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.

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 MUST STAY IN THE INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT AREA OF THE AIRPORT AND HAVE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR THE NEXT DESTINATION. PASSENGERS WITH MULTIPLE TRANSIT STOPS WITHIN CHINA /PEOPLE$S REP./ CAN OBTAIN AN ENTRY PERMIT ON ARRIVAL, WITH A TOTAL TRANSIT TIME NOT MORE THAN 24 HOURS.

- THIS TWOV FACILITY DOES NOT APPLY AT FUZHOU /FOC/, HUANGSHAN /TXN/, MUDANJIANG /MDG/, SHENZHEN /SZX/, URUMQI /URC/ AND YANJI /YNJ/.

- 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 ON ARRIVAL.

PASSPORT EXEMPTIONS:

- PASSENGERS WITH A HONG KONG /SAR CHINA/ PERMANENT IDENTITY CARD OR A MACAO /SAR CHINA/ PERMANENT IDENTITY CARD AT BEIJING /PEK/, CHENGDU SHUANGLIU /CTU/, CHENGDU TIANFU /TFU/, CHONGQING /CKG/, FUZHOU /FOC/, HAIKOU /HAK/, HANGZHOU /HGH/, HONGQIAO /SHA/, NANJING /NKG/, PUDONG /PVG/, 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 ARRIVING AT HAIKOU /HAK/ OR SANYA /SYX/ FOR A MAXIMUM STAY OF 30 DAYS. THEY MUST:

- TRAVEL AS TOURISTS AND

- 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/.

VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR 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 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 AND 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.

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/, CHENGDU SHUANGLIU /CTU/ OR CHENGDU TIANFU /TFU/. 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 CHONGQING /CKG/, HAIKOU /HAK/, NANJING /NKG/, WUHAN /WUH/, XIAMEN /XMN/, XI$AN /XIY/ OR ZHENGZHOU /CGO/. CARRIERS MUST INFORM LOCAL IMMIGRATION BEFORE DEPARTURE. FOR WUHAN /WUH/ AND XI$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.

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:

- AN INDIVIDUAL VISA IS NOT REQUIRED FOR CHILDREN TRAVELING ON THE PASSPORT OF A PARENT OR GUARDIAN, IF TIDFT/CN/VI/MI/ID46117

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 TIDFT/CN/VI/AI/ID45077

- 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.

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