Tell me, please, what kind of visa should China open (and whether it should be opened at all) if we are on a cruise from Beijing. Time of arrival in Beijing is less than 24 hours, only to fly and board a ship.

Responds Larisa Barysheva
In your case, you need a one-time individual Chinese visa (if you do not plan to return via China), since a 72-hour visa-free transit regime provides for arrival and departure from one port and a ban on leaving Beijing, and you arrive at Beijing International Airport and sail from the port of Tianjin, located 170 km from the Chinese capital.

September 23, 2013

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