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Question: Asked by Dan from united kingdom | Mar. 24, 2017 10:27

About:240-Hour Visa-Free Transit

Return to the same destination but with a 1 hour connection

Hello,

If I fly London_Guangzhou(stopover)_Hangzhou and then return within the 144 hour window with the route Hangzhou_Doha(1hr stopover)_London. Both journeys are only using one airline.

Does the Doha stopover on the return flight count as the different country for the transit visa.

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Answers (3): Answered by John Doe | Mar. 24, 2017 14:14

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The problem is not with your Doha connection, but your Guangzhou one. You are not allowed to enter and depart from ports of entry in different regions.

0 0 Reply; Answered by Dan | Mar. 25, 2017 02:52

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Even though I'm only in Ghuangzhou airport for less than 2 hours before I continue on to Hangzhou which is my end destination, after which I transfer out of Hangzhou within 144 hours.

0 0 Reply; Answered by John Doe | Mar. 25, 2017 09:53

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Right. It is because you have to clear immigration in Guangzhou. Only immigration in Hangzhou (and Shanghai/Nanjing) are authorized to issue the 144-hour entry permit.

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Return to the same destination but with a 1 hour connection