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Asked by davide palumbo from italia | May. 16, 2024 12:11

About:Visa on Arrival

transit in Shenzhen for visa free countries, for tourism

Good evening,
we are traveling next june (landing on 23rd) from Italy to Chengdu, through Shenzen airport, for tourism.
As per the new regulations we, as Italians, are authorized to travel to China without Visa for up to 15 days. We have the return flight from Chengdu at 20:30 of the 15th day from arrival, but we realized that with the transit in Shenzen the last flight to Italy is at 01:50 am of the 16th day. I kindly ask if, when calculating the 15days, we should consider the first flight (Chengdu-Shenzen) or the last flight (Shenzen-Italy). In this second scenario we could need the visa?


Thank You in advance
Best regards

Davide Palumbo

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Answered by Borut | May. 17, 2024 00:01

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Davide, if I have properly understood, your flight back to Italy will be:

Chengdu - Shenzhen - Italy.

If I am correct, then you have to be aware that the exit formalities are always performed at the last point or in your case in Shenzhen. A flight from Chengdu to Shenzhen will be a domestic one and your passports will not be stamped in Chengdu, although your luggage will be tagged all the way to Italy.

Anyway, now the most important detail is when your flight from Chengdu arrives in Shenzhen or better to say, do you have enough time to cross the exit immigration before the midnight i.e. before the beginning of your 16th day. In other words, if you are able to exit until 23:59 of your 15th day, you will be fine and you do not need any kind of visa, but if you cannot, then a visa would be required. Speaking between us, it is logical that an immigration official would let you to leave China without penalties even if you exit the country a bit later than midnight, but if you exit the immigration before the midnight, you are perfectly in line with the rules that regulate the subject of movement of foreigners in China.

I am almost totally certain that your flight from Chengdu will arrive in Shenzhen on time, so that you can get a stamp before midnight and I am quite certain that you can travel with a peace of mind.

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