Reply To: China without a visa

[strickers]

@Vit Have a look here:

https://www.iatatravelcentre.com

it’s a little complicated but make sure you list China as a transit country. This uses a system called Timatic which BA also use, making some assumptions (UK passport holder, transiting to Japan with an onward ticket) the text that comes out states:

Visa required.

TWOV (Transit Without Visa):
Passengers with a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country within 24 hours. They can obtain an entry permit on arrival and they must have documents required for the next destination. Passengers with multiple transit stops within China (People’s Rep.) must have a total transit time not more than 24 hours.

This TWOV facility does not apply at Fuzhou (FOC), Huangshan (TXN), Mudanjiang (MDG) and Urumqi (URC).

Passengers with a British passport with nationality “British Citizen” with a confirmed onward ticket to a third country within 240 hours, starting from 00:01 on the following day. They must enter at one of the following entry points:
Anhui Province – Hefei Airport (HFE), Huangshan Airport (TXN);
Beijing – Beijing Airport (PEK), Daxing Airport (PKX);
Chongqing Province – Chongqing Airport (CKG);
Fujian Province – Fuzhou Airport (FOC), Quanzhou Airport (JJN), Xiamen Airport (XMN), Xiamen Port, Wuyishan Airport (WUS);
Guangdong Province – Guangzhou Airport (CAN), Jieyang Airport (SWA), Nansha Port, Shekou Port, Shenzhen Airport (SZX);
Guangxi Province – Beihai Airport (BHY), Beihai Port, Guilin Airport (KWL), Nanning Airport (NNG);
Guizhou Province – Guiyang Airport (KWE);
Hainan Province – Haikou Airport (HAK), Sanya Airport (SYX);
Hebei Province – Qinhuangdao Port, Shijiazhuang Airport (SJW);
Heilongjiang Province – Harbin Airport (HRB);
Henan Province – Zhengzhou Airport (CGO);
Hubei Province – Wuhan Airport (WUH);
Hunan Province – Changsha Airport (CSX), Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG);
Jiangsu Province – Lianyungang Port, Nanjing Airport (NKG), Wuxi Airport (WUX), Yangzhou Airport (YTY);
Jiangxi Province – Nanchang Airport (KHN);
Liaoning Province – Dalian Airport (DLC), Dalian Port, Shenyang Airport (SHE);
Shandong Province – Jinan Airport (TNA), Qingdao Airport (TAO), Qingdao Port, Weihai Airport (WEH), Yantai Airport (YNT);
Shanghai – Shanghai Hongqiao Airport (SHA), Shanghai Pudong Airport (PVG), Shanghai Port;
Shaanxi Province – Xi’an Airport (XIY);
Shanxi Province – Taiyuan Airport (TYN);
Sichuan Province – Chengdu Shuangliu Airport (CTU), Chengdu Tianfu Airport (TFU);
Tianjin – Tianjin Airport (TSN), Tianjin Port;
Yunnan Province – Kunming Airport (KMG), Lijiang Airport (LJG), Mohan Railway Port;
Zhejiang Province – Hangzhou Airport (HGH), Ningbo Airport (NGB), Wenzhou Airport (WNZ), Wenzhou Port, Yiwu Airport (YIW), Zhoushan Port.

They must have a confirmed onward ticket to a third country. They can make cross-province and cross-city visits in the above areas.