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Asked by Grace from australia | May. 09, 2024 21:36

About:China Visa on Arrival

MNL - XMN - TW

Hi! Just have a question. I want to use this 5-day visa-free entry to visit relatives, entering via Xiamen but they live in Quanzhou - thats okay to declare, right? I also intend to exit via Xiamen to Taipei. I hold an Australian passport and have been to China before with a visa 👍 i find the visa application process tedious so hopefully this is allowed

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Answered by Borut | May. 10, 2024 14:00

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Grace, unfortunately you cannot use 5 days visa on arrival in Xiamen to visit Quanzhou. Also, recent experience shows that Chinese authorities are no more issuing Xiamen visas on arrival, but insist on 144 hour visa free transit.

Your itinerary:

Manila - Xiamen - Taipei

Is definitely eligible for 144 hour visa free transit in Xiamen and you do not need any kind of visa. However, the main problem is that your stay is limited to the area of Xiamen city that covers roughly 1.700 km2 of area and Quanzhou is located outside of it.

To conclude, you can use your itinerary to enjoy 144 hour visa free transit in Xiamen and maybe to ask your relatives to visit you in Xiamen since the distance is quite close. You cannot visit them in Quanzhou and this detail is very important to emphasize.

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