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Asked by Howie from usa | Dec. 27, 2017 23:09
About:72-Hour Visa-Free Transit

Can you confirm the 72 Visa rule for Beijing. Does it start at arrival time or at midnight?

We're are scheduled to arrive at 7:50 and leave at 8:20 three days later. Will we be ok?

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Answered by Rob | Dec. 28, 2017 00:18
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You will not be ok. The 72 hours starts at scheduled arrival time. You either need to change your flight or get a visa.
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Answered by Rob | Dec. 28, 2017 02:40
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Update: apparently 144 hours transit without visa for Beijing is included in Timatic from today. Perhaps you will be ok.
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Answered by Howie | Dec. 28, 2017 06:12
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Wow. Very lucky. Thank you!
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Answered by Mark | Dec. 28, 2017 18:53
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Rob - the start time of the 72 hour free transit for Beijing changed on April 30, 2016 (see: ), so he would have been fine even before the 144 hour free transit started.

I stayed in Beijing from 10/11/2016 11:15 am to 10/14/2016 7:10pm
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Answered by Rob | Dec. 29, 2017 07:09
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No, Mark, it changed in December 2017. You were permitted to stay longer than 72 hours because the time used to be counted from 00:01 on the day following your arrival. But this was changed to a strict 72 hours later in 2016.
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