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Asked by David from usa | Oct. 05, 2016 13:20

About:72-Hour Visa-Free Transit

Direct transit with two cities?

I'm a U.S. Citizen with a round trip ticket from San Francisco to Seoul. On my return, I fly from Seoul to Kunming where I have an 18 hour overnight layover until my connecting flight to Qingdao where I have a 13 hour overnight layover before my final flight to San Francisco. Since I'm not entering and leaving China from the same city, can I get a transit visa to leave either or both airports to go to my hotel(s)?

Thanks in advance!

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Answered by Thomas | Oct. 06, 2016 15:32

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As your transit time is over 24h you can't use the free transit policy and have to apply for a tourist visa in advance.
And as you have 2 stops in China you can't use the 72h twov too.

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Answered by David | Oct. 06, 2016 21:23

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Thanks for the info, Thomas. Not good news i'm afraid. My choices now are to either spend two nights in a row in airports or drive 7 hrs. RT to my nearest consulate in S.F. and stay in hotels for 4-5 nights waiting to collect a $140 visa. Lastly I could pay a visa service company, but with the visa fee, that would cost almost as much as my RT ticket from S.F.- Seoul.

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