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Asked by G Smith from new zealand | Aug. 03, 2019 15:33
About:Hainan 30-Day Visa-Free Access

How do New Zealand citizens obtain the 30 day visa free access on arrival at Hainan airport?

If we get the 30 day visa free access at Hainan airport on arrival, do we have to use/find a local travel agency?
If we are joining up with a tour group and don't need any services from local travel agency what are our options?
We have a few days in Hong Kong before we arrive on Hainan, can I get the 30 day visa free access in Hong Kong?
Please advise step by step.
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Answered by ZUPAN | Aug. 04, 2019 10:19
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Here are the steps, you have to follow:

- You are supposed to determine how many days you will spend in Hainan province
- You should also take care of your flight tickets and here one warning... You are not allowed to arrive to Hainan by taking a flight through some other mainland Chinese airport. The best option is Hong Kong, but keep in mind that this flight has to be nonstop and not again through some of mainland Chinese airports. Also, you are not allowed to leave Hainan on a flight that has a stop in mainland China.
- After you have determined the above mentioned, you will write down your short itinerary in English language that will have most of your details that you will do while in Hainan, but very shortly.
- You will contact a relevant agency that supports a correspondence in English language. You can find a list of Tour Operators in Hainan in the upper left part of this site.
- Keep in mind that during your correspondence you will be offered several services and you are supposed to accept one or more of them according to your preferences. The mentioned offers range from an airport transfer to multi day trips.

You are supposed to start your correspondence with the agency well in advance, so that you have enough time to clarify all the necessary details. Some visitors to Hainan prefer to start their correspondence with the agency even before they have bought their tickets and accommodation because they want to have everything clear before their first move.
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Answered by ZUPAN | Aug. 04, 2019 10:29
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You cannot obtain 30 day visa free access on arrival. It has to be through an agency.

If you join a tour group, then it is logical that such a group will have an agency that will do all the necessary formalities with a local agency in Hainan. So, you will not be bothered with personal correspondence with a local agency, but your tour group leader will have to deal with an agency and also book from them some of their offers.

When you apply for this visa free option, you just receive a positive confirmation from an agency via an email, so it is irrelevant where you are at the moment when the agency informs your about the fact that this access has been granted to you. The whole process is processed swiftly, so you can count that the entire correspondence will not take more than 5 days.
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