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Question: Asked by Kolja from germany | Dec. 18, 2018 03:37

About:24-Hour Visa-Free Transit

8 hours stopover in Guangzhou

Hi,

we are from New Zealand and Germany and on our way we have a stopover in Guangzhou (CAN) for 8 hours and we would like to leave the airport and explore China for a bit. Am I correct, that we won't need a 72 hours twov as we can claim the 24-hour free entry permit at arrival in Guangzhou? Is there anything we can do to speed up the process so we won't waste too much time? Thanks in advance!

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Answers (3): Answered by Paul | Dec. 18, 2018 05:35

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24 & 72 are both visa free transit. Neither of them are visas. You are correct though. Stops under 24 hours can only get the 24 hour visa free transit.

0 0 Reply; Answered by Kolja | Dec. 18, 2018 23:46

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Thanks Paul for your answer. But with the 24 hours visa permit we are allowed to leave the airport? Cheers

0 0 Reply; Answered by Ken | Dec. 19, 2018 05:08

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You will get 24 hours transit without visa. Where you are also granted a temporary entry permit to leave the airport is up to the immigration officer. Because you can make a simple international-international connection at CAN without entering China it's possible that you could be refused entry.

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8 hours stopover in Guangzhou