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Asked by Estevan Yoon from new zealand | Apr. 15, 2024 00:15

About:240-hour Visa-free Transit in Shanghai, Zhejiang, and Jiangsu

20 hour layover in Shanghai

I will have a 20-hour layover at the Shanghai Pudong Airport
(4:30am to 0:30am). Will I be allowed to leave the airport with the 144 hour permit? I have all other conditions met for the permit but the layover time is less that 24 hrs. Thank you very much in advance.l know New Zealand

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Answered by Borut | Apr. 16, 2024 03:13

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Since you will have 20 hour layover, you will not be eligible for 144, but for 24 hour visa free transit. This is different because under 144 hour visa free transit you have right to exit the airport and during 24 hour visa free transit the exit is simply not a passenger's right. However, Chinese immigration authorities have right to issue, at purely discretionary base, temporary entry permits to those traveling with small children, with physical disabilities and those with long layovers, especially those during the night time.

In other words, immediately upon your landing in Shanghai, you will approach transit counter where you will apply for a temporary entry permit by presenting your flight tickets. It is highly advisable to print out your flight tickets and to have a printout at hand. The application is free of any charge. Based on years long experience, I would say that you have huge chances to be granted a permit and I am almost totally certain that this will be the case. By the way, having an accommodation booking helps a lot. Enjoy your journey.

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