just chabuduo you through without checking. Exiting the train stations big or small typically entails the same process since they've put exit scanners in now too. |
Originally Posted by j223
(Post 35344127)
I can comment on backwater train stations.
You will likely have to do some talking with whoever is manning the national id scanners. I've never had a problem getting through, typically I just show them my passport and they manually open the gate for me... sometimes they have a mobile device they can check your passport number on and sometimes they just chabuduo you through without checking. Exiting the train stations big or small typically entails the same process since they've put exit scanners in now too. |
I was at one station where the gate itself actually accepted a passport.
Of course passports aren't really made for this constant handling, three times on just one train trip. |
Originally Posted by 889
(Post 35346547)
I was at one station where the gate itself actually accepted a passport.
Of course passports aren't really made for this constant handling, three times on just one train trip. Passports are among the most durable items in the world... |
Originally Posted by YuropFlyer
(Post 35346641)
LOL? I know of plenty of people who use their passports daily (5x weekly) to exit Malaysia, enter Singapore, and back..
Passports are among the most durable items in the world... |
Originally Posted by 889
(Post 35346547)
I was at one station where the gate itself actually accepted a passport.
Of course passports aren't really made for this constant handling, three times on just one train trip. Most of the gates accept passports now. |
Well, in four trips = 12 gates two months ago, only one gate had a slot that accepted my passport. (A couple more had the slots but didn't work.)
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Confirming that e-Channel worked at PEK for EXIT (two weeks after signing up).
The attendant did take one look at the length of my nose, and was first wanting to direct me back to the other passport check area. But I insisted and she eventually let me through. (No pre e-channel passport machines anymore!) I think my passport has readability issues as it took a few goes to read it - had this happen in other countries too, so not a unique experience. (They did confiscate my USB car charger, as they felt the +12V tip was too 'weapon like'. 😃) Will be interesting to see if it works on entry in a month or so. |
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