how does the visas work for the following

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Travelling to Hong Kong next year from Australia, staying 6 nights in Macua and Hong Kong, before boarding a Cruise around South China Seas for 14 nights. First China stop will be Taijing (Beijing destination) where we will be night night layover. We will be heading to Beijing for 2 nights then reboard Cruise which will head to Shanghai.In Shanghai we will be there 4 nights. I have been told that this would count for two visa exemptions? (144 for Shanghai and 72 for Beijing)Is this correct?

John Doe · Answer

No. Since you will be having two ports of call in mainland China in a row you will need a standard tourist visa. The 144-hour transit is only applicable for those whose cruise has one port of call at a time and is using said port as a point for transiting to a third country (e.g., HK-Shanghai-South Korea-Shanghai-HK is eligible but HK-South Korea-Shanghai-South Korea-Shanghai-HK is not, and neither is HK-Beijing-Shanghai-South Korea).

Stephen · Answer

Thank ypu

Stephen · Answer

Thanks, but I just realised that the Cruise goes from Tianjin to Seoul then to Shanghai. I think this changes the Visa requirements as we are not going to another Chinese port post Beijing. Am I correct that we will only need 72 hours in Tianjin and 144 in Shanghai?The cruise goes HK, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea (Pusan, Jelu Island) , Tianjin, Seoul and then Shanghai. So 6 nights in Hong Kong/ Macua, 14 night cruise (2 nights in Beijing),  then into Shanghia after Seoul stop.Sorry for the confusion, just want to make sure i get this right.

Judd · Answer

You still need a visa because of the South Korea-China-South Korea part.

Stephen · Answer

Thank you

How does the visas work for the following

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