72 hour transit visa, do i need to do something in advance?

Question

Hi there,I will be arriving in Shanghai on 30th December from Sydney at 6.30pm and then on December 31st i leave at 11am for London. I am an Australian passport holder. Do i qualify for the 72 hr free transit and outside of letting the airline in Sydney know i will be transiting is there anything else i need to do? I'm not sure if they will issue me the ticket from Sydney all the way through to London but i do have my booking confirmation i can print out from the Airline to show them at Shanghai airport that shows all the legs of the journey.Thank you

Anita · Answer

Sue, as you transit for less than 24 hours, you should use the 24-hour direct transit policy and you don't need to do anything in advance. Just ensure that you can get a confirmed onward ticket before you arrive.

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