VISA TRANSIT CHINA /PEOPLE$S REP./ /CN/

NORMAL PASSPORTS ONLY ......

PASSPORT REQUIRED.

- WHEN IN TRANSIT, PASSPORTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ACCEPTED FOR ENTRY MUST BE VALID FOR A MINIMUM OF 3 MONTHS FROM THE ARRIVAL DATE.

PASSPORT EXEMPTIONS:

- PASSENGERS WITH A MAINLAND TRAVEL PERMIT FOR HONG KONG AND MACAO RESIDENTS /HUI XIANG ZHENG, CREDIT-CARD FORMAT/.

VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR NATIONALS OF THAILAND WITH A NORMAL PASSPORT FOR A MAXIMUM STAY OF 30 DAYS.

TWOV /TRANSIT WITHOUT VISA/:

VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR PASSENGERS WITH A CONFIRMED ONWARD TICKET FOR A FLIGHT TO A THIRD COUNTRY WITHIN 24 HOURS. THEY CAN OBTAIN AN ENTRY PERMIT ON ARRIVAL AND THEY MUST HAVE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR THE NEXT DESTINATION. PASSENGERS WITH MULTIPLE TRANSIT STOPS WITHIN CHINA /PEOPLE$S REP./ MUST HAVE A TOTAL TRANSIT TIME NOT MORE THAN 24 HOURS.

- THIS TWOV FACILITY DOES NOT APPLY AT FUZHOU /FOC/, HUANGSHAN /TXN/, MUDANJIANG /MDG/, NANJING /NKG/ AND URUMQI /URC/.

- THIS TWOV FACILITY DOES NOT APPLY TO NATIONALS OF AFGHANISTAN, AZERBAIJAN, IRAN, IRAQ, KAZAKHSTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, MALAYSIA, OMAN, PAKISTAN, SAUDI ARABIA, SRI LANKA, SYRIA, THAILAND, TURKIYE, TURKMENISTAN AND YEMEN TRANSITING THROUGH XIAMEN /XMN/.

- THIS TWOV FACILITY DOES NOT APPLY WHEN PASSENGERS ARRIVE ON A DIRECT FLIGHT FROM USA, GUAM OR NORTHERN MARIANA ISL. AND DEPART ON A DIRECT FLIGHT TO USA, GUAM OR NORTHERN MARIANA ISL. /JFK - PVG - GUM/.

VISA DESTINATION CHINA /PEOPLE$S REP./ /CN/

NORMAL PASSPORTS ONLY ......

PASSPORT REQUIRED.

- PASSPORTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ACCEPTED FOR ENTRY MUST BE VALID FOR THE PERIOD OF INTENDED STAY.

- WITH A VISA, PASSPORTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ACCEPTED FOR ENTRY MUST BE VALID ON ARRIVAL.

PASSPORT EXEMPTIONS:

- PASSENGERS WITH A MAINLAND TRAVEL PERMIT FOR HONG KONG AND MACAO RESIDENTS /HUI XIANG ZHENG, CREDIT-CARD FORMAT/.

- PASSENGERS WITH A HONG KONG /SAR CHINA/ PERMANENT IDENTITY CARD OR A MACAO /SAR CHINA/ PERMANENT IDENTITY CARD AT CHENGDU SHUANGLIU /CTU/, CHENGDU TIANFU /TFU/, CHONGQING /CKG/, FUZHOU /FOC/, HAIKOU /HAK/, NANJING /NKG/, NINGBO /NGB/, WENZHOU /WNZ/, WUHAN /WUH/, XIAMEN /XMN/, XI$AN /XIY/ OR ZHENGZHOU /CGO/, IF THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A VISA ON ARRIVAL.

VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR NATIONALS OF THAILAND WITH A NORMAL PASSPORT FOR A MAXIMUM STAY OF 30 DAYS./SEE NOTE 183062/ NOTE 183062: THE MAXIMUM STAY GRANTED IS 90 DAYS IN A PERIOD OF 180 DAYS.

VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR NATIONALS OF THAILAND WITH A NORMAL PASSPORT ARRIVING AT HAIKOU /HAK/ OR SANYA /SYX/ FOR A MAXIMUM STAY OF 30 DAYS. THEY MUST:

- HAVE A PASSPORT VALID FOR A MINIMUM OF 6 MONTHS FROM THE ARRIVAL DATE AND

- HAVE AT LEAST 1 UNUSED VISA PAGE IN THE PASSPORT AND

- STAY ONLY IN HAINAN PROVINCE AND

- HAVE A CONFIRMED HOTEL RESERVATION AND

- HAVE A RETURN/ONWARD TICKET FOR AN INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT FROM HAIKOU /HAK/ OR SANYA /SYX/.

- PASSENGERS WITH AN APEC BUSINESS TRAVEL CARD TIRULES/R35 VALID FOR TRAVEL TO CHN.

VISA ISSUANCE:

VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR PASSENGERS WITH A HONG KONG /SAR CHINA/ PERMANENT IDENTITY CARD OR MACAO /SAR CHINA/ PERMANENT IDENTITY CARD CAN OBTAIN A VISA ON ARRIVAL AT FUZHOU /FOC/. THEY MUST HAVE CHINESE NATIONALITY. THEY MUST ALSO HAVE AN EXPIRED MAINLAND TRAVEL PERMIT FOR HONG KONG AND MACAO RESIDENTS /HUI XIANG ZHENG, CREDIT-CARD FORMAT/.

VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR PASSENGERS WITH A HONG KONG /SAR CHINA/ PERMANENT IDENTITY CARD OR MACAO /SAR CHINA/ PERMANENT IDENTITY CARD CAN OBTAIN A VISA ON ARRIVAL AT HANGZHOU /HGH/. THEY MUST ALSO HAVE A HONG KONG /SAR CHINA/ OR MACAO /SAR CHINA/ PASSPORT. THEY MUST HAVE 2 PASSPORT PHOTOS. CARRIERS MUST INFORM LOCAL IMMIGRATION BEFORE DEPARTURE.

VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR PASSENGERS WITH A HONG KONG /SAR CHINA/ PERMANENT IDENTITY CARD OR MACAO /SAR CHINA/ PERMANENT IDENTITY CARD CAN OBTAIN A VISA ON ARRIVAL AT SHANGHAI: HONGQIAO /SHA/ AND PUDONG /PVG/. THEY MUST ALSO HAVE A HONG KONG /SAR CHINA/ OR MACAO /SAR CHINA/ PASSPORT AND 2 PASSPORT PHOTOS. THEY MUST PROVE THAT THEY HAVE LOST THEIR MAINLAND TRAVEL PERMIT FOR HONG KONG AND MACAO RESIDENTS /HUI XIANG ZHENG, CREDIT-CARD FORMAT/. FOR HONGQIAO /SHA/, ONE PASSPORT PHOTO IS REQUIRED. CARRIERS MUST OBTAIN AN OK TO BOARD FROM THE LOCAL IMMIGRATION BEFORE DEPARTURE.

VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR PASSENGERS WITH A HONG KONG /SAR CHINA/ PERMANENT IDENTITY CARD OR MACAO /SAR CHINA/ PERMANENT IDENTITY CARD CAN OBTAIN A VISA ON ARRIVAL AT CHENGDU SHUANGLIU /CTU/ OR CHENGDU TIANFU /TFU/. THEY MUST HAVE CHINESE NATIONALITY. THEY MUST ALSO HAVE 1 PASSPORT PHOTO. CARRIERS MUST OBTAIN AN OK TO BOARD FROM THE LOCAL IMMIGRATION BEFORE DEPARTURE.

VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR PASSENGERS WITH A HONG KONG /SAR CHINA/ PERMANENT IDENTITY CARD OR MACAO /SAR CHINA/ PERMANENT IDENTITY CARD CAN OBTAIN A VISA ON ARRIVAL AT BEIJING /PEK/. THEY MUST ALSO HAVE A HONG KONG /SAR CHINA/ OR MACAO /SAR CHINA/ PASSPORT. THEY MUST HAVE 1 PASSPORT PHOTO. CARRIERS MUST OBTAIN AN OK TO BOARD FROM THE LOCAL IMMIGRATION BEFORE DEPARTURE.

VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR PASSENGERS WITH A HONG KONG /SAR CHINA/ PERMANENT IDENTITY CARD OR MACAO /SAR CHINA/ PERMANENT IDENTITY CARD CAN OBTAIN A VISA ON ARRIVAL AT WENZHOU /WNZ/. THEY MUST HAVE CHINESE NATIONALITY. THEY MUST PROVE THAT THEY HAVE LOST THEIR MAINLAND TRAVEL PERMIT FOR HONG KONG AND MACAO RESIDENTS /HUI XIANG ZHENG, CREDIT-CARD FORMAT/. CARRIERS MUST INFORM LOCAL IMMIGRATION BEFORE DEPARTURE.

VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR PASSENGERS WITH A HONG KONG /SAR CHINA/ PERMANENT IDENTITY CARD OR MACAO /SAR CHINA/ PERMANENT IDENTITY CARD CAN OBTAIN A VISA ON ARRIVAL AT CHONGQING /CKG/,

HAIKOU /HAK/, NANJING /NKG/, NINGBO /NGB/, WUHAN /WUH/, XIAMEN /XMN/, XI$AN /XIY/ OR ZHENGZHOU /CGO/. THEY MUST HAVE CHINESE NATIONALITY. CARRIERS MUST INFORM LOCAL IMMIGRATION BEFORE

DEPARTURE. FOR WUHAN /WUH/ AND XI$AN /XIY/, PASSENGERS MUST HAVE 2 PASSPORT PHOTOS. FOR THE OTHER AIRPORTS, PASSENGERS MUST HAVE 1 PASSPORT PHOTO.

- PASSENGERS WITH A PORT VISA NOTIFICATION CAN OBTAIN A VISA ON ARRIVAL AT THE PORT WHICH ISSUED THE NOTIFICATION.

- PASSENGERS WITH A PORT E-VISA CONFIRMATION LETTER ISSUED BY CHINA /PEOPLE$S REP./ CAN OBTAIN A VISA ON ARRIVAL AT SHANGHAI PUDONG /PVG/ OR SHANGHAI HONGQIAO /SHA/.

VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR PASSENGERS TRAVELING AS TOURISTS CAN OBTAIN A VISA ON ARRIVAL AT SHENZHEN /SZX/ FOR A MAXIMUM STAY OF 5 DAYS. THEY MUST NOT LEAVE SHENZHEN DURING THEIR STAY. BEFORE DEPARTURE, THE CARRIER MUST NOTIFY THE LOCAL IMMIGRATION AND OBTAIN APPROVAL.

MINORS:

- MINORS YOUNGER THAN 18 YEARS REGISTERED IN A PARENT$S PASSPORT ARE ALLOWED TO ENTER.

- AN INDIVIDUAL VISA IS NOT REQUIRED FOR CHILDREN TRAVELING ON THE PASSPORT OF A PARENT OR GUARDIAN, IF THEIR NAME IS ENDORSED IN THE VISA OF THE PASSPORT HOLDER.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

- VALID VISAS OR RESIDENT PERMITS IN EXPIRED PASSPORTS ARE ACCEPTED IF HOLDING A NEW VALID PASSPORT OF THE SAME NATIONALITY. THE NAME AND THE PERSONAL INFORMATION ON BOTH PASSPORTS MUST BE IDENTICAL.

- WHEN A VISA IS USED, A ROUND ENTRY STAMP IS PLACED IN THE PASSPORT /I.E. A USED SINGLE ENTRY VISA CONTAINS ONE ROUND ENTRY STAMP, A USED DOUBLE ENTRY VISA CONTAINS TWO ROUND ENTRY STAMPS/.

- PASSENGERS TRAVELING TO TIBET MUST HOLD A SPECIAL TIBET ENTRY PERMIT.

WARNING:

- PASSENGERS WITH AN APEC BUSINESS TRAVEL CARD MUST TRAVEL WITH A PASSPORT. THE PASSPORT NUMBER AND NATIONALITY MUST MATCH THOSE STATED ON THE CARD. THE CARD MUST BE VALID FOR TRAVEL TO CHN.

- PASSENGERS WITH A TOURIST GROUP VISA ON A VISA LIST CAN OBTAIN THE ORIGINAL VISA UPON ARRIVAL FROM THE TRAVEL AGENCY.

- PASSENGERS WITH A MAINLAND TRAVEL PERMIT FOR HONG KONG AND MACAO RESIDENTS /HUI XIANG ZHENG, CREDIT-CARD FORMAT/ ISSUED TO NON-CHINESE NATIONALS ARE ALLOWED TO STAY FOR A MAXIMUM STAY OF 90 DAYS.

- VISITORS NOT HOLDING RETURN/ONWARD TICKETS COULD BE REFUSED ENTRY.

- VIRTUAL APEC BUSINESS TRAVEL CARDS SHOWN ON THE ABTC APP ARE ACCEPTED TO ENTER.

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7. NNG 1 and 2 Floor, Orient Manhattan52-1 Jinhu Road,Nanning, Tel: (+86) 771 552-6945

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