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Asked by A from vietnam | Feb. 05, 2026 04:23

About:24-Hour Visa-Free Transit

24hr visa free transit

Is Vietnamese passport eligible for 24-hour visa-free transit . I have visa travel to Europe/UK/other countries which has connecting flight transit to China main airports provider airlines China Southern, Shenzhen airlines, ect via Guangzhou CAN, ShenzheySZX, Wuhan WUH
1.2stops 1 domestic connect flight,1 international connection flight
Arrival CAN terminal 2 :10:50, layover 8hr 20, departure 21:10 arrival WUH 2100 layover 12h50 departure 9:50 AM next day

2.1nternational connect flight
Layover below 19 hrs.

Any steps I need to do before arriving China airport , and at airport for both domestic transfer and international transfer. Thank you.

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Answered by Borut | Feb. 05, 2026 17:32

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Part 1:

A, am I correct that you are presenting two flight options? One via Guangzhou and Wuhan and another via Shenzhen?

If I am correct, the first one is eligible for 24 hour visa free transit because its entire transit time is shorter than 24 hours. You do not have to do anything in advance and here is what will you do upon your landing in Guangzhou:

- Upon landing in Guangzhou you will fill out arrival card and tick transit in the appropriate box on the arrival card
- Perform fingerprinting at automatic fingerprinting machine
- Approach 24/240 hour visa free transit counter where you will present your flight tickets, your arrival card and fingerprinting receipt
- You will receive a temporary entry permit in your passport
- You will cross the entry immigration because your next flight is a domestic one (to Wuhan) and you will head to the gate for your flight to Wuhan

In Wuhan:

- Upon your arrival in Wuhan you will find a good place to sleep since you have a layover during the night. It can be an airport, of course.
- When the time comes, you will just head to the gate for your flight to Europe.

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Answered by Borut | Feb. 05, 2026 17:38

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Part 2:

If I am correct and your second itinerary is via Shenzhen, you will do the following upon your landing there:

- Upon landing in Shenzhen you will fill out arrival card and tick transit in the appropriate box on the arrival card
- Perform fingerprinting at automatic fingerprinting machine
- Approach 24/240 hour visa free transit counter where you will present your flight tickets, your arrival card and fingerprinting receipt
- You will receive a temporary entry permit in your passport
- You will cross the entry immigration because you plan to visit the city on your own
- When your visit to the city is over, you will cross the exit immigration and head to the gate for your flight to Europe.

When you have just one landing in China and if your luggage is tagged all the way to your final destination, you can also stay all your time in the transit zone of the airport.

If I have wrongly understood your query, you are free to make additional clarifications and I will try my best to answer it. It is important to understand that Vietnamese citizens are eligible for 24 hour visa free transit, definitely. I hope this helps

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Answered by A | Feb. 06, 2026 04:24

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Thank you really appreciate your clear explanation

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