Answered by ZUPAN
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Sep. 04, 2019 00:59
Leo, you can travel from the Philippines to SZ, obtain a SZn VOA and return to the Philippines. This is perfectly allowed because this is a visa. A real visa and not a visa free transit. In case of visa free transit, you are not allowed to return directly to the country of origin, but you have to proceed to the third country. This is easy part, but you should know that many airports are reluctant to allow you to board the plane by knowing that you will obtain your visa on arrival. Why? Because a visa by definition is not something that is granted, so in case that you are rejected a visa in SZ, an airline would have to pay a hefty sum for bringing you to a foreign country. For that reason, I will suggest you a very easy solution how to accomplish that uncertainty. Here we go and I will just c/p this solution that functions very well:
Part one:
You can get a VOA at arrival, but you can also make a back-up plan that will allow you to travel completely with a peace of mind.
Knowing that you intend to stay in SZ for more than 24 hours, I suggest you to book a ferry on Chu Kong Passenger Transport company website that runs between Shekou terminal to Hong Kong Macau ferry terminal in Hong Kong. This ticket has to be at least 24 hours + 1 minute after your scheduled arrival by plane in SZ to be eligible for 144 hour visa free transit.
In reality, you will declare at the Philippines check-in that you intend to apply for a VOA upon your landing in SZ. In case that the airport staff allows you to board the plane, you will apply for a VOA upon your landing and then you are allowed to enjoy your time there until your return flight back to the Philippines. Also when you receive your VOA, you will cancel your ferry ticket online and receive a refund minus certain amount of imposed service charge.
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