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Question: Asked by Tenee from united kingdom | Aug. 08, 2019 10:26

About:240-hour Visa-free Transit in Shanghai, Zhejiang, and Jiangsu

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My daughter and I are flying into Beijing for 5 days
Amsterdam Beijing , then we want to take a train to shanghai for 6 days
are we elidigable for the 144 hours free entry on both sides

If not , please advice the best thing we can do

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Answers (8): Answered by Saul | Aug. 08, 2019 12:23

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That is not permitted without a visa. You can add two more flights so that your itinerary is Amsterdam-Beijing-Hong Kong-Shanghai-Amsterdam. You can replace Hong Kong with any third country, eg South Korea, Japan, etc. Or else just get a visa.

0 0 Reply; Answered by t | Aug. 09, 2019 14:15

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Thank you
So if we do:
Amsterdam-Beijing-south Korea - Shanghai-Amsterdam
Stoping 5 days Beijing
2 days South Korea
5 days Shanghai
Would that be ok for the 144 hours free visa

0 0 Reply; Answered by Saul | Aug. 09, 2019 16:13

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Yes. But to avoid confusion, you should always refer to “transit without visa” and not “free visa”. You are not getting a visa at any point.

0 0 Reply; Answered by T | Aug. 10, 2019 04:12

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Thank you so much for all your help

0 0 Reply; Answered by t | Aug. 10, 2019 04:22

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Ok

Amsterdam-Beijing
Beijing- South Korea
South Korea - Shanghai
Shanghai-Amsterdam
5 days Beijing
5 days Shanghai
I have we finally got this correct ?

0 0 Reply; Answered by Saul | Aug. 10, 2019 05:37

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That would qualify for 144 hours transit without visa twice, in Beijing and Shanghai. Of course, we are assuming your passports are from one of the 53 qualifying countries.

0 0 Reply; Answered by T | Aug. 10, 2019 06:03

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United Kingdom passports ✅

0 0 Reply; Answered by T | Aug. 11, 2019 01:30

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Thank u

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