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Old Oct 2, 2024 | 8:43 pm
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Originally Posted by malloc
Do you have any link to an official announcement?
I read in the tabloids back in September that Norway was getting into the programme due to our prime minister visiting CN, but nothing about any timeframe.
Can't find an official announcement, but it has been widely reported in European media:

https://www.euronews.com/travel/2024...pean-countries
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Old Oct 2, 2024 | 10:09 pm
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Originally Posted by malloc
Do you have any link to an official announcement?
I read in the tabloids back in September that Norway was getting into the programme due to our prime minister visiting CN, but nothing about any timeframe.
TIMATIC isn't showing love for Norway yet on the interfaces I use most frequently, but that doesn't mean it hasn't been updated at the system level.
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Old Oct 12, 2024 | 4:24 am
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I'm planning a RTW-trip in which I will fly 15 different Skyteam airlines for a challange. A few of them requires to me travel to and from China. I've read all the rules about entry free visa to China - and I think my itinerary isnt breaking any rules. But since so much is at stake with 15 separate tickets in total, I would very much appreciate if someone could confirm my China trips wont case any issues at the chinese immigration:

Day 1
SGN-XMN, 12:25 - 16:35 (MF)
XMN-BKK, 22:15 - 00:45 (MF) (These two are separate tickets)
Day 5
BKK-CAN, 14:40 - 18:35 (KQ) (Planning to spend a night at a hotel in Guangzhou)
Day 6
CAN-TPE 17:30 - 19:35 (CI)
Day 8
TPE-ICN, 12:25 - 15:50 (KE)
Day 9
ICN-PVG-HND 12:55 - 20:50 (MU) (same ticket)
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Old Oct 12, 2024 | 6:55 am
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As long as you have an eligible passport, you are fine.
The first is just an airside transit ( and while I do not recall exactly, I think XMN does have airside transit availability).
Day 5-6 is an easy TWOV.
Day 9 is also an airside transit.
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Old Oct 13, 2024 | 5:06 am
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Does being dual national come into play to benefit of this visa-free access scheme? I am a French and British national so wanted to take advantage of flying from the UK but on my French passport to avoid the admin of a visa application. I wonder if that could work? I know entry forms usually ask you if you are citizen of multiple countries and to list them. Has anyone been in a similar situation and successfully entered the country through this scheme? Thanks!
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Old Oct 13, 2024 | 8:33 pm
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Originally Posted by mrpacifist
Does being dual national come into play to benefit of this visa-free access scheme? I am a French and British national so wanted to take advantage of flying from the UK but on my French passport to avoid the admin of a visa application. I wonder if that could work? I know entry forms usually ask you if you are citizen of multiple countries and to list them. Has anyone been in a similar situation and successfully entered the country through this scheme? Thanks!
Just show your French passport at check-in when they ask for your Chinese visa. No worries whatsoever. In China, just show them the French passport.
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Old Oct 14, 2024 | 6:01 am
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Originally Posted by Kilian Zoll
Can't find an official announcement, but it has been widely reported in European media:

https://www.euronews.com/travel/2024...pean-countries
We still don't have any official date in Denmark at this point. Have anyone heard anything in the other countries?
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Old Nov 4, 2024 | 10:15 pm
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We still don't have any official date in Denmark at this point. Have anyone heard anything in the other countries?
Official now, starting 8 November.

https://www.gov.cn/lianbo/bumen/2024...nt_6984511.htm


Still no Sweden
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Old Nov 5, 2024 | 2:55 am
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Originally Posted by Kilian Zoll
Official now, starting 8 November.
Thanks for reporting!

Google Translate says it covers: Slovakia, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein and South Korea.
And only until the end of 2025 so far.
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Old Nov 8, 2024 | 10:25 pm
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Originally Posted by mrpacifist
Does being dual national come into play to benefit of this visa-free access scheme? I am a French and British national so wanted to take advantage of flying from the UK but on my French passport to avoid the admin of a visa application. I wonder if that could work? I know entry forms usually ask you if you are citizen of multiple countries and to list them. Has anyone been in a similar situation and successfully entered the country through this scheme? Thanks!

And to add to this, there is question on the arrivals card for additional citizenships
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Old Nov 9, 2024 | 5:46 pm
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Originally Posted by QTFLYER
And to add to this, there is question on the arrivals card for additional citizenships
No there isn't:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File...23_-_Front.jpg
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Old Nov 9, 2024 | 9:07 pm
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Dang, auto correction. No there isn't.



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Old Nov 10, 2024 | 10:15 pm
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Lot of foreign visitors taking advantage of that visa-free entry. Despite having 10 posts open, the foreign passeports queue took an hour at CAN........so many arrivals from Europe and Central Asia. And contrary to my expectations, the load on my flight from Frankfurt was quite full, mostly Germans.
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Old Nov 11, 2024 | 5:19 am
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Originally Posted by mlin32
Lot of foreign visitors taking advantage of that visa-free entry. Despite having 10 posts open, the foreign passeports queue took an hour at CAN........so many arrivals from Europe and Central Asia. And contrary to my expectations, the load on my flight from Frankfurt was quite full, mostly Germans.
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If your arrival is about a week ago in the past, the Canton Fair might be the reason. Though it already end on Nov 4th.
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Old Nov 11, 2024 | 6:32 am
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If your arrival is about a week ago in the past, the Canton Fair might be the reason. Though it already end on Nov 4th.
Arrival was yesterday.
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