I'm a Canadian citizen in Phnom Penh right now.
I booked a flight through China Southern Airlines to go from Phnom Penh to Guangzhou with a 4 hour layover before my next connection with Air China that takes me from Guangzhou to Beijing. At Beijing, I have another layover 4.5 hours before flying back to Vancouver with Air China. In total, I am in China for less than a little under 12 hours but I never leave the airports in China. Would I still need any sort of transit visa for this? From what I've read around the internet, they say that i dont. "if however you are a transit passenger and have more than one stopover in china, you must exit the transit lounge at the first stop to apply for an endorsement in your passport that permits multiple stops in China. As long as you have a ticket that continues on to an international destination, the endorsement should be routine".
Anyways, my flight was this morning and they didnt give me my boarding pass because they say that I needed a visa, which from what I understand you dont. I feel absolutely robbed. What is the real answer here? Do i need a visa if I enter into guangzhou? Can the airline just deny my boarding pass? And what are my best chances of getting a new ticket issued to me at the expense of China Southern and Air China?
TIA
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