72h visa free transit BEIJING - HONG KONG - THAILAND - BEIJING - PARIS [duplicate]

I am french and my student visa for China arrives soon to its expiration date and I only have one entry. I am planning to go traveling to Hong Kong then Thailand and come back to Beijing (to find my stuffs), and finally go back to Paris 2 days after arriving to Beijing.

Am I eligible to 72-hour visa free transit in the Beijing Capital Airport ?

I already made some reasearch, and it seems that frontier security only check the first and third country you are going. In my case it would be Hong Kong and Beijing.

Do anyone who had similar situation can tell me ?

Best Answer

I just answered a very similar question here, you will find it and the links provided there helpful I hope.

Your question is not completely clear to me, I assume you are currently in Beijing on a valid visa that permits you no more entries. Then you would travel Beijing-HK-Bangkok-Beijing on one ticket and Beijing-Paris on another ticket within the 72h.

In principle that should be possible but you have need to be able to convince immigration in Beijing (doable, they can check) and whoever checks you in in Bangkok (could be tricky) that you have a confirmed and seated ticket for the onward flight to Paris within 72h. In principle it does not matter if your booking is on different airlines, but it gives the lad in Bangkok a hard time checking wether you actually do have the other flight. You could try to get a boarding pass beforehand (online check-in).

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Can you transit in China without a visa?

24-Hour Direct Transit Under the 24-hour visa-free transit rule, no visa is required for international flight, ship, or train passengers who transit directly through mainland China and will stay for less than 24 hours. Passengers should hold tickets to a third country or region and have a confirmed seat.

Do I need a visa to transit through Hong Kong?

Overseas travelers from some countries only need a Hong Kong visa for transit if they pass through immigration, for example if their onward flight is some time away and they wish to leave the airport. However, if such foreign nationals remain in the airport transit area, they do not require a visa.

Do you need a visa if you have a connecting flight in China?

Foreigners who have confirmed onward tickets and seats on international flights and directly transit through China and stay for no more than 24 hours within the airport boundaries do not need to apply for a transit visa.

Do I need a visa to transit through Shanghai?

1) A foreign citizen who is transiting through China by air is exempted from a visa if he/she will stay only in the airport for no more than 24 hours and has a valid connecting ticket with confirmed seating on an international flight.

New scheme lets people stay up to six days in Beijing without a visa

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