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Asked by Titus from algeria | Jul. 30, 2019 06:33

About:24-Hour Visa-Free Transit

Do I need a visa for the 12 hour lay over Im in Hong Kong?

PARIS - Canton - Bali
Dear
Im leaving to Bali next week, with a transfer inGuangzhou Baiyun International Airport, ou Aéroport international de Canton-Baiyun. Im not going out of the airport, I will stay in transit for 12 hours and then fly from canton to Bali.

having the Algerien nationality, I don't need a visa to go to Indonesia.

Do I need a visa for the 12 hour lay over Im in Hong Kong ( when staying in transit)?

Thanks so much

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Answered by Titus | Aug. 01, 2019 01:34

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Hi
now it's clearer, thank-you for your prompt response

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Answered by ZUPAN | Jul. 30, 2019 09:40

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Titus, you have mentioned that you will transit through Canton (Guangzhou) airport on your travel to Bali, but in the end you are mentioning Hong Kong? I will assume that you are talking about Canton (Guangzhou) airport. So, if you are traveling from X country (different than China) to Canton (Guangzhou) and after that directly to Bali, you are definitely eligible for 24 hour visa free transit in Canton (Guangzhou) and you don't need any kind of visa. Also, you can try to apply for 24 hour free entry permit upon your landing in Canton (Guangzhou) to be allowed to exit the airport for the purpose of the sightseeing, but you have to know that this permit is always upon discretion of immigration authorities.

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Answered by ZUPAN | Jul. 31, 2019 12:32

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"yes erratum i mean in guangzhou airport and not hong kong
do you have offcial text because the china southern airline cannt do not have this information, and may not let me boarding"

The above quoted is your text that you have mistakenly posted under Michelle from Belgium post :)

Never mind... Official text of 24 hour visa free transit is perfectly and quite easily available in Timatic, a database available to the airport staff that deals with details regarding the visa requirements and also with the details like 24 hour visa free transit in China. My suggestion is that you arrive an hour or so before you have planned at the airport and you will start your check-in process. If you encounter an ignorant person at check-in, you will have to insist that your case is lifted to the supervisor and that they check the facts in Timatic. There, they will realize that Algerian citizens are allowed to use this visa free option when traveling via Guangzhou airport.

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