{"id":10692,"date":"2021-03-06T23:10:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-06T15:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=10692"},"modified":"2021-03-07T06:01:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06T22:01:27","slug":"beijing-transit-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/travel-review\/beijing-transit-visa","title":{"rendered":"Beijing 144 Hours Free Visa Transit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you planning your Beijing Layover Tour<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong>? You may think whether you need a transit visa in Beijing? This is the question frequently asked by many travelers who are going to transit in Beijing and continue to fly for a third country.<\/p>\n

Yes, basically you need a Chinese visa to visit Beijing if you want to exit from Beijing Capital Airport for a few hours’ layover tour or 2 or 3 days’ short stay in Beijing. But currently, 53  countries are entitled to 144 hours free visa transit stay in Beijing. So Visa-free travel to Beijing<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span> is possible now!<\/p>\n

Please note that people having a round trip to Beijing are not entitled to free-visa stay in Beijing.<\/p>\n

Which are the 53 countries and what the preconditions for getting the free visa transit stay permit in Beijing? I will answer your questions one by one.<\/p>\n

1. Prerequisites for getting the 144 hours transit free visa
\n<\/span><\/strong>1) The Eligible 53 nationalities include 24 Schengen Countries in Europe:
\n1-1): 24 Schengen countries in Europe:<\/strong>
\nAustria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovak, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.<\/p>\n

2-2): 15 other European countries:<\/strong>
\nRussia, Great Britain, Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania, Monaco and the Republic of Belarus.<\/p>\n

3-3): 6 American countries:<\/strong>
\nThe United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Chile.<\/p>\n

4-4): 2 Oceanian countries:<\/strong>
\nAustralia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n

5-5): 6 Asian countries:<\/strong>
\nRepublic of Korea, Japan, Singapore, Brunei, United Arab Emirates, and Qatar.<\/p>\n

2) Travelers must have valid passports.<\/p>\n

3) Travelers must have confirmed tickets to a third country or regions (Hong Kong and Macau).<\/p>\n

\"Passport<\/p>\n

Officially Designated Entry Points in the three places of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei: <\/strong>
\n__________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n

Ports of entry and exit are extended to designated international railway stations, seaports and airports.<\/p>\n

Previously, the policy was once applied only at airports. Now passengers are allowed to arrive and exit at the following six points in the three places: Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei Province.<\/p>\n

Beijing Capital International Airport<\/a><\/strong>
\nTel: 0086-10-96158<\/p>\n

Beijing West Railway Station in the capital<\/a><\/strong>
\nTel: 0086-10-51824233<\/p>\n

Tianjin Binhai International Airport<\/a><\/strong>
\nTel: 0086-22-96777<\/p>\n

Tianjin International Cruise Home Port in Tianjin<\/a><\/strong>
\nTel: 0086 -22-25605128<\/p>\n

Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport<\/strong>
\nTel: 0086-311-96360<\/p>\n

Qinhuangdao seaport in Hebei province<\/strong>
\nTel: 0086-335-3099676<\/p>\n


\nHow to Apply for 144-Hour free-visa stay in the three areas ( Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei Province):<\/strong>
\n_______________________________________________<\/p>\n

When you disembark your plane or ship, just follow the throng or the signs directing you to international arrivals, immigration and customs.<\/p>\n

Passport Control\/Immigration<\/strong>
\nIn the Passport Control\/Immigration Area, find your special lanes for 144-hour visa-free transit passengers.<\/p>\n

Some 144-hour transit passengers miss their layover tour in Beijing simply because they cannot locate the special lanes to get the visa-free permit. Actually the special lanes for 144-hours visa-free transit are located just on the left side of the Lanes for Foreign Citizens as well as on the right side of the Lanes for Chinese Citizens.<\/p>\n

You need to fill up the entry registration card and get your 144- hours free visa stay permit, a stamp on your passport. The items for filling up the registration to get your 144-hour free visa stay permit:<\/p>\n

Name\uff0cSex, Birth, Passport Number, Nationality, Arrival Date, Arrival Flight, Exit Time, Exit Flight, Contact Phone Number in Beijing, Address in Beijing (Tianjin or Hebei), Reception Unit or Person, Reception Unit Phone Number.<\/p>\n

Go through Customs, claim your luggage ( if necessary ) and leave airport.<\/p>\n

Very Important Notice:
\n<\/strong>If your airline by which you are travelling doesn’t have the latest information the 144-hour visa free transit policy in Beijing, plus they inform you that only those with valid visa\u2019s can travel with them.<\/p>\n

Then you can show them the official website of Beijing Capital Airport to verify that you will not encounter any problems in Beijing. Please check out the links below:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/en.bcia.com.cn\/server\/notice\/144visafree\/<\/p>\n

http:\/\/en.bcia.com.cn\/server\/notice\/144visafree\/144visafree_policy.shtml<\/p>\n

What you can do during your 144-hour visa-free stay in the three Areas:<\/strong>
\n_________________________________________________________<\/p>\n

The 144-hour visa-free transit allows you for a sufficient time to visit Beijing, or Tianjin and Hebei per your travel request.<\/p>\n

For more information Beijing tours, Tianjin tour and Hebei tour, please check out the following links:<\/p>\n

Beijing Layover tour<\/a>
\nBeijing Tour Packages<\/a><\/p>\n

Tianjin Tour<\/a>
\nTianjin Cruise Port Transfer & Tour<\/a><\/p>\n

Hebei Tour<\/a>
\nShijiazhuang Tour<\/a>
\nChengde Tour<\/a>
\nZhangjiakou Tour<\/a>
\nQinhuangdao Tour<\/a><\/p>\n

Further Readings<\/h2>\n
\n

Top 10 Attractions in Beijing<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Forbidden City<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Temple of Heaven<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Summer Palace<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Ming Tombs<\/a>
\nHow to Visit the Great Wall of China<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Tiananmen Square<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Hutongs<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Olympic Sites<\/a><\/p>\n

Top 10 Markets in Beijing<\/a>
\nTop 10 Shopping Malls in Beijing<\/a>
\nBeijing Shopping<\/a><\/p>\n

Wangfujing Night Snack Street<\/a>
\nQianmen Commercial Street<\/a>
\nBeijing Huguosi Street<\/a><\/p>\n

Any questions, just drop a line.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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