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Asked by Sherif from united kingdom | Jun. 21, 2019 20:16

About:China Visa on Arrival

VOA for UK citizen to Haikou

I'm a UK citizen and I intend to travel from Seoul Korea to Haikou Airport and get a VOA and visit Shanghai from June 28 to June 30. Will I be able to do so on my own or do I have to arrange with a travel agency? And if so, what documents are needed to issue the VOA? thanks

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Answered by Sherif | Jun. 22, 2019 03:23

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Thank you for your prompt reply and informative answer.
I was wondering if the 144-hr visa exemption transit option to go through Shanghai would be a valid option in this case (for example Seoul to Shanghai and Shanghai to another third country), and that it would allow me to stay in Shanghai for three days for example without needing a visa.
Thanks again

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Answered by ZUPAN | Jun. 22, 2019 01:41

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Sherif, you would be theoretically allowed to do that on VOA, but I will immediately discourage you to do that because the situation with Hainan VOA is almost completely unclear. It is the fact that Chinese authorities, after the introduction of 30 day visa free access for Hainan, are trying to diminish the weight of VOA and you will also notice that many agencies are doing exactly the same by mentioning VOA in very shy way. It is obvious that by such a discreet way, Chinese authorities are in the process of probably drastically changing the VOA or even to scrap this option entirely. So, I advise you to rely on 30 day visa free access where an agency has to be involved, but almost marginally and that same agency could be a good mediator in obtaining a Chinese visa while you are on Hainan, so you could proceed to Beijing or some other part of China. At least, this is my sincere opinion and a suggestion for your travel plans.

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Answered by ZUPAN | Jun. 22, 2019 02:01

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Sherif, you would be theoretically allowed to do that on VOA, but I will immediately discourage you to do that because the situation with Hainan VOA is almost completely unclear. It is the fact that Chinese authorities, after the introduction of 30 day visa free access for Hainan, are trying to diminish the weight of VOA and you will also notice that many agencies are doing exactly the same by mentioning VOA in very shy way. It is obvious that by such a discreet way, Chinese authorities are in the process of probably drastically changing the VOA or even to scrap this option entirely. So, I advise you to rely on 30 day visa free access where an agency has to be involved, but almost marginally and that same agency could be a good mediator in obtaining a Chinese visa while you are on Hainan, so you could proceed to Beijing or some other part of China. At least, this is my sincere opinion and a suggestion for your travel plans.

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Answered by ZUPAN | Jun. 22, 2019 08:27

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Sherif, please read the answer posted to Mo in the post just above yours.

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