Does the chinese 72-hour transit visa allow to cross a land border?
A friend is planning to make a trans-mongolian trip (Beijing - Moscow through Mongolia). The Russia and Mongolia visas are mandatory for this trip, but is it possible to travel through China using the 72-hour transit visa granted in the Beijing airport? Of course, the time in China will be less than 72 hours.
visas china transit-visas borders trans-siberian
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A friend is planning to make a trans-mongolian trip (Beijing - Moscow through Mongolia). The Russia and Mongolia visas are mandatory for this trip, but is it possible to travel through China using the 72-hour transit visa granted in the Beijing airport? Of course, the time in China will be less than 72 hours.
visas china transit-visas borders trans-siberian
edited Oct 1 '16 at 13:02
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A friend is planning to make a trans-mongolian trip (Beijing - Moscow through Mongolia). The Russia and Mongolia visas are mandatory for this trip, but is it possible to travel through China using the 72-hour transit visa granted in the Beijing airport? Of course, the time in China will be less than 72 hours.
visas china transit-visas borders trans-siberian
edited Oct 1 '16 at 13:02
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asked Sep 30 '16 at 17:42
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A friend is planning to make a trans-mongolian trip (Beijing - Moscow through Mongolia). The Russia and Mongolia visas are mandatory for this trip, but is it possible to travel through China using the 72-hour transit visa granted in the Beijing airport? Of course, the time in China will be less than 72 hours.
visas china transit-visas borders trans-siberian
visas china transit-visas borders trans-siberian
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No, this is not possible. When using the 72-hour transit without visa at Beijing airport you are not allowed to leave Beijing and need to leave the city on a flight. Quoting the Chinese embassy in Canada:
A foreign national obtaining the 72-hour transit visa exemption at the airports of Beijing, Shanghai or Chengdu may not leave the administrative precincts of Beijing, Shanghai or Chengdu. [...]
A foreign national with the 72-hour transit visa exemption is not allowed to leave the city where the stopover is permitted. Therefore, a foreign national obtaining the 72-hour transit visa exemption at the Capital Airport of Beijing shall leave China from the same airport in Beijing within the permitted time of stay and may not leave China from the airport in Shanghai, Guangzhou or Chengdu. [...]
This measure is currently available only at the airports of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou or Chengdu, which means the 72-hour transit visa exemption in Beijing is only applicable to a passenger obtaining it at the Beijing Capital Airport.
(The site – as any official Chinese site I know of – is out of date as the program has expanded to significantly more airports. The basic facts still stand.)
This is also evidenced by the current Timatic entry (emphasis mine):
Nationals of [many countries] holding confirmed onward
airline tickets to a third country, if arriving in and
departing from the same city:
at Beijing (PEK), Chengdu (CTU), Chongqing (CKG), Dalian
(DLC), Guangzhou (CAN), Qingdao (TAO), Tianjin (TSN), Wuhan
(WUH), Xi'an (XIY) or Xiamen (XMN) for a max. transit time
of 72 hours, starting from 00:01 on the day following the
day of entry.
at Guilin (KWL), Harbin (HRB), Kunming (KMG), or Shenyang
(SHE) for a max. transit time of 72 hours;
A FlyerTalk Thread Wiki entry has the best and most up-to-date treatment on the exact rules of that program I know of. It also clearly states
The TWOV rules apply to air travel only at this time
answered Sep 30 '16 at 18:09
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Several airports issuing the Transit Visa do allow you to leave the town you flew into, such Guangzhou, Chengdu, but you can not leave the province. There are a couple of other airports that allow travel to another specific town. Some cities, like Shanghai, will issue a 144 hour version. But ALL require you to enter and exit via the same airport.
– user13044
Oct 1 '16 at 1:55
@Tom I just want to add that you certainly can enter Shanghai in one airport and leave at the other Shanghai airport. But finer details of the rules are best discussed in a separate question instead of here (which is specifically about entering in Beijing and leaving on rail).
– neo
Oct 1 '16 at 13:21
You can also probably now move between all airports in the 144-hour-program but I wouldn't try that yet...
– neo
Oct 1 '16 at 13:23
My apologies for stepping on your toes. But adding additional details not specifically related to the original question was what I thought comments were for.
– user13044
Oct 1 '16 at 15:10
1
@neo yes, you can. Please check the "interpretation" link on the left: this is the right one: sh-immigration.gov.cn/listPageEn.aspx?lx=40&id=4414 - please see question 3.
– George Y.
Oct 2 '16 at 0:43
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No, this is not possible. When using the 72-hour transit without visa at Beijing airport you are not allowed to leave Beijing and need to leave the city on a flight. Quoting the Chinese embassy in Canada:
A foreign national obtaining the 72-hour transit visa exemption at the airports of Beijing, Shanghai or Chengdu may not leave the administrative precincts of Beijing, Shanghai or Chengdu. [...]
A foreign national with the 72-hour transit visa exemption is not allowed to leave the city where the stopover is permitted. Therefore, a foreign national obtaining the 72-hour transit visa exemption at the Capital Airport of Beijing shall leave China from the same airport in Beijing within the permitted time of stay and may not leave China from the airport in Shanghai, Guangzhou or Chengdu. [...]
This measure is currently available only at the airports of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou or Chengdu, which means the 72-hour transit visa exemption in Beijing is only applicable to a passenger obtaining it at the Beijing Capital Airport.
(The site – as any official Chinese site I know of – is out of date as the program has expanded to significantly more airports. The basic facts still stand.)
This is also evidenced by the current Timatic entry (emphasis mine):
Nationals of [many countries] holding confirmed onward
airline tickets to a third country, if arriving in and
departing from the same city:
at Beijing (PEK), Chengdu (CTU), Chongqing (CKG), Dalian
(DLC), Guangzhou (CAN), Qingdao (TAO), Tianjin (TSN), Wuhan
(WUH), Xi'an (XIY) or Xiamen (XMN) for a max. transit time
of 72 hours, starting from 00:01 on the day following the
day of entry.
at Guilin (KWL), Harbin (HRB), Kunming (KMG), or Shenyang
(SHE) for a max. transit time of 72 hours;
A FlyerTalk Thread Wiki entry has the best and most up-to-date treatment on the exact rules of that program I know of. It also clearly states
The TWOV rules apply to air travel only at this time
answered Sep 30 '16 at 18:09
neoneo
4,68312135
2
Several airports issuing the Transit Visa do allow you to leave the town you flew into, such Guangzhou, Chengdu, but you can not leave the province. There are a couple of other airports that allow travel to another specific town. Some cities, like Shanghai, will issue a 144 hour version. But ALL require you to enter and exit via the same airport.
– user13044
Oct 1 '16 at 1:55
@Tom I just want to add that you certainly can enter Shanghai in one airport and leave at the other Shanghai airport. But finer details of the rules are best discussed in a separate question instead of here (which is specifically about entering in Beijing and leaving on rail).
– neo
Oct 1 '16 at 13:21
You can also probably now move between all airports in the 144-hour-program but I wouldn't try that yet...
– neo
Oct 1 '16 at 13:23
My apologies for stepping on your toes. But adding additional details not specifically related to the original question was what I thought comments were for.
– user13044
Oct 1 '16 at 15:10
1
@neo yes, you can. Please check the "interpretation" link on the left: this is the right one: sh-immigration.gov.cn/listPageEn.aspx?lx=40&id=4414 - please see question 3.
– George Y.
Oct 2 '16 at 0:43
|
show 5 more comments
No, this is not possible. When using the 72-hour transit without visa at Beijing airport you are not allowed to leave Beijing and need to leave the city on a flight. Quoting the Chinese embassy in Canada:
A foreign national obtaining the 72-hour transit visa exemption at the airports of Beijing, Shanghai or Chengdu may not leave the administrative precincts of Beijing, Shanghai or Chengdu. [...]
A foreign national with the 72-hour transit visa exemption is not allowed to leave the city where the stopover is permitted. Therefore, a foreign national obtaining the 72-hour transit visa exemption at the Capital Airport of Beijing shall leave China from the same airport in Beijing within the permitted time of stay and may not leave China from the airport in Shanghai, Guangzhou or Chengdu. [...]
This measure is currently available only at the airports of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou or Chengdu, which means the 72-hour transit visa exemption in Beijing is only applicable to a passenger obtaining it at the Beijing Capital Airport.
(The site – as any official Chinese site I know of – is out of date as the program has expanded to significantly more airports. The basic facts still stand.)
This is also evidenced by the current Timatic entry (emphasis mine):
Nationals of [many countries] holding confirmed onward
airline tickets to a third country, if arriving in and
departing from the same city:
at Beijing (PEK), Chengdu (CTU), Chongqing (CKG), Dalian
(DLC), Guangzhou (CAN), Qingdao (TAO), Tianjin (TSN), Wuhan
(WUH), Xi'an (XIY) or Xiamen (XMN) for a max. transit time
of 72 hours, starting from 00:01 on the day following the
day of entry.
at Guilin (KWL), Harbin (HRB), Kunming (KMG), or Shenyang
(SHE) for a max. transit time of 72 hours;
A FlyerTalk Thread Wiki entry has the best and most up-to-date treatment on the exact rules of that program I know of. It also clearly states
The TWOV rules apply to air travel only at this time
answered Sep 30 '16 at 18:09
neoneo
4,68312135
2
Several airports issuing the Transit Visa do allow you to leave the town you flew into, such Guangzhou, Chengdu, but you can not leave the province. There are a couple of other airports that allow travel to another specific town. Some cities, like Shanghai, will issue a 144 hour version. But ALL require you to enter and exit via the same airport.
– user13044
Oct 1 '16 at 1:55
@Tom I just want to add that you certainly can enter Shanghai in one airport and leave at the other Shanghai airport. But finer details of the rules are best discussed in a separate question instead of here (which is specifically about entering in Beijing and leaving on rail).
– neo
Oct 1 '16 at 13:21
You can also probably now move between all airports in the 144-hour-program but I wouldn't try that yet...
– neo
Oct 1 '16 at 13:23
My apologies for stepping on your toes. But adding additional details not specifically related to the original question was what I thought comments were for.
– user13044
Oct 1 '16 at 15:10
1
@neo yes, you can. Please check the "interpretation" link on the left: this is the right one: sh-immigration.gov.cn/listPageEn.aspx?lx=40&id=4414 - please see question 3.
– George Y.
Oct 2 '16 at 0:43
|
show 5 more comments
No, this is not possible. When using the 72-hour transit without visa at Beijing airport you are not allowed to leave Beijing and need to leave the city on a flight. Quoting the Chinese embassy in Canada:
A foreign national obtaining the 72-hour transit visa exemption at the airports of Beijing, Shanghai or Chengdu may not leave the administrative precincts of Beijing, Shanghai or Chengdu. [...]
A foreign national with the 72-hour transit visa exemption is not allowed to leave the city where the stopover is permitted. Therefore, a foreign national obtaining the 72-hour transit visa exemption at the Capital Airport of Beijing shall leave China from the same airport in Beijing within the permitted time of stay and may not leave China from the airport in Shanghai, Guangzhou or Chengdu. [...]
This measure is currently available only at the airports of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou or Chengdu, which means the 72-hour transit visa exemption in Beijing is only applicable to a passenger obtaining it at the Beijing Capital Airport.
(The site – as any official Chinese site I know of – is out of date as the program has expanded to significantly more airports. The basic facts still stand.)
This is also evidenced by the current Timatic entry (emphasis mine):
Nationals of [many countries] holding confirmed onward
airline tickets to a third country, if arriving in and
departing from the same city:
at Beijing (PEK), Chengdu (CTU), Chongqing (CKG), Dalian
(DLC), Guangzhou (CAN), Qingdao (TAO), Tianjin (TSN), Wuhan
(WUH), Xi'an (XIY) or Xiamen (XMN) for a max. transit time
of 72 hours, starting from 00:01 on the day following the
day of entry.
at Guilin (KWL), Harbin (HRB), Kunming (KMG), or Shenyang
(SHE) for a max. transit time of 72 hours;
A FlyerTalk Thread Wiki entry has the best and most up-to-date treatment on the exact rules of that program I know of. It also clearly states
The TWOV rules apply to air travel only at this time
answered Sep 30 '16 at 18:09
neoneo
4,68312135
No, this is not possible. When using the 72-hour transit without visa at Beijing airport you are not allowed to leave Beijing and need to leave the city on a flight. Quoting the Chinese embassy in Canada:
A foreign national obtaining the 72-hour transit visa exemption at the airports of Beijing, Shanghai or Chengdu may not leave the administrative precincts of Beijing, Shanghai or Chengdu. [...]
A foreign national with the 72-hour transit visa exemption is not allowed to leave the city where the stopover is permitted. Therefore, a foreign national obtaining the 72-hour transit visa exemption at the Capital Airport of Beijing shall leave China from the same airport in Beijing within the permitted time of stay and may not leave China from the airport in Shanghai, Guangzhou or Chengdu. [...]
This measure is currently available only at the airports of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou or Chengdu, which means the 72-hour transit visa exemption in Beijing is only applicable to a passenger obtaining it at the Beijing Capital Airport.
(The site – as any official Chinese site I know of – is out of date as the program has expanded to significantly more airports. The basic facts still stand.)
This is also evidenced by the current Timatic entry (emphasis mine):
Nationals of [many countries] holding confirmed onward
airline tickets to a third country, if arriving in and
departing from the same city:
at Beijing (PEK), Chengdu (CTU), Chongqing (CKG), Dalian
(DLC), Guangzhou (CAN), Qingdao (TAO), Tianjin (TSN), Wuhan
(WUH), Xi'an (XIY) or Xiamen (XMN) for a max. transit time
of 72 hours, starting from 00:01 on the day following the
day of entry.
at Guilin (KWL), Harbin (HRB), Kunming (KMG), or Shenyang
(SHE) for a max. transit time of 72 hours;
A FlyerTalk Thread Wiki entry has the best and most up-to-date treatment on the exact rules of that program I know of. It also clearly states
The TWOV rules apply to air travel only at this time
answered Sep 30 '16 at 18:09
neoneo
4,68312135
answered Sep 30 '16 at 18:09
neoneo
4,68312135
answered Sep 30 '16 at 18:09
neoneo
4,68312135
answered Sep 30 '16 at 18:09
neoneo
4,68312135
4,68312135
2
Several airports issuing the Transit Visa do allow you to leave the town you flew into, such Guangzhou, Chengdu, but you can not leave the province. There are a couple of other airports that allow travel to another specific town. Some cities, like Shanghai, will issue a 144 hour version. But ALL require you to enter and exit via the same airport.
– user13044
Oct 1 '16 at 1:55
@Tom I just want to add that you certainly can enter Shanghai in one airport and leave at the other Shanghai airport. But finer details of the rules are best discussed in a separate question instead of here (which is specifically about entering in Beijing and leaving on rail).
– neo
Oct 1 '16 at 13:21
You can also probably now move between all airports in the 144-hour-program but I wouldn't try that yet...
– neo
Oct 1 '16 at 13:23
My apologies for stepping on your toes. But adding additional details not specifically related to the original question was what I thought comments were for.
– user13044
Oct 1 '16 at 15:10
1
@neo yes, you can. Please check the "interpretation" link on the left: this is the right one: sh-immigration.gov.cn/listPageEn.aspx?lx=40&id=4414 - please see question 3.
– George Y.
Oct 2 '16 at 0:43
|
show 5 more comments
2
Several airports issuing the Transit Visa do allow you to leave the town you flew into, such Guangzhou, Chengdu, but you can not leave the province. There are a couple of other airports that allow travel to another specific town. Some cities, like Shanghai, will issue a 144 hour version. But ALL require you to enter and exit via the same airport.
– user13044
Oct 1 '16 at 1:55
@Tom I just want to add that you certainly can enter Shanghai in one airport and leave at the other Shanghai airport. But finer details of the rules are best discussed in a separate question instead of here (which is specifically about entering in Beijing and leaving on rail).
– neo
Oct 1 '16 at 13:21
You can also probably now move between all airports in the 144-hour-program but I wouldn't try that yet...
– neo
Oct 1 '16 at 13:23
My apologies for stepping on your toes. But adding additional details not specifically related to the original question was what I thought comments were for.
– user13044
Oct 1 '16 at 15:10
1
@neo yes, you can. Please check the "interpretation" link on the left: this is the right one: sh-immigration.gov.cn/listPageEn.aspx?lx=40&id=4414 - please see question 3.
– George Y.
Oct 2 '16 at 0:43
2
2
Several airports issuing the Transit Visa do allow you to leave the town you flew into, such Guangzhou, Chengdu, but you can not leave the province. There are a couple of other airports that allow travel to another specific town. Some cities, like Shanghai, will issue a 144 hour version. But ALL require you to enter and exit via the same airport.
– user13044
Oct 1 '16 at 1:55
Several airports issuing the Transit Visa do allow you to leave the town you flew into, such Guangzhou, Chengdu, but you can not leave the province. There are a couple of other airports that allow travel to another specific town. Some cities, like Shanghai, will issue a 144 hour version. But ALL require you to enter and exit via the same airport.
– user13044
Oct 1 '16 at 1:55
@Tom I just want to add that you certainly can enter Shanghai in one airport and leave at the other Shanghai airport. But finer details of the rules are best discussed in a separate question instead of here (which is specifically about entering in Beijing and leaving on rail).
– neo
Oct 1 '16 at 13:21
@Tom I just want to add that you certainly can enter Shanghai in one airport and leave at the other Shanghai airport. But finer details of the rules are best discussed in a separate question instead of here (which is specifically about entering in Beijing and leaving on rail).
– neo
Oct 1 '16 at 13:21
You can also probably now move between all airports in the 144-hour-program but I wouldn't try that yet...
– neo
Oct 1 '16 at 13:23
You can also probably now move between all airports in the 144-hour-program but I wouldn't try that yet...
– neo
Oct 1 '16 at 13:23
My apologies for stepping on your toes. But adding additional details not specifically related to the original question was what I thought comments were for.
– user13044
Oct 1 '16 at 15:10
My apologies for stepping on your toes. But adding additional details not specifically related to the original question was what I thought comments were for.
– user13044
Oct 1 '16 at 15:10
1
1
@neo yes, you can. Please check the "interpretation" link on the left: this is the right one: sh-immigration.gov.cn/listPageEn.aspx?lx=40&id=4414 - please see question 3.
– George Y.
Oct 2 '16 at 0:43
@neo yes, you can. Please check the "interpretation" link on the left: this is the right one: sh-immigration.gov.cn/listPageEn.aspx?lx=40&id=4414 - please see question 3.
– George Y.
Oct 2 '16 at 0:43
|
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