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Asked by Max from australia | Jun. 20, 2019 05:04

About:24-Hour Visa-Free Transit

Transiting Sydney - Hong Kong - Beijing - Sydney

I know that this itinary would normally be ok. However I just saw on my e-Ticket that my flight from Beijing Sydney (China Eastern MU711) flies via Hangzhou... stops for two hours and continues on to Sydney.
It is the same flight number all the way. Can I take this flight and still qualify for the TWOV Program please?

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Answered by Max | Jun. 20, 2019 05:52

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Thank you for your reply. So you can only ever travel on a direct flight out of Beijing to qualify for the 144 TWOV? You can not use any airline/flight they does not exit china. Seem strag=nge because this in one flight/one flight number stopping in Hangzhou to pick up drop off passengers only....I am not exiting the airport. Thanks again

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Answered by max | Jun. 20, 2019 06:40

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Qantas allowed cancelation. :-)

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Answered by ZUPAN | Jun. 20, 2019 05:47

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Traveling through two different transit zones (Hangzhou is in Shanghai zone) limits your stay within mainland China to just 24 hours, i.e. you are allowed to stay in China visa free in case that the time from your scheduled arrival in Beijing until your scheduled departure from Hangzhou is shorter than 24 hours. If your time required for everything you were planning to accomplish is longer than 24 hours, you will have to apply for a visa in advance.

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Answered by ZUPAN | Jun. 20, 2019 06:13

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Max, this is not strange since this is a well defined rule. There is 24 hours visa free transit that allows multiple stops within mainland China, like in the case of your flight from Beijing to Australia via Hangzhou and there is 144 hours visa free transit that allows only one transit area, i.e. Beijing or Shanghai or Guangdong province or Chengdu. This is the reason why we always stress the detail that the flights to and from China, in case one want to enjoy 144 hours visa free transit, should not have any additional landing within mainland China. Literally any! I understand you and the logic you are going after, but simply speaking, the rule is inexorable. So, at least now you know what to do and that is much better than not to be allowed to board the plane in Hong Kong. Maybe you can change your flights? If this is not the case, you will have to apply for a visa.

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Answered by max | Jun. 20, 2019 06:40

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it was a booking with points via Qantas

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Answered by ZUPAN | Jun. 20, 2019 07:00

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Great :))))

Now, when you know, you can create an impeccable itinerary!

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