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Asked by Jennifer from canada | Jun. 06, 2019 11:15

About:240-hour Visa-free Transit in Beijing, Tianjin & Hebei

What type of visa do I require while in China since I don't qualify for the 144 hour?

I am a Canadian with a Canadian passport, I arrive in Beijing on July 11, 2019 and travel to forbidden city, Mutianyu great wall of China, summer palace etc and leave Beijing on July 14, 2019 to travel to Vietnam. Unfortunately we have a stop over in Shenzhen on July 14, 2019 from 10:50pm to July 15th 12:20am on our way to Vietnam. On my way home back to Canada, I depart Vietnam on July 28th and pass through Hong Kong on July 28th with 3 hour layover then depart for Canada on July 28th. I understand I don't require a visa for Hong Kong since I hold a Canadian passport, however, I don't understand for my tourist visa to China if I need a Q or S because I am now 'double entry' once in Beijing on July 11th and once in Hong Kong? Or is it only a single entry since I don't require a visa for Hong Kong.

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Answered by Jennifer Savard | Jun. 07, 2019 08:38

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Hi, thank-you for your response below. Can you confirm please I don't require a 'double entry' visa because of the fact that I enter China in Beijing on July 11th and enter China again in Shenzhen on July 14/ July 15? Regarding Hong Kong entry on July 28th, yes I understand I am fine to pass through their with no visa requirements. And yes, I confirm I will apply for an 'L' visa but did not understand single or double entry requirement based on my travel schedule.

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Answered by ZUPAN | Jun. 06, 2019 14:11

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Of course you need just a single entry visa because you will not need any kind of visa while returning back home via Hong Kong. In reality, my suggestion is that you apply for long term, multiple-entry (L) Chinese visa that can be valid for almost 10 years, so it can be useful even for future travels to China. Keep in mind that you have to specifically ask that your visa is issued as long term, multiple-entry one and you can support your request by the fact that you intend to travel to China quite often in the next period.

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Answered by ZUPAN | Jun. 07, 2019 14:56

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Part one:

You really need just a single entry visa. The reason is simple. Your single entry visa will be activated on July 11 upon your landing in PEK and will cover your entire stay within mainland China until your departure from Shenzhen on July 15. In other words, you will travel the route between BJ and Shenzhen on that visa that will be activated in BJ because this is a domestic, Shenzhen Airlines ZH9108 flight. Your visa, activated in BJ expires at the moment of your boarding for the flight of Shenzhen Airlines ZH9087 for Hanoi because this one is international flight. I understand your confusion because you have probably booked your flight from Beijing to Hanoi on a single ticket and now think that you are in problem because the flight begins. In reality it begins in Beijing, but your visa is valid until the very boarding for the flight to Shenzhen. You will see that you will not be leaving the country until your boarding for the flight to Hanoi and also you will see that your flight Beijing - Shenzhen is purely domestic. Also, you are not "double entry" because you are not leaving China while taking a domestic flight. The same thing in Canada... Just imagine someone traveling from Vancouver to Paris by Air Canada with a layover in Montréal. His first flight by Air Canada will be a domestic one and the second one, also by Air Canada an international one. So, would he require a single or double entry visa, speaking hypothetically? The answer is just a single one :)

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Answered by ZUPAN | Jun. 07, 2019 14:57

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Part two:

My intention in the previous post, when talking about visa, was of more practical matter. In reality, Canadian citizens can obtain, upon request, long term and multiple entry Chinese visa for the very same amount of money as the single entry visa. Of course, you have to request for such an option because it does not cost you a single CAD more. It is possible that your request will be denied, but you really don't lose anything. The worst outcome is a single entry visa.

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