arriving to shanghai, 3 days later going to hong-kong for one night on a separate ticket

Question

Hello, i am thinking to arrive from Canada to Shanghai, stay there for 72hrs, then fly to Hong-Kong on a separate confirmed ticket, stay in Hong-Kong only one night, next morning come back to Shanghai,  stay there another 72hrs and leave to Canada. Will this qualify for the  free transit visas? Does the fact that my flight to Hong-Kong is on a separate ticket would be a problem? Does the fact that i will stay in Hong-Kong only for one night and in China for 3 day on either direction will be a problem.Thanks a lot.Arie.

Gary · Answer

For your first route (Canada-Shanghai-HK), you can enjoy 72 hours free transit. Your second route (HK-Shanghai-Canada) seems ok. However, I am not sure if the immigration officers will let you go to board the plane because they can figure out easily that you just stayed one night based on the entry stamp. They might suspect that you intentionally avoid applying Chinese entry permit. So I think you may apply for a L type in advance to play it safe.

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Arriving to Shanghai, 3 days later going to Hong-Kong for one night on a separate ticket