transfer through china before studying

Question

I'm planning on travelling in south east asia before going up to china to start a year studying abroad but in order to get part of my travel reimbursed i need to fly to beijing first (i'll then just get a cheap flight to bangkok or somewhere else in south east asia). Obviously i'll have a student X type for china but will this be an issue for me transferring through the country as i'm aware i have to apply for a residence permit within 30 days of arrival in china and i was planning on being in south east asia for more than 30 days. Essentially will i go through immigration while transferring through beijing and will this result in my visa being activated?

Ellie · Answer

Ella, when you transit in Beijing, you can tell the consular officers that you want to use the free transit this time instead of your student X type. In this way, you can save your student X type for next entry.

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