will my family qualify for 144 hour twov ?

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Dear Sir, my family and I are planning a holiday, we will fly from UK via HONG KONG to SHANGHAI PUDONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. We would wish to get a 144 hour TWOV to allow us to stay for 1 night in a local hotel then board a cruise ship to sail to Japan for 7 nights. We then return to SHANGHAI PORT, hope to get a 24 hour TWOV to allow us to transfer to PUDONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT to catch return flight UK via HONG KONG.One of my sons has a stamp for TURKEY in his passport as he spent a short holiday there, will this cause any problem please.Thank you for any help or advise you can give us.Kind regards from David Marshall

ZUPAN · Answer

David, your itinerary is eligible for 144 hour visa free transit during your first stop and for 24 hour visa free transit during your second stop in Shanghai. There is no doubt about that. You should just print out your flight and cruise tickets and have those printouts with you.As far as Turkey stamp is concerned, your son will just plainly tell, if asked, that he was in Turkey for his holiday and for some sightseeing. He will, of course, deny that he made friends there, that he has relatives there, that he was there because of religion or politics or cultural exchange or scientific exchange or similar... He will be just fine because this is the answer that Chinese authorities simply want to hear. I will tell you... This whole story about Turkish stamps is overly exaggerated especially when you know that literally hundreds of Turkish citizens enter China daily on direct flights from Turkey...

Will my Family qualify for 144 hour TWOV ?

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