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Most Western countries (except the US, as noted) now have legit visa free access to China. No e-visa, no ESTA, no advance notice, no nothing, just rock up and g
by decimalenough 1y ago
Most Western countries (except the US, as noted) now have legit visa free access to China. No e-visa, no ESTA, no advance notice, no nothing, just rock up and get stamped in.
https://www.visaforchina.cn/DEL3_EN/tongzhigonggao/327343163872251904.html https://www.visaforchina.cn/DEL3_EN/tongzhigonggao/327343163...
And to be clear, this is not the previous restricted "X hours transit, don't leave the city" thing, but a full blown 30 day entry permit valid for the entire country (minus Tibet), any port of entry, any port of departure.
Yes, this is a massive departure from their previous policy, but yes, it's real. Having also gone through the regular China visa process multiple times in the past, I could hardly believe it myself when I used it earlier this year.
- ghaff 1y agoFair enough. I haven't been to China in a while and probably won't so hadn't looked into the current procedures in quite a while.
- dijit 1y agoUgh, Canada used to have this kind of visa free travel (at least for British people) and it was really jarring to me. I spent the whole flight worrying that I would be denied entry upon landing, but nope: no worries. Until I tried to travel back a few years later and they didn't let me board the plane because they had changed to an e-visa scheme called eTA. My own fault for not checking, but, in fairness, I didn't expect the agreements between Canada and the UK to have materially changed.
- drstewart 1y ago>Most Western countries (except the US, as noted) Whoa, Canada and the UK aren't western now? When did that happen?
- onraglanroad 1y agoI don't think "except" overrides "most" there. I'd probably have written it as "excepting" but it seems oddly pedantic to pick up on.
- mmmBacon 1y agoConcur your response; you can get a 48hr transit visa on demand in China. The requirement is that you leave via the same port of entry.