TWOV (Transit Without Visa):
Visa required, except for Holders of confirmed onward airline
tickets for a max. transit For details, click here time of 24 hours.
Transit incl. multiple stops within China (People's Rep.),
with a total transit time of max. 24 hours, is permitted.
- Not applicable at Fuzhou (FOC) and Yanji (YNJ).
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Visa required, except for Nationals of Germany holding
confirmed onward airline tickets to a third country, if
arriving in and departing from the same city:
- at Beijing (PEK), Chengdu (CTU), Chongqing (CKG), Dalian
(DLC), Guangzhou (CAN), Hangzhou (HGH), Shanghai Hongqiao
(SHA), Shanghai Pudong (PVG), Tianjin (TSN), Wuhan (WUH),
Xi'an (XIY) or Xiamen (XMN) for a max. transit time of 72
hours, starting from 00:01 on the day following the day of
entry.
- at Guilin (KWL), Harbin (HRB), Kunming (KMG), Qingdao (TAO)
or Shenyang (SHE) for a max. transit time of 72 hours;
- All transiting passengers are subject to a check by
immigration. Passengers in transit must hold passports or
passport replacing documents that are accepted for entry
into China (People's Rep.). For more details on document
requirements, please enter China (People's Rep.) as a
destination.
- Not applicable at Beijing (PEK) if staying in the
international transit area.
- Leaving the transit area is allowed.
- Transit without visa (TWOV) is not permitted when the
passenger arrives AND departs on direct flights from/to USA
and Guam or Northern Mariana Isl.