Asked by Chris from Thailand | May. 16, 2019 04:42
About:China Visa Exemption
Leaving airport to sightsee during a 23 hr layover when having a following 2 hr. layover in Shanghai
My family and I are U.S. citizens traveling back to the USA from Thailand this June. We have a 23 hour layover in Chengdu, China and a subsequent 2 hour and 20 minute layover in Shanghai before departing for America. As these two layovers combined puts my family and I in mainland China for more than 24 hours in two different destinations, is there still a way for us to leave the airport to sightsee for a day during our layover in Chengdu without having to purchase tourist visas from the Chinese Embassy in Bangkok? If we have to purchase tourists visas, can we get them on arrival in the airport in Chengdu? Or, must we get them from the a Chinese Embassy before departure?