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Asked by Aaron Dougherty from usa | Jun. 25, 2025 18:43

About:240-Hour Visa-Free Transit

Do I qualify for the 240 hour visa free travel?

U.S. Citizen arriving Friday October 10, 2025, and departing Sunday October 19, 2025.
Here is my flight information:
Philadelphia to Detroit to Shanghai, 3h 55min layover in Shanghai.
Flying from Shanghai to Bejing and joining tour group.
Flying to Xi'an.
Flying to Shanghai.
Flying from Shanghai to Seoul, Sunday October 19, 2025.
Arriving in Seoul, South Korea, 2hr 5 min layover.
Flying to Atlanta, then back to Philadelphia.

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Answered by Borut | Jun. 26, 2025 05:44

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Your itinerary is eligible for 240 hour visa free transit without any doubt and you do not need any kind of visa. I just wanted to inform you that the entry formalities in China are always performed at the first landing point as it is in US as well. This is all fine because you have a layover long enough to accomplish all the formalities: fill out arrival card, perform fingerprinting, approach 24/240 hour visa free transit and cross the immigration because your flight to Beijing will be a domestic one. You should just inform at Delta Air Lines whether your luggage will be tagged all the way to Beijing (hopefully) or you will have to collect and re-check your luggage in Shanghai. Have a nice visit to China.

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