hello we, husband, wife are departing from phuket, thailand on 12/11/16 @ 130 am

Question

(flight 822 air china and will land in beijing on 12/12/16 @ 7:45 am for 8 hour layover. Our final destination is san franciso, on air china flight 985. our plane leaves at 4:00 pm. If we want to leave the airport and go site see for 4-6 hours, do we need a visa? If so, how where do we apply. We are on affordable asia tour.

Kennedy · Answer

Maria, you don’t need entry permit because you are eligible for the 24 hour direct transit in Beijing. You can just apply for a free temporary stay permit at the immigration office inside Beijing airport, and then you can go to the city for sightseeing.

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Hello we, husband, wife are departing from phuket, thailand on 12/11/16 @ 130 am