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Asked by Monika from poland | Aug. 13, 2023 02:01

About:240-Hour Visa-Free Transit in Guangdong

Philippines -china-europe

Hello, I will flying into china from Philippines then apply for this 144hour visa, and fly to Europe thru Hong Kong or directly from guandong depends. My question is all the reservations should be on one reservation? Can I enter Hong Kong by train?

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Answered by Borut | Aug. 13, 2023 05:33

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You can do as following:

Philippines - Guangdong (Shenzhen or Guangzhou) - Hong Kong - Europe

or

Philippines - Guangdong (Shenzhen or Guangzhou) - Europe

You can use both Shenzhen and Guangzhou and your arriving flight and your departing flight can be from different airports or if you arrive from Philippines to Guangzhou, you can depart to Europe from Shenzhen. This is allowed.

If you want to depart from Guangdong province to Hong Kong after your arrival from the Philippines, you can do that, but you cannot do that by train. In reality, the only or better to say the only recommended way to do that is to take a ferry from Nansha (south from Guangzhou) or from Shekou in Shenzhen). You can buy tickets for those ferries through CKS - Chu Kong Passenger Transport Company website. If you do that, you will have to print out the ferry ticket and have it at hand. Also, you will have to take exactly that ferry you have bought your ticket for.

Have in mind to make a transit time in Guangdong province longer than 24 hours for at least 5 minutes in order to be eligible for 144 hour visa free transit. Please, use correct terminology because this is not a 144 hour visa, but 144 hour visa free transit, so there is no visa of any kind.

In the end. You will have to decide whether you will depart from Guangdong province toward Hong Kong or toward Europe even before your check-in in the Philippines. You cannot land in China and then make your decisions. Your itinerary has to be a fixed one.

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Answered by monica | Aug. 25, 2023 00:56

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Hi, if you could confirm because i am not sure I understood well. "Have in mind to make a transit time in Guangdong province longer than 24 hours for at least 5 minutes in order to be eligible for 144 hour visa free transit." What does it mean by at least 5 min longer than 24h. Do I understand it correct. it's like between flights has to be at least 24h 5min difference and I won't get this free visa if it's gonna be 23h 55minutes ?

2. I have already a flight back Guangdzou-Europe It's on Wednesday 20th September 1:35 AM. What day and time I can arrive to Guangdzou from Philippines at the earliest?

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Answered by Edward | Aug. 27, 2023 18:58

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1. If it's 23h 55minutes, you will only get a 24-hour visa free transit. It it's at least 5 minutes longer than 24 hours, you will get 144-hour visa free transit.

2. Since you are eligible for 144-hour visa free transit, you can arrive in Guangzhou at most 7 days before. The 144-hour starts counting at 00:00 the day after the arrival, so you can arrive as early as on Sept. 13. Have fun~

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