about visa

Unfortunately, you cannot. You will not even be allowed to board the plane for Shenzhen. You should rely on 144 hour visa free transit instead:

- You will declare that you will travel to Hong Kong via Shenzhen using 144 hour visa free transit
- You will book a ferry ticket through CKS - Chu Kong Passenger transport company website from Shenzhen Shekou to Hong Kong Ferry terminal. You should take care that departure of your ferry should not be less than 24 hours after your plane arrival.
- After the booking, you will receive an e-confirmation that you will print it out and bring this printout with you. It will be a proof of your transit and also you will use it to collect a real, paper ticket at Shekou terminal.
- After arrival in Shenzhen, you will approach 144 hour visa free transit counter where you will fill out the blue form. Shortly after, you will be allowed to exit the airport.
- After 24 or more hours in Shenzhen, you will take your ferry and keep in mind that you have to take exactly that ferry that you have bought your ticket for.
- After you have arrived in Hong Kong, you can immediately return back to Shenzhen and apply for a Shenzhen VOA to stay in Shenzhen for some additional time or just to take a flight out of Shenzhen to your next destination.

It is important to know that your inbound and your outbound flights are not allowed to have any additional landing within mainland China beside Shenzhen.

hello sorry I still don't understand if I fly bkk-hkg and then I go to the lohu station I can do the visa to enter shenzhen if instead I want to go directly from bangkok they don't let me in ?? this thing is not very clear since the site says the opposite

China Visa on Arrival
Foreigners normally need to obtain a visa for a trip to China before departure, while in certain cases they are likely to get a China visa on arrival at entry ports. The validity counts from the day following your entry and only one entry is allowed. Once you exit from China, the VOA expires.

if I fly to bangkok shenzhen and then go to hong kong by car can i do it ??

Alberto, it is not possible to obtain a Shenzhen visa on arrival when you arrive in Shenzhen by plane. Please, just trust me because this website is not updated on this detail. I would be the happiest person if I only could confirm that you can obtain a Shenzhen VOA by flying to Shenzhen. The truth is - you cannot.

So, I have suggested that you use 144 hour visa free transit where your eligible itinerary will be:

Thailand - Shenzhen - Hong Kong

Also, I have explained the steps you need to take to be eligible for this option.

If you decide for this option, you will be immediately, upon your landing, allowed to stay for the next 6 days within the entire Guangdong province to travel and to stay wherever you want. Of course, it is highly advisable to have at least the first overnight booked in advance and in possession of a confirmation because this is required upon your landing in Shenzhen.

So, after you have stayed within Guangdong province for up to 6 days, you will take a ferry, exactly as I have described to really fulfill the meaning of transit. This and only this is the reason why you have to travel to Hong Kong. Also, when you enter Hong Kong, you can immediately depart back to Shenzhen and apply for a Shenzhen VOA. Here you will be able to obtain a Shenzhen VOA and stay, if you want in Shenzhen, but this time only within Shenzhen, for the next 5 days.

The only eligible way how you are allowed to travel to Hong Kong from Shenzhen is by ferry from Shenzhen Shekou to Hong Kong Macau ferry terminal. Also, you need a ticket (in reality an e-confirmation) in your hand at the moment of your check-in in Thailand. Simply speaking, this is the only option that allows you to have a ticket in your hand before your travel to Shenzhen.

thank you