Comments on: China Visa-Free Transit Guide 2025 | 72-Hour & 144-Hour Transit

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 22:38:28 +0000

Excellent article.
A question, if I book a multi-city ticket, eg Australia -> Hong Kong -> Beijing -> Macau -> Hong Kong -> Australia. Am I eligible for a visa-free visa?

By: Elliott Stein

Elliott Stein — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 14:45:02 +0000

Great article. Does this policy work in reverse? Every comment i see is based on home country -> china -> 3rd county -> home. Can you do Home country -> 3rd country -> china -> Home (assuming all the other requirements – no layovers, not exiting shanghai, < 144 hours, etc.) have been followed? THanks for the help!!

By: Josh Summers

Josh Summers — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 14:39:24 +0000

In reply to julia. I don't think there's a hard-and-fast rule here...it really depends on the customs officer as well as the port of entry.

By: julia

julia — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 08:04:18 +0000

hi Josh, do you know with what stamps you cannot get a 144hours transit visa upon arrival? i have a stamp from the uae and turkey

By: Josh Summers

Josh Summers — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 06:07:00 +0000

In reply to João Sampayo （薛若望). You should, although I would check that the visa you applied for and received was a multi-entry visa. If it was, you can just use that multiple times without any issues!

By: João Sampayo （薛若望)

João Sampayo （薛若望) — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 05:04:09 +0000

thank you for this amazing article. i already apllied for a visa that i intend to use in a trip to china in march. In the meantime, can i go through China (in January) in transit enjoying the visa free permit without spending the visa i already applied for? Thank you

By: Josh Summers

Josh Summers — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 07:59:52 +0000

In reply to Steven. For visa-free transit, you will need to get your luggage. Thankfully, the airports have paid storage for luggage that you can use.

By: Steven

Steven — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 22:09:10 +0000

I read some comments elsewhere that suggest that in order to make use of the VISA-free transit you must inform the airline during check-in for your inbound flight, and your luggage cannot be checked through to your final destination. Is that correct? We are going to leave the airport (PEK) for just a few hours and dragging along all our luggage would be a bit of a hassle.

By: Josh Summers

Josh Summers — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 09:01:23 +0000

In reply to Andrew W.. No, that won't be a problem as long as you're departing from the same city (Beijing, in this case).

By: Andrew W.

Andrew W. — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 02:22:41 +0000

So my airlines just switched our arrival airport from pek to the new pkx. We have tickets already to depart from pek to our next country (Thailand) within the 144 time allowed for a transfer visa. Will this be a problem now and will I be denied the transit visa?