liuzhou Posted December 6, 2012 at 08:26 AM Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 at 08:26 AM Beijing will start a 72-hour visa-free stay policy for citizens of 45 countries from Jan. 1, 2013, municipal authorities said Wednesday.Tourists holding third country visas and plane tickets can apply for a transit without visa (TWOV) in the capital city at Beijing Capital International Airport. Xinhua They go on to list the 45 countries which are eligible. These include the USA, Canada, Australia, most of Europe and some place I've never heard of called the United Kingdom of Britain. I'm not sure how useful this is to anyone, but worth noting, I guess. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted December 6, 2012 at 11:43 AM Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 at 11:43 AM 72 hours - with Beijing traffic, that's probably just enough time to get from the airport to the city center and back 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weigeren Posted December 6, 2012 at 02:21 PM Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 at 02:21 PM I guess this will mostly benefit Chinese airlines, or just China Airlines (if this only applies for Beijing airport) as they could now develop an interesting hub for international pax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymoose Posted December 6, 2012 at 02:35 PM Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 at 02:35 PM I don't think China Airlines is allowed to fly from the mainland to anywhere except Taiwan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realmayo Posted December 6, 2012 at 02:40 PM Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 at 02:40 PM Air China on the other hand .... Could be good for trips from Europe to Korea/Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liuzhou Posted December 6, 2012 at 03:43 PM Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 at 03:43 PM I guess this will mostly benefit Chinese airlines, or just China Airlines Don't get that at all. A lot of international airlines fly into Beijing. And out again. My last flight was London-Beijing with British Airways. I could have been planning heading on elsewhere. (Not that I need a visa.) BTW. There is a bit of an interesting discussion going on in Twitter about which countries are NOT included. Norway (damned Noble Prize giving monkeys) for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmpalpha Posted December 6, 2012 at 06:56 PM Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 at 06:56 PM Isn't Sweden the country that gives out the Nobel Prizes? They're on the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daofeishi Posted December 6, 2012 at 07:11 PM Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 at 07:11 PM Sweden gives out all of them except one. Norway is the country that awards the Peace Prize and it's not on the list. It is in fact the only one of the Nordic countries that is not. The Chinese foreign ministry apparently commented to the Norwegian media that "some countries whose government or people are of 'low quality' are not on the list." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realmayo Posted December 6, 2012 at 07:49 PM Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 at 07:49 PM Cute. Remind me never to hurt the feelings of the Chinese people. Poor Norwegians. Have they met with the Dalai Lama? Sold fighter jets to Taiwan? Bombed a Chinese embassy in Belgrade? Been Japanese? But one little peace prize, the only one they get to award, and they hurt the feelings of a billion or so people. Oops! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weigeren Posted December 6, 2012 at 09:46 PM Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 at 09:46 PM Well, i meant Air China , not China Airlines. Since PEK is their main hub, they could develop a larger hub geared at transfer international pax, insted of international O&D traffic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted December 6, 2012 at 11:16 PM Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 at 11:16 PM That makes the Norwegian cloud storage I am using appear more reliable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted December 7, 2012 at 11:12 AM Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 at 11:12 AM I can see a three-day stopover in Beijing being quite a popular option. Poor Norwegians though. Next thing their North Sea oil fields will mysteriously fall within China's maritime borders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AucklandLove Posted January 3, 2013 at 02:27 AM Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 at 02:27 AM is it possible to change that visa to another visa type or extend it once in Beijing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted January 3, 2013 at 04:06 PM Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 at 04:06 PM I have no actual knowledge, but I'll bet you a million dollars no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AucklandLove Posted January 4, 2013 at 10:35 PM Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 at 10:35 PM uh thats a shame. Does anyone know what the official name of that type of visa is? X, Z, F, L, ABC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liuzhou Posted January 5, 2013 at 02:09 PM Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 at 02:09 PM is it possible to change that visa to another visa type or extend it once in Beijing? Does anyone know what the official name of that type of visa is? X, Z, F, L, ABC? It isn't a visa. It is a visa-free stay policy. So it's unlikely to have a visa name. Or be extendible. It is difficult enough extending visas as it is without turning up at the PSB and saying "I want to extend this visa which I don't have!" I can't see them getting the joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langxia Posted January 5, 2013 at 02:35 PM Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 at 02:35 PM is it possible to change that visa to another visa type or extend it once in Beijing? Haha you beat me to it, wanted to ask the same thing today. To rephrase the question : Does anyone know if it is possible now to enter Beijing without a visa and get a visa there at the appropriate office ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Tammy Tan Posted January 8, 2013 at 12:14 PM New Members Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 at 12:14 PM I heard this is also eligible in Shanghai now - does anyone know more about this or have a link to an official source? So far only friends told me. Quite urgent since I have friends visiting so any reply will be highly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanglu Posted January 8, 2013 at 03:54 PM Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 at 03:54 PM Shanghai has had a similar rule for a while, although it rwas only for 48 hours and restricted to less nationalities, if I recall correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Jones Posted January 9, 2013 at 07:54 AM Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 at 07:54 AM To rephrase the question : Does anyone know if it is possible now to enter Beijing without a visa and get a visa there at the appropriate office ? No it isn't possible. Unless you are personally invited by government officials. If you are just a tourist/student - no chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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