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Asked by Andre Mouton from canada | Oct. 24, 2019 14:09

About:240-hour Visa-free Transit in Beijing, Tianjin & Hebei

We will be in transit in Beijing and have a 7 hours layover at airport

would you have any suggestion for a tour that could be done
Arriving Beijing International at 5:20 PM on 19 Dec and leaving at Midnight , we probably have a 3 hour window ???

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Answered by André Miuton | Oct. 24, 2019 19:13

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Thanks but why do you write IF I am granted ? Not everyone who applies get it???

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Answered by ZUPAN | Oct. 24, 2019 16:09

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If you are granted a temporary entry permit, that you will have to apply for upon your landing at 24 hour visa free transit counter, you can just take a short stroll in the city because all the attractions will be closed at that time. You are advised to enjoy a walk through Hutong area like Nanluoguxiang and/or Yandai Xie Street.

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Answered by ZUPAN | Oct. 24, 2019 23:31

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Of course not. Temporary entry permit is not a passenger's right, but its issuing depends entirely upon discretion of immigration authorities on the day of your arrival in Beijing. Of course, in some cases, especially when people travel on separate tickets or when they have more than one stop within China, this permit is granted practically automatically, but in the cases when people travel on a single (through) ticket, then you need a bit of luck to be granted a permit. The longer the layover, the bigger the chances to be granted a permit. More hours of layover during the night and an accommodation booking confirmation, the bigger the chances to be granted a permit and the citizenship where those who belong to 53 eligible countries for 144 hour visa free transit are more likely to be granted a permit than the citizens of the countries that are not eligible for that visa free scheme.

Of course, you should not confuse a temporary entry permit with 24 hour visa free transit. You will perform your transit, but you may have to wait until your next flight within the airport transit area.

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