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Asked by Nadir from United Kingdom | Oct. 10, 2017 07:13

About:240-Hour Visa-Free Transit

Flying Istanbul to Shanghai to Dubai

We are flying Istanbul to Shanghai with a plane change over in Dubai. Then from shanghai we fly to Dubai for another short holiday. Does this count for the 144h free transit?

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Answered by leo | Oct. 10, 2017 08:06

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Dubai-Shanghai-Dubai isn't a transit so of course you cannot use the 144 hours transit without visa. You either need to apply for a visa in advance, or else change your flights.

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Answered by Nadir from United Kingdom | Oct. 10, 2017 08:54

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But we are not getting out at the first Dubai stop - we are just changing aircraft - the initial origin is actually turkey - the change over is 1 hour - do you think they will view this as the initial country?

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Answered by rob | Oct. 10, 2017 21:11

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As far as Chinese immigration are concerned, you are flying Dubai-Shanghai-Dubai and you're not in transit. That's the rule. So change your flights or get a visa.

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