Not just China. Modt countries reserve the right to refuse entry if you don't comply to the letter. The rules for the 144 hours visa free entry are quite clear. You MUST LEAVE CHINA after 144 hours. Not leave one city, and stop in another in China . So the next flight booked must be to a different country. Don't try to dodge that because the previous people who did got refused. You are not special. The same law will apply.
We definitely weren’t trying to be special! We honestly just didn’t understand that a layover with a connecting flight, in which we would not be able to leave the airport, would count as stopping in another province. This is based on our experience traveling to other countries in the past and was a massive oversight on our part! WE WERE WRONG. That’s why we are making this video, to hopefully catch other people like us before they make the same mistake. Thanks for leaving this comment, it really lays out the rules REALLY clearly - a lot of people don’t watch full videos on youtube, but do read the comment section! We’ll pin your comment so it can help those who don’t watch ❤️
@@doinggrownupstuff I'm not quite sure why you are getting so many aggressive comments. You missed out on a technicality. When I went visa-free to Beijing, the websites made it very clear that you can only have one stop in China (ie no other transit airports in China). Reading the website now, it's not as clear, so I see how you made the mistake. The airline should have alerted you to this before you boarded the flight to China.
@@oliversissonphone6143Thanks Oliver! We did find the website a bit confusing/unclear, which is why we thought we should make this video. I know we aren’t the only ones this has happened to! We appreciate you taking the time to leave your thoughts, and your kindness. We also hope you enjoyed your time in China when you went!
Can’t believe we even have to say this, but if you can’t express an opinion without being blatantly racist AND unkind, don’t bother leaving one. We have zero tolerance for that kind of behaviour on our channel, and you will be immediately reported. To everyone who’s been able to have civil, reasonable conversations within the comment section: thank you ❤
This summer I went from Taiwan --> Beijing --> Seoul. Taiwan did a good job checking that I qualify for the visa, and the airlines doubled checked before I boarded the flight. VPN and an E-SIM is recommended when you go to China, even if you have VPN on your phone, you can't turn on the VPN when using a Chinese SIM or hotel wi-fi. One thing I did not like in China was all the apps I had to download and if you don't have your phone, you basically can't pay or its very inconvenient.
Really appreciate your kind outlook and how you showed empathy to others (like the driver). Definitely subscribing due to you portraying things honestly (including acknowledging the friendliness by which you were treated).
100%! We couldn’t download one when we got to the airport, and I hit the £20 spending cap on my phone within 60 seconds of turning it on to try to download one because I didn’t get a plan (I don’t usually turn it off airplane mode when I travel) 🤦♀️ Next time we will be more prepared!
as a world traveler.... get international roaming/services with your home carrier, your phone works when you land almost anywhere in the world and everything (all sites) works in China.
Thanks for sharing your China transit visa experience. I noticed there wasn't much emphasis on the importance of adhering to the visa regulations, particularly regarding entry and exit points and how to navigate it . Clear communication about visa terms can benefit your viewers who may be considering a similar trip. Overall, your video was informative, but highlighting these key points could make it even more helpful for others planning their travels. Safe travels! 🌍✈️
Thank you so much for taking the time to watch our video and leave your feedback! At this point and time: we don’t feel comfortable giving advice on the best practices, when we clearly aren’t experts in this field. The only thing we felt comfortable sharing was our story/mistakes, so other people could learn through our lived experience, and hopefully not make the same mistakes we have. If our video can catch those who may have made those mistakes, and encourage them to further research the rules before they plan their travel, then it’s done its job :) Maybe one day we will have enough finances to hire a professional specialising in this field to offer their opinion and best practice tips for a future video, but until then: we will be leaving the actual “how to” navigate the Chinese border advice to professionals, and people who have more experience with it than us.
The issue is that the transit visa only valid in certain provinces, which causes confusion to some visitors. What they need to do or should do is to make it valid for all provinces. Thus, will eliminate future confusion.
but that won't be transit visa, that would be a tourist visa. honestly more country should arrange for 15 day visa free entry with China, you can't expect them to let you in, if your country don't let them do the same. i could go to any chinese cities with my passport without visa, the only term is I cannot stay more than 3 month in that year accumulatively, and chinese tourist could also visit my country for 15 days no visa required. its good for economy in both country...
@@stebopign WRONG...BS of the highest order. Visa-free entry is a mutually reciprocative policy. Following western countries (France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg) recently enjoy 15 day visa-free entry to China because these govts reciprocated with the same visa entry to Chinese nationals. Guess what are the glaringly missing western countries? That's right, the hegemon and it's obsequious 5-eyes poodles. Why ? Because hegemonic Empire of Lies has taken a turn for a very hardline confront & contain China policy since it's Tramp admin, and it's pliant poodles just follow suit unquestioningly.
If you use a VPN in China, you can access your program normally. It is not illegal to use a VPN in China, but the person who makes the VPN will break the law. The VPN I am using now only costs $1 per month. Welcome to try it.
I wish we had thought ahead and had this lined up to use when we were in the airport! Such a good tip for people who are travelling to/through China. Thank you for sharing it ❤️
You didn’t ask how I thought foreign students and business people stayed connected to the western world in China… you asked how they live without western access webs in China (TBH, the phrase “western access webs” is confusing/not a widely used term, and I’m not entirely sure what you were meaning to say here). Regardless: a VPN offers people access to foreign websites and apps, so that isn’t really an answer the question you asked 🤷♀️
As a seasoned traveller I had a nightmare experience in Beijing airport, no one at the airport appeared to know what they were doing by directing us to the wrong areas. Our flight was delayed leaving Japan which resulted in us missing our connection in Beijing to Paris. The airline had arranged for us to fly out the following day with an overnight stay at a downtown hotel with transfer included, simple or so we thought. Having to queue and sign some forms by a rude individual in a uniform who just barked orders and pointed we were then directed by others at various points in the airport which resulted in a 1.5hr loop of several security checks only to end up us ignoring the directions after completing a loop to choose a different direction which took us to the driver waiting for us. What a farce, for sure get a VPN as Wifi is next to useless there. Put it down to experience.....never again.
Hey! Literally thank you for this video such good information. We are planning to use the transit visa to go to Beijing, china, in september and are really nervous about it. Do you think you guys would be open to emailing with us and answering some other questions we have about the visa? We just want to make sure we are fully prepared. Thanks again, so Helapful!
So glad you found it helpful! I’m not sure how helpful we can be - but we’re absolutely happy to pass on anything that you think might help :) You are going to LOVE Beijing!!!
Here's a tip for you folks - Go to china with the first 144 Hour visa stay until the last 1 day you have and move to a nearby country Thailand which also have visa free and from there you can reapply to get a 144 hour visa as many times as you want and enjoy Thai while you are at it get back to china with the new 144 hour visa you can repeat this cycle for almost unlimited number of times as you want and wont cost you a penny for visa but ofcourse travel charge is extra xD Don't get offended by other comments we all want you to enjoy china for what it is not get scared of it like how MSM portrays it and I sincerely hope you enjoy your stay like the thousands of new travellers who are visiting nowadays alike. Stay safe and enjoy your travel!
This is PACKED full of great tips - thank you so much for taking the time to share this comment. Thank you also for your kindness ❤️ We really loved our time in China and can’t wait to return!!!
Yes, the rule is you need arrive and leave at the same city. They should have checked your tickets, wouldn't have let you on the plane to China anyway lol The thing is lots of European countries have got visa free visit 15 -30 days already, but UK gov adversary attitude towards China, so it might take a while for British people travel to China visa free. Anyway, things are improving, hopefully
That’s the weird thing - the airline did check our return tickets prior to departure, twice, and no one flagged it! (Still our responsibility and 100% our fault, it’s just annoying 😂).
Hi,good video,helpful,although im not going into china,I have a11 hour lay over,before onto sydney,I am going on my own and petrified of getting around,ive read so many bad reports,of unfrendlyness ,I have bought 2 x 24 hour esims for each layover as my phone contact does not do anything for international travel,so for my esim to work I will need this vpn thing? do I set this all up before I leave , Is it easy to navigate around ,as I speak no chinese ..im not even sure where I need to go after I have landed,I have booked 4 hours in the airchina transit lounge,which I found out is free but you need to book online,and has free showers,but other than that I want to head straight to departures ,and just sit it out so I dont have any mishaps,I dont plan on leaving the airport..any other help would be great thank you :-)
Yeah, def do your research about travelling in China. Chinese system is independent of that invented by the west. There is an equivalent of everything in China, Google, RUclips, Facebook, instagram, Visa, Master, Tesla and English language, haha. But you would enjoy once you get used to the system.
We were absolutely unprepared and it was 100% our fault 😂 But once we actually made it out of the airport, we loved EVERYTHING about our time in China! Can’t wait to go back 😍
I tried this back in 2019 while travelling from ISB (Pakistan) - PEK - LAX as a US citizen. The Air China staff did not let us on. Even with a US Passport, they were insisting that we will be deported from China on arrival due to entering from Pakistan. Nowhere was this rule mentioned that we could not enter from Pakistan. Air China's station manager dumped the blame on us but after insisting and even recording him, he finally gave in and took our passport pics and said our new tickets will be emailed to us when the airline office opens up as the rebooking was not possible in the airport. Alhamdu Lillah, we were thankfully rebooked at no charge to a flight with a 2.5 hour stop in PEK. But Air China was not too willing to do this. When I visited the Chinese consulate in US they too had no idea of such a rule and blamed the airline. In LAX, the Air China staff were more apologetic but acknowledged that travelling from Pakistan has some unwritten technicalities, regardless of nationality, and would have allowed me to board had I attempted the 144 hour transit w/o visa if I did the route the other way around. I dont wish to criticize Chinese people but the lack of clarity is really an issue with these transit without visa policies.
This Chinese visa policy does not encourage tourism but that's their prerogative. Alternatively, you could have booked whatever cheap flight you can find from Beijing leaving within 144 hours to a nearby country where you have visa-free entry such as South Korea or Taiwan. Then you can take time to visit and have more flexibility for your flight to return home.
This is a really great tip for anyone wanting to see China and utilise the transit visa! We’re definitely going to be doing this in the future, because we would love to see those places too!
We welcome all kind-hearted people to travel to China, but please don't call Taiwan a country, which will make our Chinese people very angry! Taiwan is a province of China, which has not yet been unified, and it will definitely be unified in the future! Taiwan will become a special administrative region of China like Hong Kong in the future!
@ylmake I live next door to a pretty girl called Tania. She is actually my wife although we aren't married. She may not like me because I bully her and try to silence her in public spaces so that I can protect her from other guys. I want her badly so we will definitely marry in the future. ❤️
So if I fly from tokyo, japan to hong kong (which doesn’t require a visa) and from hong kong to shanghai with the 144 hour transit visa, and from there back to tokyo o osaka in japan would it work?
Next time, consider using Airalo. If you use your own country's phone plan, there are usually no restrictions on RUclips or Google in China. Additionally, if you book a Hilton hotel, the internet can access Google, Facebook, and RUclips.😊
Hi the exact same thing happened to us flew from edinburgh to bejing to get 2nd flight to guangzhou thinking visa will be done at final destination guangzhou no no bejing customs said no way so we had to book a flight to Cambodia to leave china in 24 hrs or be sent back to UK hainan airlines ?? You can't check in online so only first flight check-in told to get luggage and check in for second flight but couldn't get past immigration lost second flight hotel reservations etc nightmare
Hi thanks for the video it's helped. Im going to Beijing next week and getting transit visa. Im not sure if im allowed to visit great wall apparently its outside Beijing area but in the Hebei area. I'm not sure if you can go to that area or not Did yous visit the great wall with your Transit visa
Immigration officials in the UK would not be 'shouting at Chinese people', where did you get that from? I've had issues with UK immigration and noone was 'shouting'.You clearly misunderstand the world, no wonder you get into such a mess
If you arrive in China in Beijing, you can only stay in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei Province with the 144 transit visa-free. This means you can not go outside of these three places. Of course you can not either take you leaving flight outside of these three places. This is the not so good side of the 144 trasit visa-free policy. You staying zone in China is dependent on your arriving port.
You gave wrong information. China's 144hr policy only restricts the number of cities that apply for visa-free travel to China. There is no limit to where you can go during this time. You can travel anywhere in China within 144 hours from the Chinese city where you arrive and apply for a visa waiver.
If you feel you are entitled then that is invalid request. If you feel that they should speak your language then you're completely out of range. Research is a must. Not just you guys but everyone out there.
Please tell me what part of the video suggested that we thought we were entitled to anything? At what point did we say that we felt they should speak our language? Did you even watch the video before commenting?
The 144 hours is as clear as day. This was not the issue that the border police had with our use of the visa. We had thought (wrongfully, obviously) that a layover with a connecting flight, where we would be unable to leave the airport, wouldn’t count as landing in another province. Unfortunately for us, and others, this is not the case. Clearly a mistake on our end, and a mistake that is made frequently by others as well. We made this video to hopefully catch others before they make a similar mistake :)
Sorry to say, this is quite ignorant, to be honest... if you had done some research before your trip to transit in a "closed off country" like China, you would have avoided this and at least used VPN or enabled roaming service to make your life a bit easier. There are so much options that allow you to fly back with much less hussle, but yet higher price via other non China airline. Even though China had opened up its economy, yet it is still a communist country and not that forgenier friendly. Everything is a closed system designed to separate itself from the West. Hope you learned your lesson
Don’t apologise for things you aren’t sorry for. We call ourselves ignorant in this video…. we take full responsibility for what happened, as it was our mistake. We shared this experience to help others who might make the same mistake, hoping to help others through our lived experience. We weren’t the only ones on our flight who did this. Ironically, your “better-than-thou” comment sums up nearly every point we made in our video - which we articulated quite clearly :)
First of all, it is your own fault for not understanding China's visa requirements and regulations in different regions, yourselves have made the mistake. Secondly, the Chinese government's Internet blocking policy is very bad, and I hate this policy very much. Third, congratulations to you, you have experienced the pain of most Chinese passport holders. It is very difficult for Chinese citizens to travel to any Western country.
Congratulations! You understand the whole point of us making this video in the first place, you get a gold star! It’s almost like you outlined all of our videos major points, but have done it in a way that makes it look like you’re telling us something we don’t already know… Curious to know what part of our video insinuated that we thought this wasn’t our fault?
Actually visa free in china just hours is tooo short ... Guys you should apply months travelling visa for longer stay same as other tourist onece they arrived china they immediately discovered themselves they should need longer stay and apply at their own embassy 🫣👍.... Maybe you guys love China hope adventure more places and forgotten the last day of staying .... Every countries also the same law & rules need to comply 👏
We didn’t have months available to take off work, so the transit visa was actually perfect for what we needed this time. The only thing that wasn’t perfect was the mistake we made about our plane ticket out, which is what we made this video about. Maybe one day we’ll have more time available, and we will get to spend longer in China - it was such a beautiful place, and everyone we met was so kind and friendly, we would love to return!
OMG ... You guys eating foods on bed .. this is so rude ... I thought it was your attitude ... 😤 I think you did it other countries too..... Please respect 🫣🫣🫣🫣
There was no table in the room, so we laid down our own towels on the bed before eating - so we wouldn’t spill our food, but thanks for the judgement :)
Not just China. Modt countries reserve the right to refuse entry if you don't comply to the letter. The rules for the 144 hours visa free entry are quite clear. You MUST LEAVE CHINA after 144 hours. Not leave one city, and stop in another in China . So the next flight booked must be to a different country. Don't try to dodge that because the previous people who did got refused. You are not special. The same law will apply.
We definitely weren’t trying to be special! We honestly just didn’t understand that a layover with a connecting flight, in which we would not be able to leave the airport, would count as stopping in another province. This is based on our experience traveling to other countries in the past and was a massive oversight on our part! WE WERE WRONG. That’s why we are making this video, to hopefully catch other people like us before they make the same mistake.
Thanks for leaving this comment, it really lays out the rules REALLY clearly - a lot of people don’t watch full videos on youtube, but do read the comment section! We’ll pin your comment so it can help those who don’t watch ❤️
@@doinggrownupstuff I'm not quite sure why you are getting so many aggressive comments. You missed out on a technicality. When I went visa-free to Beijing, the websites made it very clear that you can only have one stop in China (ie no other transit airports in China). Reading the website now, it's not as clear, so I see how you made the mistake. The airline should have alerted you to this before you boarded the flight to China.
@@oliversissonphone6143Thanks Oliver! We did find the website a bit confusing/unclear, which is why we thought we should make this video. I know we aren’t the only ones this has happened to! We appreciate you taking the time to leave your thoughts, and your kindness. We also hope you enjoyed your time in China when you went!
@doinggrownupstuff so if I fly to China and stay 144hrs and then go to Thailand then back to my own country will that get me in?
@@ratedfrog476 how many airports in China are you stopping in?
Can’t believe we even have to say this, but if you can’t express an opinion without being blatantly racist AND unkind, don’t bother leaving one. We have zero tolerance for that kind of behaviour on our channel, and you will be immediately reported.
To everyone who’s been able to have civil, reasonable conversations within the comment section: thank you ❤
Agree 100%
This summer I went from Taiwan --> Beijing --> Seoul. Taiwan did a good job checking that I qualify for the visa, and the airlines doubled checked before I boarded the flight. VPN and an E-SIM is recommended when you go to China, even if you have VPN on your phone, you can't turn on the VPN when using a Chinese SIM or hotel wi-fi. One thing I did not like in China was all the apps I had to download and if you don't have your phone, you basically can't pay or its very inconvenient.
Really appreciate your kind outlook and how you showed empathy to others (like the driver). Definitely subscribing due to you portraying things honestly (including acknowledging the friendliness by which you were treated).
Thank you so much for taking the time to watch our video and leave such a kind comment - we appreciate it :)!
You forgot to get VPN on your phones. With it, you can browse like you would back in your native country.
100%! We couldn’t download one when we got to the airport, and I hit the £20 spending cap on my phone within 60 seconds of turning it on to try to download one because I didn’t get a plan (I don’t usually turn it off airplane mode when I travel) 🤦♀️ Next time we will be more prepared!
as a world traveler.... get international roaming/services with your home carrier, your phone works when you land almost anywhere in the world and everything (all sites) works in China.
Thanks for sharing your China transit visa experience. I noticed there wasn't much emphasis on the importance of adhering to the visa regulations, particularly regarding entry and exit points and how to navigate it .
Clear communication about visa terms can benefit your viewers who may be considering a similar trip. Overall, your video was informative, but highlighting these key points could make it even more helpful for others planning their travels. Safe travels! 🌍✈️
Thank you so much for taking the time to watch our video and leave your feedback! At this point and time: we don’t feel comfortable giving advice on the best practices, when we clearly aren’t experts in this field. The only thing we felt comfortable sharing was our story/mistakes, so other people could learn through our lived experience, and hopefully not make the same mistakes we have. If our video can catch those who may have made those mistakes, and encourage them to further research the rules before they plan their travel, then it’s done its job :)
Maybe one day we will have enough finances to hire a professional specialising in this field to offer their opinion and best practice tips for a future video, but until then: we will be leaving the actual “how to” navigate the Chinese border advice to professionals, and people who have more experience with it than us.
The issue is that the transit visa only valid in certain provinces, which causes confusion to some visitors. What they need to do or should do is to make it valid for all provinces. Thus, will eliminate future confusion.
but that won't be transit visa, that would be a tourist visa. honestly more country should arrange for 15 day visa free entry with China, you can't expect them to let you in, if your country don't let them do the same. i could go to any chinese cities with my passport without visa, the only term is I cannot stay more than 3 month in that year accumulatively, and chinese tourist could also visit my country for 15 days no visa required. its good for economy in both country...
That’s a great idea - I wish our Countries would arrange this!
@@doinggrownupstuffthey wont. that would mean condoning china's wants like tianamen square never happening or taiwan is not a country
NAL.. I believe you can do a visa-free transit in Beijing and in Xiamen. The issue is that you can have only one stop.
@@stebopign WRONG...BS of the highest order. Visa-free entry is a mutually reciprocative policy.
Following western countries (France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg) recently enjoy 15 day visa-free entry to China because these govts reciprocated with the same visa entry to Chinese nationals. Guess what are the glaringly missing western countries? That's right, the hegemon and it's obsequious 5-eyes poodles. Why ? Because hegemonic Empire of Lies has taken a turn for a very hardline confront & contain China policy since it's Tramp admin, and it's pliant poodles just follow suit unquestioningly.
If you use a VPN in China, you can access your program normally. It is not illegal to use a VPN in China, but the person who makes the VPN will break the law. The VPN I am using now only costs $1 per month. Welcome to try it.
I wish we had thought ahead and had this lined up to use when we were in the airport! Such a good tip for people who are travelling to/through China. Thank you for sharing it ❤️
@@doinggrownupstuff lol how do you think foreign students and business people live without the western access webs in cn?
Probably by using the apps that they have available to them in China? (Not really sure what point you’re trying to make here…)
@@doinggrownupstuff VPN what else? the official tube CGTN news from cn PEACE
You didn’t ask how I thought foreign students and business people stayed connected to the western world in China… you asked how they live without western access webs in China (TBH, the phrase “western access webs” is confusing/not a widely used term, and I’m not entirely sure what you were meaning to say here). Regardless: a VPN offers people access to foreign websites and apps, so that isn’t really an answer the question you asked 🤷♀️
144 hours is very suitable for short-term travel. Switching between work and life, traveling makes one's life better
I like that they make the robots cute so we don't get too scared of them...
I’m 100% glad you weren’t travelling with us SO I DIDN’T HAVE TO LIVE WITH THIS THOUGHT WHILE WE WERE THERE 😅😭
@@doinggrownupstuff 😂😂😂
that's how terminators will takeover the world, but pretending to be cute.... :^) run while u can...
As a seasoned traveller I had a nightmare experience in Beijing airport, no one at the airport appeared to know what they were doing by directing us to the wrong areas.
Our flight was delayed leaving Japan which resulted in us missing our connection in Beijing to Paris. The airline had arranged for us to fly out the following day with an overnight stay at a downtown hotel with transfer included, simple or so we thought.
Having to queue and sign some forms by a rude individual in a uniform who just barked orders and pointed we were then directed by others at various points in the airport which resulted in a 1.5hr loop of several security checks only to end up us ignoring the directions after completing a loop to choose a different direction which took us to the driver waiting for us. What a farce, for sure get a VPN as Wifi is next to useless there.
Put it down to experience.....never again.
Hey! Literally thank you for this video such good information. We are planning to use the transit visa to go to Beijing, china, in september and are really nervous about it. Do you think you guys would be open to emailing with us and answering some other questions we have about the visa? We just want to make sure we are fully prepared. Thanks again, so Helapful!
So glad you found it helpful! I’m not sure how helpful we can be - but we’re absolutely happy to pass on anything that you think might help :) You are going to LOVE Beijing!!!
Here's a tip for you folks -
Go to china with the first 144 Hour visa
stay until the last 1 day you have and move to a nearby country Thailand which also have visa free and from there you can reapply to get a 144 hour visa as many times as you want and enjoy Thai while you are at it
get back to china with the new 144 hour visa
you can repeat this cycle for almost unlimited number of times as you want and wont cost you a penny for visa but ofcourse travel charge is extra xD
Don't get offended by other comments we all want you to enjoy china for what it is not get scared of it like how MSM portrays it and I sincerely hope you enjoy your stay like the thousands of new travellers who are visiting nowadays alike.
Stay safe and enjoy your travel!
This is PACKED full of great tips - thank you so much for taking the time to share this comment. Thank you also for your kindness ❤️ We really loved our time in China and can’t wait to return!!!
Thank you for sharing. Helped me rethink my plans!!!
Yes, the rule is you need arrive and leave at the same city. They should have checked your tickets, wouldn't have let you on the plane to China anyway lol The thing is lots of European countries have got visa free visit 15 -30 days already, but UK gov adversary attitude towards China, so it might take a while for British people travel to China visa free. Anyway, things are improving, hopefully
That’s the weird thing - the airline did check our return tickets prior to departure, twice, and no one flagged it! (Still our responsibility and 100% our fault, it’s just annoying 😂).
Hence why I said “Still our responsibility and 100% our fault, it’s just annoying”. Did you miss that part?
The airline holds some responsibility. They are required to check that your ticket is valid and make the appropriate changes
Hi,good video,helpful,although im not going into china,I have a11 hour lay over,before onto sydney,I am going on my own and petrified of getting around,ive read so many bad reports,of unfrendlyness ,I have bought 2 x 24 hour esims for each layover as my phone contact does not do anything for international travel,so for my esim to work I will need this vpn thing? do I set this all up before I leave , Is it easy to navigate around ,as I speak no chinese ..im not even sure where I need to go after I have landed,I have booked 4 hours in the airchina transit lounge,which I found out is free but you need to book online,and has free showers,but other than that I want to head straight to departures ,and just sit it out so I dont have any mishaps,I dont plan on leaving the airport..any other help would be great thank you :-)
Which province in China you should go so we will not book it that province
Yeah, def do your research about travelling in China. Chinese system is independent of that invented by the west. There is an equivalent of everything in China, Google, RUclips, Facebook, instagram, Visa, Master, Tesla and English language, haha. But you would enjoy once you get used to the system.
We were absolutely unprepared and it was 100% our fault 😂 But once we actually made it out of the airport, we loved EVERYTHING about our time in China! Can’t wait to go back 😍
Well I wouldn't say they are "equivalent". If you want to get things up to work, VPN is a must in China!
@@celtycelluloidI mean the functions are similar, but may take foreigners long time to learn how to use them. Def recommend foreigner use VPN
I tried this back in 2019 while travelling from ISB (Pakistan) - PEK - LAX as a US citizen. The Air China staff did not let us on. Even with a US Passport, they were insisting that we will be deported from China on arrival due to entering from Pakistan. Nowhere was this rule mentioned that we could not enter from Pakistan. Air China's station manager dumped the blame on us but after insisting and even recording him, he finally gave in and took our passport pics and said our new tickets will be emailed to us when the airline office opens up as the rebooking was not possible in the airport. Alhamdu Lillah, we were thankfully rebooked at no charge to a flight with a 2.5 hour stop in PEK. But Air China was not too willing to do this.
When I visited the Chinese consulate in US they too had no idea of such a rule and blamed the airline. In LAX, the Air China staff were more apologetic but acknowledged that travelling from Pakistan has some unwritten technicalities, regardless of nationality, and would have allowed me to board had I attempted the 144 hour transit w/o visa if I did the route the other way around.
I dont wish to criticize Chinese people but the lack of clarity is really an issue with these transit without visa policies.
This Chinese visa policy does not encourage tourism but that's their prerogative. Alternatively, you could have booked whatever cheap flight you can find from Beijing leaving within 144 hours to a nearby country where you have visa-free entry such as South Korea or Taiwan. Then you can take time to visit and have more flexibility for your flight to return home.
This is a really great tip for anyone wanting to see China and utilise the transit visa! We’re definitely going to be doing this in the future, because we would love to see those places too!
We welcome all kind-hearted people to travel to China, but please don't call Taiwan a country, which will make our Chinese people very angry! Taiwan is a province of China, which has not yet been unified, and it will definitely be unified in the future! Taiwan will become a special administrative region of China like Hong Kong in the future!
@ylmake I live next door to a pretty girl called Tania. She is actually my wife although we aren't married. She may not like me because I bully her and try to silence her in public spaces so that I can protect her from other guys. I want her badly so we will definitely marry in the future. ❤️
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@@guillaumeroy7528not how it works at all, if it’s a country what is its capital city
So if I fly from tokyo, japan to hong kong (which doesn’t require a visa) and from hong kong to shanghai with the 144 hour transit visa, and from there back to tokyo o osaka in japan would it work?
Next time, consider using Airalo. If you use your own country's phone plan, there are usually no restrictions on RUclips or Google in China. Additionally, if you book a Hilton hotel, the internet can access Google, Facebook, and RUclips.😊
希望你们的旅途愉快
Hi the exact same thing happened to us flew from edinburgh to bejing to get 2nd flight to guangzhou thinking visa will be done at final destination guangzhou no no bejing customs said no way so we had to book a flight to Cambodia to leave china in 24 hrs or be sent back to UK hainan airlines ?? You can't check in online so only first flight check-in told to get luggage and check in for second flight but couldn't get past immigration lost second flight hotel reservations etc nightmare
Transit visa free: During the period of no more than 144 hours of visa free stay in designated cities, short-term business visits can be conducted
When I read about this visa on arrival it’s clear on the terms.
That’s nice for you.
Hi thanks for the video it's helped. Im going to Beijing next week and getting transit visa. Im not sure if im allowed to visit great wall apparently its outside Beijing area but in the Hebei area. I'm not sure if you can go to that area or not
Did yous visit the great wall with your Transit visa
yes，u Can
Do you think we are fine if we just want to visit the great wall?
Besides the Great Wall, there are other places that are also fun. Why not go to more places.
Immigration officials in the UK would not be 'shouting at Chinese people', where did you get that from? I've had issues with UK immigration and noone was 'shouting'.You clearly misunderstand the world, no wonder you get into such a mess
If you arrive in China in Beijing, you can only stay in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei Province with the 144 transit visa-free. This means you can not go outside of these three places. Of course you can not either take you leaving flight outside of these three places. This is the not so good side of the 144 trasit visa-free policy. You staying zone in China is dependent on your arriving port.
You gave wrong information. China's 144hr policy only restricts the number of cities that apply for visa-free travel to China. There is no limit to where you can go during this time. You can travel anywhere in China within 144 hours from the Chinese city where you arrive and apply for a visa waiver.
If you feel you are entitled then that is invalid request. If you feel that they should speak your language then you're completely out of range. Research is a must. Not just you guys but everyone out there.
Please tell me what part of the video suggested that we thought we were entitled to anything? At what point did we say that we felt they should speak our language? Did you even watch the video before commenting?
welcome to china
It was definitely worth all the trouble (all of our mistakes!), such a beautiful country!
thats a pity, that loophole sucks
A very expensive loophole! Such a beautiful country to visit though, we’re definitely glad we got to go :)
yeah its worth a trip. I have lived in Beijing for 16 years@@doinggrownupstuff
You’re so lucky - it’s such a beautiful city! Our only regret is not having more time there!
@doinggrownupstuff (and not understanding the visa situation so we could avoid having to buy another ticket home of course 😂)
It's not a loophole. The rules are quite clear. Flight out must be OUT. No stops in China. Out means out.
I think everyone from Western Europe can travel Visa-Free for 15 days, so if you're seeing this as a European it doesnt apply for you.
I wish we were included in this! (So lucky!)
Question
So if I fly US-Tokyo-Shanghai- Hong Kong- Beijing-Tokyo-us
This will not work?
I thought the visa reset if you left and come back.
As long as you can define “nation” , “city”or “country “, you will be fine.
I checked our national immigration office website. It is not ur fault, the 144hr visa's policy is unclear. I will send a complain to them about this.
144 hrs. It's as clear as night and day.
The 144 hours is as clear as day. This was not the issue that the border police had with our use of the visa. We had thought (wrongfully, obviously) that a layover with a connecting flight, where we would be unable to leave the airport, wouldn’t count as landing in another province. Unfortunately for us, and others, this is not the case. Clearly a mistake on our end, and a mistake that is made frequently by others as well. We made this video to hopefully catch others before they make a similar mistake :)
BBC style vlog😂
Sorry to say, this is quite ignorant, to be honest... if you had done some research before your trip to transit in a "closed off country" like China, you would have avoided this and at least used VPN or enabled roaming service to make your life a bit easier. There are so much options that allow you to fly back with much less hussle, but yet higher price via other non China airline.
Even though China had opened up its economy, yet it is still a communist country and not that forgenier friendly. Everything is a closed system designed to separate itself from the West. Hope you learned your lesson
Don’t apologise for things you aren’t sorry for.
We call ourselves ignorant in this video…. we take full responsibility for what happened, as it was our mistake. We shared this experience to help others who might make the same mistake, hoping to help others through our lived experience. We weren’t the only ones on our flight who did this.
Ironically, your “better-than-thou” comment sums up nearly every point we made in our video - which we articulated quite clearly :)
First of all, it is your own fault for not understanding China's visa requirements and regulations in different regions, yourselves have made the mistake.
Secondly, the Chinese government's Internet blocking policy is very bad, and I hate this policy very much.
Third, congratulations to you, you have experienced the pain of most Chinese passport holders. It is very difficult for Chinese citizens to travel to any Western country.
Congratulations! You understand the whole point of us making this video in the first place, you get a gold star!
It’s almost like you outlined all of our videos major points, but have done it in a way that makes it look like you’re telling us something we don’t already know…
Curious to know what part of our video insinuated that we thought this wasn’t our fault?
Actually visa free in china just hours is tooo short ... Guys you should apply months travelling visa for longer stay same as other tourist onece they arrived china they immediately discovered themselves they should need longer stay and apply at their own embassy 🫣👍.... Maybe you guys love China hope adventure more places and forgotten the last day of staying .... Every countries also the same law & rules need to comply 👏
We didn’t have months available to take off work, so the transit visa was actually perfect for what we needed this time. The only thing that wasn’t perfect was the mistake we made about our plane ticket out, which is what we made this video about. Maybe one day we’ll have more time available, and we will get to spend longer in China - it was such a beautiful place, and everyone we met was so kind and friendly, we would love to return!
OMG ... You guys eating foods on bed .. this is so rude ... I thought it was your attitude ... 😤 I think you did it other countries too..... Please respect 🫣🫣🫣🫣
There was no table in the room, so we laid down our own towels on the bed before eating - so we wouldn’t spill our food, but thanks for the judgement :)
哈哈哈 我是中国人也这么干， 没关系， 不弄脏就行。而且毛巾也不值钱的。
144 hours is very suitable for short-term travel. Switching between work and life, traveling makes one's life better
Transit visa free: During the period of no more than 144 hours of visa free stay in designated cities, short-term business visits can be conducted