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Asked by Aamna from united kingdom | Aug. 29, 2025 14:22
About:24-Hour Visa-Free Transit

Transit visa on Indian passport with UK Residence permit while travelling to Japan with 19 hours lay

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We are a couple with Indian passports currently living in the UK and has a residence permit. We will be travelling to Japan and has a layover of 19 hours in China Daxing airport. Our flight will land at 2pm and take off for Japan at 9am in the morning. We are planning to book Hilton hotel which is outside the airport. As the stay is less than 24 hours, do we need a transit visa please?
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Answered by Borut | Aug. 31, 2025 23:52
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Aamna, the first and the most important detail is that you do not need any kind of visa because your itinerary will be covered by 24 hour visa free transit. Your total transit time in China is shorter than 24 hours, so there is no reason to worry about. You will do the following in the exact sequence. When you perform check-in in UK you will declare that you are flying to Japan via China (Beijing - Daxing) under 24 hour visa free transit. In that moment you will present your flight tickets to the check-in staff. After a short check, you will be allowed to board Daxing bound plane. Upon your landing in Daxing the first thing that you will do will be to fill out arrival card. You will tick the box on the arrival card where it is written - transit. After that you will perform automatic fingerprinting. With a filled out arrival card and a fingerprinting receipt you will approach 24/240 hour visa free transit counter where you will apply for a temporary entry permit by presenting your flight tickets and along with arrival card, fingerprinting receipt and your hotel booking confirmation. This is all free of any charge. After a short check you will be granted a permit and then you will cross the immigration and head toward the city and/or your hotel. When the time arrives, you will return to the airport, cross the exit immigration and head to the gate for your flight to Tokyo. This is it. Have a nice journey.
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