24h Visa Transit

Boni, I understand you. Also, if Shanghai is your only stop within mainland China and your layover is 23 hours long, you are definitely eligible for 24 hour visa free transit and you do not need any kind of visa. This is something that is your right as a passenger and nobody will deny boarding or similar. Also, you should be aware that this is not 24 hour visa, but 24 hour visa free transit, so there is no any kind of visa at all.

Now, I understand that you would like to visit Shanghai and to have a good night rest in one of Shanghai accommodations. Here you have to be aware that you will have to approach 24/144 hour visa free counter immediately after your landing into Shanghai. You will present your onward ticket for Indonesia and also a printout of your accommodation booking confirmation and apply for a temporary enter permit. This permit is free of any charge and this is not a visa, but just a permit to be allowed to exit the airport and to stay in the city until the time of your onward flight. Here it is important to mention that the permit is not passenger right, but a discretionary decision by airport authorities to grant it or not. In other words, you can expect both outcomes, a positive or a negative one. However, since your layover is a very long one, you will present your accommodation reservation, your chances to be granted a permit are really very, very good... If I were you I would be taking this flight option, especially if it is cheaper compared to those offered by competition. Now, decision has to be all yours :)

Thank you so much for the prompt response!! Surely will take CEA for my upcoming tripp!!