We plan to fly to Thailand ourselves (from Novosibirsk). On the air-ticket website, I found such a return route: Samui - Bangkok - Beijing - Novosibirsk, stop in Beijing 23 hours 10 minutes.
Do we need a visa to leave the airport and take a walk in Beijing? If so, which one? How much will it cost?
Sincerely,
Sergey Vostretsov.

Responds Larisa Barysheva
Thank you for asking!

With this version of the route, you can take advantage of the 72-hour visa-free transit regime (TWOV) in Beijing, the rules and application of which have already been written on this site in the "Questions about China" section in the "Visa" section.

I remind you that in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, Russian citizens can stay without a visa for up to 72 hours provided:

1). availability of air tickets "international flight - Beijing / Shanghai / Guangzhou - international flight";

2). arrivals and departures to and from one Chinese airport (that is, you must fly from Thailand and fly to Russia from the international Beijing airport of Shoudou);

3). notification to airline employees when registering for a flight to Beijing about their intention to request a 72-hour visa-free transit in China;

4). 72-Hour Visa-Free Transit "(it will be necessary to present: a valid passport, a valid minimum of 6 months from the date of the end of the trip, in which there are blank pages for an entry stamp, electronic tickets for international flights before / from Beijing (itinerary receipts / e-tickets must be in English !!!), it is also advisable to attach a boarding pass for the next international flight (if available) and a voucher for the boarding pass from the previous voyage.)

In this case, you can easily leave the airport and see the sights of the Chinese capital.

January 13, 2014

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