making two stops in china in two different regions

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I will be flying from ICN (south korea) arriving in HGH at 1:30pm then have a flight from HGH to CAN (both within China but different regions) at 4:50pm arriving at 7:20pmthen have a flight from CAN to BKK (thailand) at 9:40pmI would need to clear customs to board these various flights. I hold a US passport. Would this be possible with the 24 hour transit (I read somewhere that you can't exit the airport or pass through customs under the 24 hour rule)

Borut · Answer

Igor, you can perform this itinerary absolutely covered by 24 hour visa free transit. 24 hour visa free transit allows you to have more than one mainland Chinese stop in a row and it requires that your entire transit time is shorter than 24 hours. I can see that your entire transit time is well shorter than 24 hours, so you can proceed with your travel plan with absolute peace of mind. When you land in Hangzhou, the very first thing you will do is to approach 24/144 hour visa free transit counter where you will apply for a temporary entry permit because your next flight will be a domestic one. This application is free of any charge and you will just present your flight tickets. When you are granted a permit, you will head to the immigration and then to the gate for your flight to Guangzhou.Upon arrival in Guangzhou, you will cross the exit immigration, pass the security and head to the gate for your flight to Bangkok. As you can see, you will be allowed to formally enter China and to perform your travel plan covered by 24 hours visa free transit. This is definitely your right. Please, just be relaxed and enjoy your journey.

Making two stops in China in two different regions

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