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Asked by judith from belgium | Apr. 24, 2019 08:05

About:72-Hour Visa-Free Transit

french citizen , going to shanghai may 6 and returning on may 10

He is travelling back and forth from same airport in europe , can this also be considered as a 144 hours free transit , or does he has to travel to a different airport in europe as where he departed from.

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Answered by Judith | Apr. 25, 2019 00:09

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For the hongkong possibility, even if he would continue straight from Hongkong to Shanghai , without stopover , this would be eligible for the 144 hours free transit ?

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Answered by Saul | Apr. 25, 2019 00:23

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No stopover needed. The wheels touching the runway is enough.

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Answered by judith | Apr. 25, 2019 07:06

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so if I got I right this schedule should be eligible
LH2307 C 06MAY AMS MUC 2 1725 1845
LH 726 C 06MAY MUC 2 PVG 2 2220 1515+1
OS 76 C 10MAY PVG 2 VIE 1010 1530
OS 375 C 10MAY VIE AMS 1720 1915

since coming from Munich - shanghai and than returning via Vienna , right?

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Answered by Saul | Apr. 25, 2019 07:09

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Obviously that's eligible.

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Answered by ZUPAN | Apr. 24, 2019 11:54

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He needs to depart from one country, i.e. Belgium, stay in China and return to some other country, i.e. France. Departing and returning from the same airport or a country (the same problem) would be considered as a visit for China and not eligible for 144 hours visa free travel.

Another possibility is to fly from one airport in Europe to Hong Kong, then from Hong Kong to Beijing (by air or by slow train) and from Beijing back to the same airport in Europe. This would be eligible for 144 hours visa free transit because Hong Kong is considered as third country in the 144 hours visa free transit rules.

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Answered by ZUPAN | Apr. 25, 2019 00:32

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True. The crucial detail regarding the entire legal structure for 144 hours visa free transit is that the country that precedes to particular city in mainland China has to be different from the one that follows after the visit to the mentioned mainland Chinese city. In this regard Hong Kong is considered to be a third country (or first one, depending on the order of visit).

To conclude... A route like Brussels - Hong Kong - Beijing - Brussels is just fine. As you can see, the Chinese authorities are intrested only in the following: Hong Kong - Beijing - Brussels. Qualified :).

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