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Asked by Karen Chernesky from canada | Oct. 21, 2024 07:33

About:240-Hour Visa-Free Transit in Guangdong

Can i get 144 in transit visa - flight is vancouver to hongkong to guangzhou airport

Csn you confirm a trip from vancouver to hongkong to Guangzhou airport return Guangzhou To Hongkong To vancouver is valid itinerary to get 144 hour visa ?

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Answered by Borut | Oct. 21, 2024 23:27

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No, this is not a valid itinerary.

As you can see, you have a segment:

Hong Kong - Guangzhou - Hong Kong

This is just a round trip and not a transit in mainland China. The basic rule of 144 hour visa free transit clearly requires that the immediate points before and after your mainland Chinese stop have to be in two different countries or eligible territories (eligible territories are Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau). Your immediate point before and after a mainland Chinese stop is one and the same - Hong Kong and that is not allowed.

So, if you proceed with this travel itinerary you will have to obtain a Chinese visa in advance or you can alter/adapt your itinerary to be eligible for 144 hour visa free transit, if you can, of course. The way to alter it is to introduce a different point than Hong Kong and here I suggest you to use nearby Macau.

You can enter to Guangzhou from Hong Kong by plane from Hong Kong, but after your stay in Guangdong province, you should take a ferry from Shekou port in Shenzhen to Macau. In order to do that, you will buy your ferry ticket through TurboJet website and pint it out. You will have that printout at hand, ready to be presented to all it whom may concern. You have to be aware that you will have to take exactly that ferry you have bought your ticket for. When you reach Macau, you are free to return back to Hong Kong. Have a nice journey.

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Answered by Karen Chernesky | Oct. 23, 2024 02:28

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Thanks for the reply
.. will taking the railway from Guangzhou to Zhuhai work as well ?

Please advise !!

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Answered by Borut | Oct. 23, 2024 23:40

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No, it will not work because Zhuhai is located within mainland China (its Guangdong province), so when you arrive in Zhuhai you are still in mainland China/Guangdong province.

You need a through ride that will take you literally in one move from mainland China to Macau and the train cannot do that because Macau is not connected to mainland China railway network in the same way as it is Hong Kong.

There are some information that some bus lines operate a through service from some mainland Chinese cities and Macau, but I am not aware of them and even if they do that, it is necessary to have a ticket in hands even before the departure from Hong Kong toward Guangzhou.

This is the reason why do I consider taking a ferry from Shekou to Macau the best option and the option that has proved itself to be working.

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