Hanuman

Even if "fuzzy" go through Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan, she will still have to have proof of transportation exit from China, proof of accommodation in China and all the other requirements set by the Chinese. This is something that fuzzy is having a hard time understanding!

MmePerdu

Hanuman, I repeat, I didn't have an exit ticket when I applied for my visa in late July, stiill don't, have been in China for a week now. While things have tightened up I would have thought I needed an exit ticket a few weeks ago and that is apparently not universally true, all else being in order. While Fuzzy seems not particularly organized I think we should provide all the information we have, to the best of our knowledge. It does seem a bit hopeless in this case but why not give her/him what we've got.

The other possibility is the joke's on us.

kmkrnn

August first is when the visa process changed. Mme Perdu , you entered late July. What is it YOU don't get?

Hanuman

I will agree with you regarding Fuzzy being fuzzy! I was there in early August and had no problem but I did have to provide my return air tickets as well as hotel reservation when I applied for the visa.

JPDeM

Rules did not change on August 1, in fact rules did not change at all. What changed is how some embassies and consulates apply the rules and in many places it was much before August 1. People have been reporting online about this requirements for months.

JPDeM

For one thing, if you come from HK to China you cannot fly. You walk over after getting off the subway.

Kathie

While you can walk over the border from HK to China, JP, plenty of people fly from HK into mainland China.

rhkkmk

JP... it was news to me after 8/1 and i read some travel forums..

i am flying from HK to china and so do many people..

MmePerdu

Kmkmn, not sure why the seeming hostility, but I apparently get the visa process or was just lucky as I was able to get a 1 yr multi entry visa without a return ticket. It's just information. I didn't enter in July. I entered Aug. 31. I also get that it can be a crap shoot so giving them the most information in the best possible form can be important as well as a good visa agent. But that one's been done to death on another thread.

Hanuman

I have done it all going from Hong Kong and Macau to mainland China by train, car and plane. Very common for most people so I can't understand why JPDeM wrote <i>"if you come from HK to China you cannot fly"?

indianapearl

There's one airport on HK Island. Is there another in the New Territories?

Kathie

The Hong Kong Airport (HKG) is not located on Hong Kong Island, but on reclaimed land next to Lantau Island. I do not believe there is any other commercial airport within the borders of Hong Kong.

Hanuman

There was the old Kai Tak airport on Kowloon side but I think it has now been transformed into residential buildings and shopping malls.