Tourist visa to China - return ticket
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I live in Europe. I will be flying to Shanghai and travelling south to Nanning for 1 month. Then I will leave to Vietnam by train. My flight back to Europe from Asia is 4 months later, so I don't have any ticket out of China - I'm flying back from Bangkok.
As far as I know I cannot get the visa without it. One solution I see would be to buy a plane ticket from Nanning to Hanoi, and specifying this in the visa application.
The problem is that it's very expensive. How can I be sure that after spending so much money I will get the visa in the end?
Is there an easier solution to this?
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I live in Europe. I will be flying to Shanghai and travelling south to Nanning for 1 month. Then I will leave to Vietnam by train. My flight back to Europe from Asia is 4 months later, so I don't have any ticket out of China - I'm flying back from Bangkok.
As far as I know I cannot get the visa without it. One solution I see would be to buy a plane ticket from Nanning to Hanoi, and specifying this in the visa application.
The problem is that it's very expensive. How can I be sure that after spending so much money I will get the visa in the end?
Is there an easier solution to this?
visas china
edited May 19 at 2:44
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Do the application criteria specify that it has to be a plane ticket? Will your onward train ticket with confirmed date and seat to your destination in Vietnam suffice?
– Traveller
May 18 at 22:18
You could just get a fully refundable ticket, no? That is expensive but will incur you no losses when you cancel after obtaining the visa.
– mts
May 19 at 7:45
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I live in Europe. I will be flying to Shanghai and travelling south to Nanning for 1 month. Then I will leave to Vietnam by train. My flight back to Europe from Asia is 4 months later, so I don't have any ticket out of China - I'm flying back from Bangkok.
As far as I know I cannot get the visa without it. One solution I see would be to buy a plane ticket from Nanning to Hanoi, and specifying this in the visa application.
The problem is that it's very expensive. How can I be sure that after spending so much money I will get the visa in the end?
Is there an easier solution to this?
visas china
edited May 19 at 2:44
dda
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asked May 18 at 21:13
khernik
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I live in Europe. I will be flying to Shanghai and travelling south to Nanning for 1 month. Then I will leave to Vietnam by train. My flight back to Europe from Asia is 4 months later, so I don't have any ticket out of China - I'm flying back from Bangkok.
As far as I know I cannot get the visa without it. One solution I see would be to buy a plane ticket from Nanning to Hanoi, and specifying this in the visa application.
The problem is that it's very expensive. How can I be sure that after spending so much money I will get the visa in the end?
Is there an easier solution to this?
visas china
edited May 19 at 2:44
dda
14.4k32850
asked May 18 at 21:13
khernik
1183
edited May 19 at 2:44
dda
14.4k32850
edited May 19 at 2:44
dda
14.4k32850
edited May 19 at 2:44
dda
14.4k32850
14.4k32850
asked May 18 at 21:13
khernik
1183
asked May 18 at 21:13
khernik
1183
asked May 18 at 21:13
khernik
1183
1183
2
Do the application criteria specify that it has to be a plane ticket? Will your onward train ticket with confirmed date and seat to your destination in Vietnam suffice?
– Traveller
May 18 at 22:18
You could just get a fully refundable ticket, no? That is expensive but will incur you no losses when you cancel after obtaining the visa.
– mts
May 19 at 7:45
add a comment |Â
2
Do the application criteria specify that it has to be a plane ticket? Will your onward train ticket with confirmed date and seat to your destination in Vietnam suffice?
– Traveller
May 18 at 22:18
You could just get a fully refundable ticket, no? That is expensive but will incur you no losses when you cancel after obtaining the visa.
– mts
May 19 at 7:45
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Do the application criteria specify that it has to be a plane ticket? Will your onward train ticket with confirmed date and seat to your destination in Vietnam suffice?
– Traveller
May 18 at 22:18
Do the application criteria specify that it has to be a plane ticket? Will your onward train ticket with confirmed date and seat to your destination in Vietnam suffice?
– Traveller
May 18 at 22:18
You could just get a fully refundable ticket, no? That is expensive but will incur you no losses when you cancel after obtaining the visa.
– mts
May 19 at 7:45
You could just get a fully refundable ticket, no? That is expensive but will incur you no losses when you cancel after obtaining the visa.
– mts
May 19 at 7:45
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China immigration is really allergic to ground transportation tickets. Non-residents who apply for a Chinese visa in HK (with the intent of crossing on foot into Shenzhen) get denied a visa regularly. You need a flight in and out of China when applying for a visa. Which can be inconvenient...
The usual solution here is to apply for a visa via a travel agency: they make up an itinerary for you, and document it with real fake bookings, ie real bookings that will be cancelled after the visa is issued. Costs a little more, but it is hassle-free.
answered May 19 at 2:52
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+1, but having flights is not absolutely required: I just got an Chinese visa for entering by train from Mongolia, and it was enough to show a flight to Russia shortly before the entry date and a flight out from Hong Kong.
– jpatokal
May 19 at 7:17
Thanks! To stay on the safe side, I will buy a plane ticket (I would have to buy some ticket to Vietnam anyway). If I have a flight on 01.09 which arrives to Shanghai on 02.09, can I fly out on 01.10? (it's the 30th day).
– khernik
May 19 at 9:01
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1 Answer
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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up vote
6
down vote
accepted
China immigration is really allergic to ground transportation tickets. Non-residents who apply for a Chinese visa in HK (with the intent of crossing on foot into Shenzhen) get denied a visa regularly. You need a flight in and out of China when applying for a visa. Which can be inconvenient...
The usual solution here is to apply for a visa via a travel agency: they make up an itinerary for you, and document it with real fake bookings, ie real bookings that will be cancelled after the visa is issued. Costs a little more, but it is hassle-free.
answered May 19 at 2:52
dda
14.4k32850
1
+1, but having flights is not absolutely required: I just got an Chinese visa for entering by train from Mongolia, and it was enough to show a flight to Russia shortly before the entry date and a flight out from Hong Kong.
– jpatokal
May 19 at 7:17
Thanks! To stay on the safe side, I will buy a plane ticket (I would have to buy some ticket to Vietnam anyway). If I have a flight on 01.09 which arrives to Shanghai on 02.09, can I fly out on 01.10? (it's the 30th day).
– khernik
May 19 at 9:01
add a comment |Â
up vote
6
down vote
accepted
China immigration is really allergic to ground transportation tickets. Non-residents who apply for a Chinese visa in HK (with the intent of crossing on foot into Shenzhen) get denied a visa regularly. You need a flight in and out of China when applying for a visa. Which can be inconvenient...
The usual solution here is to apply for a visa via a travel agency: they make up an itinerary for you, and document it with real fake bookings, ie real bookings that will be cancelled after the visa is issued. Costs a little more, but it is hassle-free.
answered May 19 at 2:52
dda
14.4k32850
1
+1, but having flights is not absolutely required: I just got an Chinese visa for entering by train from Mongolia, and it was enough to show a flight to Russia shortly before the entry date and a flight out from Hong Kong.
– jpatokal
May 19 at 7:17
Thanks! To stay on the safe side, I will buy a plane ticket (I would have to buy some ticket to Vietnam anyway). If I have a flight on 01.09 which arrives to Shanghai on 02.09, can I fly out on 01.10? (it's the 30th day).
– khernik
May 19 at 9:01
add a comment |Â
up vote
6
down vote
accepted
up vote
6
down vote
accepted
China immigration is really allergic to ground transportation tickets. Non-residents who apply for a Chinese visa in HK (with the intent of crossing on foot into Shenzhen) get denied a visa regularly. You need a flight in and out of China when applying for a visa. Which can be inconvenient...
The usual solution here is to apply for a visa via a travel agency: they make up an itinerary for you, and document it with real fake bookings, ie real bookings that will be cancelled after the visa is issued. Costs a little more, but it is hassle-free.
answered May 19 at 2:52
dda
14.4k32850
China immigration is really allergic to ground transportation tickets. Non-residents who apply for a Chinese visa in HK (with the intent of crossing on foot into Shenzhen) get denied a visa regularly. You need a flight in and out of China when applying for a visa. Which can be inconvenient...
The usual solution here is to apply for a visa via a travel agency: they make up an itinerary for you, and document it with real fake bookings, ie real bookings that will be cancelled after the visa is issued. Costs a little more, but it is hassle-free.
answered May 19 at 2:52
dda
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edited May 19 at 3:01
answered May 19 at 2:52
dda
14.4k32850
answered May 19 at 2:52
dda
14.4k32850
answered May 19 at 2:52
dda
14.4k32850
14.4k32850
1
+1, but having flights is not absolutely required: I just got an Chinese visa for entering by train from Mongolia, and it was enough to show a flight to Russia shortly before the entry date and a flight out from Hong Kong.
– jpatokal
May 19 at 7:17
Thanks! To stay on the safe side, I will buy a plane ticket (I would have to buy some ticket to Vietnam anyway). If I have a flight on 01.09 which arrives to Shanghai on 02.09, can I fly out on 01.10? (it's the 30th day).
– khernik
May 19 at 9:01
add a comment |Â
1
+1, but having flights is not absolutely required: I just got an Chinese visa for entering by train from Mongolia, and it was enough to show a flight to Russia shortly before the entry date and a flight out from Hong Kong.
– jpatokal
May 19 at 7:17
Thanks! To stay on the safe side, I will buy a plane ticket (I would have to buy some ticket to Vietnam anyway). If I have a flight on 01.09 which arrives to Shanghai on 02.09, can I fly out on 01.10? (it's the 30th day).
– khernik
May 19 at 9:01
1
1
+1, but having flights is not absolutely required: I just got an Chinese visa for entering by train from Mongolia, and it was enough to show a flight to Russia shortly before the entry date and a flight out from Hong Kong.
– jpatokal
May 19 at 7:17
+1, but having flights is not absolutely required: I just got an Chinese visa for entering by train from Mongolia, and it was enough to show a flight to Russia shortly before the entry date and a flight out from Hong Kong.
– jpatokal
May 19 at 7:17
Thanks! To stay on the safe side, I will buy a plane ticket (I would have to buy some ticket to Vietnam anyway). If I have a flight on 01.09 which arrives to Shanghai on 02.09, can I fly out on 01.10? (it's the 30th day).
– khernik
May 19 at 9:01
Thanks! To stay on the safe side, I will buy a plane ticket (I would have to buy some ticket to Vietnam anyway). If I have a flight on 01.09 which arrives to Shanghai on 02.09, can I fly out on 01.10? (it's the 30th day).
– khernik
May 19 at 9:01
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Do the application criteria specify that it has to be a plane ticket? Will your onward train ticket with confirmed date and seat to your destination in Vietnam suffice?
– Traveller
May 18 at 22:18
You could just get a fully refundable ticket, no? That is expensive but will incur you no losses when you cancel after obtaining the visa.
– mts
May 19 at 7:45