Return flight from Tokyo to Sanya via Shenzhen then return via the same route

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Question: Asked by Karl from new zealand | Nov. 26, 2023 06:58

About:72-Hour Visa-Free Transit

Return flight from Tokyo to Sanya via Shenzhen then return via the same route

Hello
As a New Zealander would I be eligible for a visa free transit in Shenzhen if I fly from Tokyo to Sanya via Shenzhen then return via the same route? Would be in Shenzhen less than 24 hours each way.
Or would I require a transit via as I would not be going to a third country?
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Answers (1): Answered by Borut | Nov. 27, 2023 00:14

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Unfortunately, you need a full Chinese visa and not a transit one. As you can see, you are arriving at Sanya via a mainland China and your destination is in mainland China. I know that you were thinking about Hainan that can be visited visa free, but this is applicable only if your arrival flight arrives from a country or eligible territory (Hong Kong for example) directly (nonstop) to Hainan. In other words, when you have landed in Shenzhen, you will be asked for a visa because your next flight and your next destination is within mainland China.

I can see that you were in doubts and now you know that 24 hour visa free transit is valid only if Shenzhen or some other mainland Chinese airport is a point of transit between two different countries. I'm sorry.

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