arrive shanghai by cruisedepart by plane on the same day.

Question

We are US citizens and take a cruise from Singapore to Shanghai with a few stop along our 17 days cruise. Our final destination is Shanghai Cruise Port , we will disembark the cruise at 5:00AM May 12 and take a transfer to Shanghai Airport to fly to Los Angeles at 8:00PM on the same day May.12. Please let us know if we do or do not need China Visa. Thank you for your help.

Tom · Answer

Tim, you don’t need PRC entry permit because you are eligible for the 24 hour direct transit. However, you need to apply for a temporary stay permit at the frontier inspection and it’s free.

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