Any problems entering China w/ Taiwan passport stamp?
Sep 17, 2013, 10:05 am
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Sep 17, 2013, 10:24 am
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Whenever you see a poster with a US airport code listed as their location, it's pretty safe to assume that they have a multiple entry visa (we pay more, but we also get more).
Sep 18, 2013, 6:23 am
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Good to know, i sign so many invitation letters i notice many are entry visas but didnt know the US gets multiple entry by fait.
Sep 18, 2013, 8:22 am
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Mar 27, 2015, 4:06 am
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Same Concern
I’m also having same concern…, I am from India and want to visit both Taiwan & China same time, as per both China & Taiwan Immigration rules, Indian citizens need both countries visitor Visa, I don’t have problem with that I am ready to pay Visa fee for both Visa’s, my only concern is, as I am planning to first visit Taipei and then will be fling to Shanghai from there, will Chinese Immigration officer have any problem after seeing my Passport got stamped in Taiwan ?
Mar 27, 2015, 8:04 am
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BUT
At one point in time, during the last millennium, it was a problem.
Apr 3, 2015, 7:57 am
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If your traveling from the major airports or ports you will have no questions. Smaller airports/ports such as Xiamen boat crossing maybe some questions but mainly now days not many non Chinese/Taiwanese cross there so they sometimes ask me with my US passport why I took the boat (vs fly direct).
Apr 3, 2015, 8:39 am
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FYI: A real Taiwan passport is not valid in Mainland China for entry (for everyday ID though some people use it, and even though Chinese say its not a vaild passport, sometimes they may want to see it to see where you came from). Taiwanese have a different document for entry into China (not a passport, Tai-bao-zen? ha not sure that right in English?). Anyways for this post many Taiwanese and Mainland China travel direct everyday between Taiwan and China with no problems with entry and exit stamps.
If your traveling from the major airports or ports you will have no questions. Smaller airports/ports such as Xiamen boat crossing maybe some questions but mainly now days not many non Chinese/Taiwanese cross there so they sometimes ask me with my US passport why I took the boat (vs fly direct).
If your traveling from the major airports or ports you will have no questions. Smaller airports/ports such as Xiamen boat crossing maybe some questions but mainly now days not many non Chinese/Taiwanese cross there so they sometimes ask me with my US passport why I took the boat (vs fly direct).
Sep 30, 2015, 8:25 pm
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As additional confirmation this is a non-issue for anyone who's concerned... after my last trip I now have both PRC and ROC stamps directly next to each other in my passport opposite my PRC visa. So both immigration officers had to be aware I'd visited the other region on this trip, and neither even bothered to ask about it.
(Actually, the PRC border officer grinned a little and carefully aligned his stamp directly next to the ROC one!) ^
(Actually, the PRC border officer grinned a little and carefully aligned his stamp directly next to the ROC one!) ^
Last edited by BenA; Sep 30, 2015 at 8:34 pm Reason: Being more crisp in terminology
Oct 1, 2015, 7:46 am
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If your traveling from the major airports or ports you will have no questions. Smaller airports/ports such as Xiamen boat crossing maybe some questions but mainly now days not many non Chinese/Taiwanese cross there so they sometimes ask me with my US passport why I took the boat (vs fly direct).
In fact, I told the passport officer 清楚一点 (make it a little clearer), because from the first stamp it was hard to read 同益...basically, I keep a separate list of every Chinese entry/exit point crossed at least once.