Asked by Richard Hinnenkamp from usa | Feb. 14, 2026 16:22

About:240-Hour Visa-Free Transit
Does a 1 1/2 hour stop in a third country qualify for 10-day visa if enroute to the original country
My wife and I will be visiting China, on an organized tour and I would like to know if we qualify for the 10-day visa free program. We will be departing SFO 7 April arriving PEK nonstop 8 April and departing PVC for SFO 17 April. If we do not travel back to SFO non-stop but instead return to SFO on Eva Air with a 1 1/2 hour stop in TPE, does that qualify us for the 10-day visa free travel program? What documentation is required to board the flight from SFO to PEK if we do not have a China visa because we qualify for the 10-day visa free program? Does TPE qualify for an enroute stop? Plan: SFO-PKE-TPE (for 1 1/2 hours)-SFO. ICN as an alternate to TPE.
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