Aa: Ord - pek rt $508
Jan 23, 2016, 12:46 pm
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Aa: Ord - pek rt $508
Jan 23, 2016, 3:03 pm
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Jan 23, 2016, 4:16 pm
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I have this on hold for March14th until March 17th (i guess i wont need a visa for this right?)
Anyways, I am coming from Aus. Need to figure out cheapest way to get to ORD from AUS/DFW/IAH
Cant seem to figure out what works!
Anyways, I am coming from Aus. Need to figure out cheapest way to get to ORD from AUS/DFW/IAH
Cant seem to figure out what works!
Jan 23, 2016, 4:41 pm
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You will need a visa if you return to the same country on your return flight; i.e. DFW-PEK-DFW
China's 72-hour transit visa only works if you are returning via a 3d country: a return via Tokyo or Hong Kong or Seoul would qualify, even if it is only a connection stop to a U.S. destination. The rationale is that you are "transiting" PEK on your way to NRT/ICN/HKG (even though your stop there is very short).
China's 72-hour transit visa only works if you are returning via a 3d country: a return via Tokyo or Hong Kong or Seoul would qualify, even if it is only a connection stop to a U.S. destination. The rationale is that you are "transiting" PEK on your way to NRT/ICN/HKG (even though your stop there is very short).
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Jan 23, 2016, 5:25 pm
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You will need a visa if you return to the same country on your return flight; i.e. DFW-PEK-DFW
China's 72-hour transit visa only works if you are returning via a 3d country: a return via Tokyo or Hong Kong or Seoul would qualify, even if it is only a connection stop to a U.S. destination. The rationale is that you are "transiting" PEK on your way to NRT/ICN/HKG (even though your stop there is very short).
China's 72-hour transit visa only works if you are returning via a 3d country: a return via Tokyo or Hong Kong or Seoul would qualify, even if it is only a connection stop to a U.S. destination. The rationale is that you are "transiting" PEK on your way to NRT/ICN/HKG (even though your stop there is very short).
Jan 23, 2016, 6:15 pm
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Jan 23, 2016, 11:34 pm
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Ok, I ended up holding a ticket thats from the 10th until the 19th. I guess in the middle I can get a cheap ticket to somewhere else. Is that possible? So, basically I spend 2 days in Beijing then spend few days in another country and then spend 2 more days before flying back to the US.
Do I need a Visa for this? Will I have problem getting on the flight from the US?
Thanks!
Do I need a Visa for this? Will I have problem getting on the flight from the US?
Thanks!
Last edited by ss2000; Jan 24, 2016 at 12:03 am
Jan 24, 2016, 12:42 am
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Ok, I ended up holding a ticket thats from the 10th until the 19th. I guess in the middle I can get a cheap ticket to somewhere else. Is that possible? So, basically I spend 2 days in Beijing then spend few days in another country and then spend 2 more days before flying back to the US.
Do I need a Visa for this? Will I have problem getting on the flight from the US?
Thanks!
Do I need a Visa for this? Will I have problem getting on the flight from the US?
Thanks!
Jan 24, 2016, 7:26 am
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So, basically its going to look like this:
US-China-HKG-China-US
Jan 24, 2016, 10:14 am
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they shouldn't as long as your flight leaving china is within the 72 hour window and you have proof that you are booked on it. same thing when you check in at HKG.
Jan 24, 2016, 11:52 am
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they shouldn't as long as your flight leaving china is within the 72 hour window and you have proof that you are booked on it. same thing when you check in at HKG.
Jan 24, 2016, 1:21 pm
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And yes, they are used to this in Asia.