cruising to mainland china from hong kong

Question

Hi  My wife and I are UK Passport holders and will be travelling to and arriving in HK on the 7th April 2015 staying there for 2 nights then joining a cruise ship that will eventually arrive at Tianjin early on the 21st April for a three day stay.  The ship will then cruise to Shanghai arriving there on the 26th April. At this point we will leave the ship and transfer to a hotel for 2 nights before travelling on to JapanCan you confirm that we will need to apply for China Visas covering two visits and that we will need to state the precise dates of entry into China on the application forms John from Essex UK

Susanna · Answer

Hi John! Both of you couple need one double-entry L type for entering mainland China, but not one for Hong Kong, as you can enter HK for a stay no more than 180 days with your passport. It is required you to state the date of entry into China, but not necesarrily very precise. You can just fill in with the scheduled date of your arrival.

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Cruising to mainland China from Hong Kong