US citizen, traveling to Shanghai with Taiwan layover then a trip to Taiwan NOT for a layover. Do I need a visa?
I will be traveling to Shanghai for 4 days from NYC through Taipei. My layover is long, about 9 hours. I will be traveling back to Taipei but this time I won't be on a layover, but rather will travel back to NYC after a week in Taiwan.
My original plan was with a layover through Chicago then direct to Shanhai, but the departure from NYC was bad, and the best I can find is through Taipei.
Will I be able to do visa-free transit, or will my layover in Taipei and then return to Taipei require me to apply for a tourist visa to visit Shanghai?
Many thanks.
Best Answer
According to Visa policy of China:
...the outbound flight's first stop or destination must be in a different country than the inbound flight's.
This tells me that your inbound and outbound flights from and to Taipei would disqualify you from using the visa-free transit.
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Answer 2
I don't know about Shanghai, but Taiwan should be visa-free to US passport for a long time
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