no direct flight out of china. are we still eligible for 144 hour visa?

Question

My partner is Swedish and I am British. We planned a 3 night layover in Shanghai before flying to the Philippines. When we leave China we fly Shanghai-Beijing-Manila. We do not plan to leave the airport in Beijing as our transfer in the airport is only 2 hours. Will we still qualify for 144 hour visa without a direct flight to the Philippines?

Borut · Answer

No, unfortunately it is not allowed to have two mainland Chinese cities in a row regardless of the nature of those stops. When traveling on 144 hour visa free transit you are allowed to have a landing within just one transit area and then to proceed by a nonstop flight to a third country. You are advised to try to alter your itinerary to be in accordance with 144 hour visa free transit rules or to obtain a transit visa (G) if you want or have to retain current itinerary. I'm sorry.P.S. If you take a look, you will see that there are direct, nonstop flights from Shanghai to the Philippines offered by at least four different airlines.

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No direct flight out of China. Are we still eligible for 144 hour visa?