Answered by ZUPAN
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Oct. 27, 2019 04:19
Your itinerary is definitely eligible for 24 hour visa free transit and you don't need any kind of visa.
You will print out your flight tickets and have those printouts with you. Also, you will declare at check-in in San Francisco that you will travel to Kolkata, India, via China using 24 hour visa free transit. You will present them your flight tickets and after a short inspection, you will be allowed to board the plane.
If your entire travel is on a single (through) ticket, your luggage will be tagged all the way to your final destination - Kolkata. Anyway, to be 100% certain about this particular detail, you will ask for this detail at check-in in San Francisco.
Upon your arrival in Qingdao, you will clear several formalities including the application for a temporary entry permit at 24 hour visa free transit counter because the continuation of your flight to Kunming, although on the same flight number and on the same aircraft, is considered a domestic flight.
Everything else after you have boarded the plane for Kunming is easy and upon your arrival in Kunming you will have free time to freely explore the city because you will be on a temporary entry permit. You will also decide whether you will book your accommodation in Kunming to have some decent sleep. If you book your accommodation in Kunming, you are advised to have a confirmation of your booking in a hard copy.