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Asked by Mohammed from egypt | Jun. 13, 2019 22:54

About:24-Hour Visa-Free Transit

24h without visa and baggage claim

Hi, I'm an Egyptian citizenship and have a flights from Mongolia to Nepal through 2 stops in china and the all flights duration and layover less than 24h but my second stop in China through chengdu airport and I have to move from terminal 2 to terminal 1 to take my last flight. Do i need visa for claim my baggage and check in again in Beijing or chengdu and I'm just using 2 airlines from Mongolia miat airlines to Beijing and all the other flights through Air China, thanks

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Answered by Mohamed | Jun. 14, 2019 20:45

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Thanks for ur reply
My arriving time in Beijing was 8:10 pm Beijing time and last flight departure from chengdu 8:45 am so less than 24h
Unfortunately miat airlines denied me yesterday to be on board because said I don't have a visa for china I tried to explain no need visa because my duration stay in China less than 24 hours but refused my question as u said I need to check in my luggage in Beijing it's ok and including in 24h without visa program?

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Answered by Mohamed | Jun. 14, 2019 20:50

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Because until now I didn't understand the reason why I need visa as they said?
Is it because I will leave the transit area in Beijing as u said to check in my luggage again?

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Answered by ZUPAN | Jun. 14, 2019 02:46

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Mohammed, as long as your entire transit within mainland China is shorter than 24 hours, you are fine. You have to know that the entire length of the transit starts with your first scheduled landing, in your case in Beijing, and ends at the time of your second scheduled departure, in your case from Chengdu. So, if your entire transit is shorter than 24 hours, you are eligible for 24 hours visa free transit.

You should know that you will have to exit the transit zone and literally make an entry in China in Beijing because you will arrive by international flight and transfer to a domestic one. You will probably have to collect your luggage because, as far as I know, Miat and Air China don't codeshare with each other. In this case, you will have to make new check-in already in Beijing. Now, since you have the following two flights by Air China it is possible that your luggage will be checked all the way until Kathmandu, but keep in mind that this might not be the case. You will know this detail only upon your check-in in Beijing. So, after your arrival in Chengdu, you will not have to much formal obligations because you will be already in China.

By the way, could you just provide your exact times of arrivals and departures because in case that you intend to arrive by Miat by morning hours flight, you will probably exceed your transit for more than 24 hours because, if I'm not wrong, there are more than 24 hours between the scheduled arrival of Miat flight from Ulaanbaatar and scheduled departure of Air China to Kathmandu.

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Answered by Mohamed | Jun. 15, 2019 05:31

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Check now this silly update i went now to book another flight to Kathmandu but this time through Guangzhou then direct to Kathmandu which means I will stop only in Chinese city so no problem with miat airlines and they told me there is another good option u should take and guess what they bring me the same flight they refused me to take it yesterday and said no problem i don't need visa for this one and I told them this the same flight u guys denied me to take it I was sure 100% I was right those people on big mistake now I'm trying with them to refund me the tickets prices or at least book me another flight on their cost

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Answered by ZUPAN | Jun. 15, 2019 08:20

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Mohammed, as I have previously written, you had absolute right to transit through China on your previous itinerary regardless of the fact that you were supposed to collect your luggage in Beijing. Simply speaking, collecting the luggage, exiting the transit area, flying by domestic flight or any other imaginable options are fine as long as your entire transit is shorter than 24 hours. I'm really sorry for this ugly misdeed by Miat personnel in Ulaanbaatar because I simply can't believe that they were so ignorant and harmful. It was quite enough if they were only have had consulted omnipresent Timatic and they would came to conclusion that you were definitely eligible for 24 hours visa free transit.

I honestly hope that you will be persistent and will claim the entire amount you have lost for your tickets plus the expenses incurred by your practically forced stay in Ulaanbaatar like transport, food and accommodation. Please, for the sake of the future travelers, make them feel sorry for their ignorance. I really wish you a good luck with your next flight and with your exploration of Nepal. I would be very glad if you could shortly update on the ongoing claim and also the travel through China. All the best :).

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