I just booked a return ticket from Melbourne to Hanoi with a 22-hour layover (overnight) in Shenzhen and a 5-hour layover in Guangzhou on the return leg. I was just wondering if I need to apply for a transit visa and how much will it cost? I've read $30 in one place and ~$100 in others. Where do I apply (I've checked and the Consulate in Melbourne do not accept visa application and it has to go through a commercial service, visaforchina.org). I hold a Vietnamese passport. Thank you!
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As stated in Timatic, the database used by airlines:
Transit without visa (TWOV) is not possible at Fuzhou (FOC), Mudanjiang (MDG), Shenzhen (SZX) and Yanji (YNJ).
So yes, you absolutely need a transit visa
answered Oct 5, 2017 at 22:32
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1Hi! Thank you, I've read that but no info on Chinese gov website so I've planned to apply already. I understand that the visa requirement also applies to cases when travellers would not leave the sterile area? Thanks!– JillOct 5, 2017 at 22:36
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@Jill Shenzhen doesn't have a transit corridor in the first place - everyone has to clear immigration– CrazydreOct 5, 2017 at 22:41
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Why the downvotes? 144-hour "transit" is only in force at Shanghai, Nanjing and Hangzhou at the moment, although it will be introduced in Guangdong– CrazydreOct 6, 2017 at 9:52