144 Hour Visa Exception China

Old Jun 23rd, 2016, 03:39 AM
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144 Hour Visa Exception China

Has anyone done the 144 hour Visa exemption when flying into China? If I want to fly from The US to Shanghai, stay for the 144 hours and then fly on to Hong Kong for a few days then fly home to the US will that work or have I violated the rules for the visa exception?
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Old Jun 23rd, 2016, 05:13 AM
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Assuming that you have an American passport, you are perfectly fine. Just make sure that your flights in and out of China a non-stop (not stopping anywhere in China).
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Old Jun 23rd, 2016, 05:25 AM
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Can I stop in Hong Kng for a few days before flying back to the US?
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Old Jun 23rd, 2016, 05:48 AM
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With a US passport, you do not need a visa for Hong Kong.
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Old Jun 23rd, 2016, 07:04 AM
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I think the question is whether Hong Kong counts as in or out of China for the purposes of the visa-free stay in China. A little online research suggests that the answer is that it is out.
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You are fine going to HK from Shanghai (as it is considered a different country for this purpose) but you cannot do HK-Shanghai-HK.
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