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Question: Asked by Mika from united states | Dec. 19, 2019 09:05

About:240-Hour Visa-Free Transit

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i am flying from los angeles with layover in shanghai for 3 hours and to xi'an layover for 19 hours final destination will be Thailand. if this eligible for the 144 hour policy?

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Answers (6): Answered by Saul | Dec. 19, 2019 10:25

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It is not eligible for the 144 hours. When you have two consecutive stops in different transit zones (Shanghai and Xi'an in your case) you are limited to a total of 24 hours transit without visa in China, from scheduled arrival time in Shanghai to scheduled departure time from Xi'an. So you must calculate that time, and if it is a minute over 24 hours then you need a visa in advance.

0 0 Reply; Answered by Mika | Dec. 19, 2019 17:53

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The time zone is the same as Shanghai. Would this be okay?

0 0 Reply; Answered by Saul | Dec. 19, 2019 19:44

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That’s irrelevant. All of China is the same time zone.

0 0 Reply; Answered by CDKING | Dec. 20, 2019 02:33

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I'm not sure if you rounded the layover times up or down but looks to be over by about an hour which requires the visa. The good news though is US passport is eligible to apply for 10 year multiple entry visa in advance of trip which costs the same as single entry visa

19 Hour layover
3 hour layover
3 hour internal flight time
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25 hours > 24 hours

0 0 Reply; Answered by Mika | Dec. 22, 2019 21:10

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Thank you! Your answer was very much detailed and helpful compared to Saul response

0 0 Reply; Answered by Saul | Dec. 23, 2019 03:21

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You’re welcome. My answer was exactly correct, by the way, sorry you couldn’t understand it.

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