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Asked by Nikki from belgium | Dec. 19, 2019 18:48
About:Visa on Arrival

I am a citizen from Belgium currently living in Taiwan.

Can I get a VOA if I arrive at Shenzhen Airport?

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Answered by ZUPAN | Dec. 20, 2019 10:00
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Part one:

No, unfortunately, you cannot. Shenzhen VOA is reserved only for those arriving overland or by ferry from Hong Kong or Macau.

Anyway, you can easily bypass the visa by using 144 hour visa free transit if you want.

To be eligible for 144 hour visa free transit, you will book your ferry ticket from Shenzhen Shekou ferry terminal for Hong Kong, but not for Hong Kong airport, but for Hong Kong Macau ferry terminal. So, your itinerary will be, for example:

Taipei - Shenzhen - Hong Kong

You will book your ferry ticket through CKS - Chu Kong Passenger transport company website and after a booking, you will receive an e-confirmation with your name on it. You will print out this e-confirmation and you will bring it with you. Also, you will declare at check-in in Taipei that you will travel to Hong Kong via Shenzhen using 144 hour visa free transit.

Upon arrival in Shenzhen, you will approach 144 hour visa free transit counter where you will fill out a blue form. After a short time, you will get a sticker in your passport and be allowed to exit the airport. When you travel on 144 hour visa free transit, you are allowed to travel throughout the entire Guangdong province and not only within Shenzhen city limits.
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Answered by ZUPAN | Dec. 20, 2019 10:01
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Part two:

After your stay in Shenzhen, you will take exactly that ferry you have bought your tickets for and travel to Hong Kong. If you don't have any particular interest for Hong Kong, you can immediately return to Shenzhen by the first ferry to Shekou, although, keep in mind the opening hours of Shenzhen VOA in Shekou: 9:00 - 13:00 & 14:30 - 17:00. So, you should plan accordingly.

Upon arrival back in Shenzhen, you will apply for a Shenzhen VOA for a price of 168 CNY for Belgian citizens and after your stay that can last up to 5 days, you will take a flight to Taipei.

Please, be informed that you are not allowed to have any additional landing in any other place within mainland China when traveling on 144 hour visa free transit or Shenzhen VOA. Your flights to and from Shenzhen have to be nonstop from Taipei and back to Taipei.

One more detail. The ferry that you will use to travel from Shenzhen to Hong Kong is allowed to depart at least 25 hours after your scheduled arrival in Shenzhen by plane. This is a condition to be eligible for 144 hour visa free transit.
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