I am a US Citizen living in Japan. I will travel: Tokyo - Seoul - Shanghai - Taipei - Macau - Hong Kong - Hanoi - Bangkok - Manila - Tokyo.I have confirmed one way flights for each trip. Each trip is for 1 night. I also have confirmed hotels in each country. So my understanding is the TWOV doesn't care about all these countries, only that there is 1 country before and after China (Seoul - Shanghai - Taipei) - correct?I don't feel like I am transiting - that makes it sound like a layover. I'm just making 1 night trips to each country in a successive chain. Is it fine?

Yes, it's correct.You can use the 144 hour free transit in Shanghai, no transit G type will be needed for that.

But if my stay in Shanghai is under 24 hours, do I request a 24 TWOV or what exactly do I request?

Of course, you can request the 24hour TWOV if you stop there for not exceeding 24 hours.

I'm finding this "transiting" term to be the most confusing part of this TWOV.

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Question: Asked by Brett from Japan | May. 07, 2017 12:48

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I'm finding this "transiting" term to be the most confusing part of this TWOV.

I am a US Citizen living in Japan. I will travel:

Tokyo - Seoul - Shanghai - Taipei - Macau - Hong Kong - Hanoi - Bangkok - Manila - Tokyo.

I have confirmed one way flights for each trip. Each trip is for 1 night. I also have confirmed hotels in each country. So my understanding is the TWOV doesn't care about all these countries, only that there is 1 country before and after China (Seoul - Shanghai - Taipei) - correct?

I don't feel like I am "transiting" - that makes it sound like a layover. I'm just making 1 night trips to each country in a successive chain. Is it fine?

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Answers (3): Answered by Jose from USA | May. 07, 2017 22:36

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Yes, it's correct.
You can use the 144 hour free transit in Shanghai, no transit G type will be needed for that.

00Reply; Answered by Brett from Japan | May. 08, 2017 02:42

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But if my stay in Shanghai is under 24 hours, do I request a 24 TWOV or what exactly do I request?

00Reply; Answered by Jose | May. 08, 2017 04:11

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Of course, you can request the 24hour TWOV if you stop there for not exceeding 24 hours.

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