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Asked by Bob Cupit from canada | Sep. 25, 2019 13:36

About:24-Hour Visa-Free Transit

Cruise from Seoul to Shanghai flight connection in Canada

Our cruise around Japan and South Korea terminates in Shanghai. We are flying back to the Toronto, Canada on Air Canada the same day that we dock. I am hoping that we qualify for the 24 hour free visa transit. If so do I need to do anything before we travel. Thanks. Bob

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Answered by ZUPAN | Sep. 25, 2019 23:29

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You are eligible for 24 hour visa free transit in principle. Anyway, to be certain, here is a couple of conditions your itinerary has to fulfill:

- Your cruise should not have its last port of call, immediately before Shanghai, in mainland China
- Your flight from Shanghai to Canada should not have any additional landing(s) within mainland China and in the country where your cruise will have its last port of call, immediately before Shanghai

If the above conditions are fulfilled, you are definitely eligible for 24 hour visa free transit and you you don't need any kind of visa.

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Answered by ZUPAN | Sep. 25, 2019 23:34

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By the way, beside your passport, you should print out your e-ticket from Shanghai to Canada and have that printout with you. During your stay in your last port before Shanghai, I assume that it will be in South Korea, you will be asked to provide a proof that you will be really in transit through China and you will present them exactly the ticket from Shanghai to Canada. After that, you will be allowed to continue with your cruise.

Upon arrival in Shanghai, you will apply for a temporary entry permit in the cruise terminal and you will again present your onward ticket. After a short inspection, you will be allowed to exit the terminal and to spend your time in Shanghai until your departure from Shanghai to Canada. That's it.

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