I have done TWOV twice with no problem and stayed in same city each time (Shanghai; Beijing) with direct flights out of China to 3rd country. This trip I will fly to Shanghai for a few days then train to Xian. My departure flight is Xian to Phnom Penh with a connection through Beijing. Will this domestic connection cause any problems?

I fully understand all of the rules with the layovers and connections with other countries and the pitfalls others can get into but now I am having day those day before fears as I get all of my documents together and packed up if I have missed something crucial with internal/ domestic connections.

Us Citizen; Arrival from Seoul

Hello I am currently staying in China holding Indian passport with chinese residence permit. My husband wants to apply for S2 visa from Mumbai, India. Is attested photocopy of Marriage certificate from chinese embassy an absolute requirement or notarized photocopy from local lawyer will work?

I visited VFS website for Mumbai region, there they have mentioned that it is not an absolute necessity and consular officer “may” ask for attested photocopy by chinese embassy.

Has anyone recently gone through process regarding S2 visa? Your help is appreciated.

Hi everyone,

I’m reaching out with a humble request. I’m searching for applicants who hold a C category Foreigner’s Work Permit Notification for China and successfully got their Z visa approved from either the Chinese Embassy Islamabad OR Chinese Consulate Lahore, Pakistan.

If you are one of them, please share your experience:

• Which city’s work permit notification did you have?

• Did you apply through Islamabad embassy or Lahore consulate?

• Any documents or requirements that were critical for approval?

• Any challenges you faced during the Z visa interview / submission? Or any suggestions?

My Z visa application was rejected at Lahore consulate with a C category work permit, so I’m trying to connect with people who had successful approvals under the same C category from Pakistan.

If you are comfortable, feel free to comment below or send me a private message. Your advice will be really helpful for me.

Thanks a lot

Hi everyone,

I’m just wondering if I could get some relief on my paranoia.
I plan on taking advantage of the transit visa on my trip next month. I am getting to many conflicting answers from the Chinese immigration website, forums, and admittedly AI.

Here is my trip:

West Kowloon -> Zhangjiagie (via to direct bullet train) -> Furong town -> three natural bridges -> chongqing -> then depart home from chengdu directly to lax (via tapei)

I understand west Kowloon has now been added as an entry point for the transit visa.

I understand cross providence travel is allowed

I understand I need a third country and Taiwan counts

My confusion is the numerous official Chinese visa sites all show this chart (listed below) which directly contradicts the cross providence allowance. It strictly says that I would be limited to the listed areas.

I also don’t even see Kowloon on their website. Does anyone have some insight?

Hi Everyone,

I'm hoping someone who recently applied for a China L (tourist) visa through the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC can share their experience, especially Indian passport holders who are U.S. permanent residents/Green Card holders.

Here's my situation:

Indian passport holder

U.S. Permanent Resident / Green Card holder

Applying for an L tourist visa

Applied through the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC

Submitted my application on October 12

The next day it was sent back to modify and add details of the countries I've visited

After resubmitting, I was asked for more details about my trip to Turkey

I submitted a PDF with my itinerary, flights, Airbnb booking, passport stamps, etc.

No update since then

My planned departure to China is December 13

I know December 13 is still some time away, but after reading other posts here I'm getting nervous. I'm considering canceling my China flight (it's refundable) and going to another country instead, but ticket prices elsewhere keep going up, so I need to decide soon.

For anyone who has gone through this recently:

1. How long did it take after submitting additional documents before you got an update or your status changed?
2. If you're an Indian passport holder with a U.S. Green Card, how long did the entire process take from start to finish?
3. Were you also asked for extra documents like travel history?
4. Would you wait it out, or switch plans given my timeline?

Any advice or recent timelines would be really appreciated. Thank you!

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Hey guys, I'm an Indian passport holder flying Budapest --> China --> Jakarta on a single Air China ticket (layover 4 hours )

I'll have my Indonesian e-VoA and confirmed return ticket back to Europe.

Just wanted to double-check:

Since the layover is under 24 hours and I'm staying inside the airport , I don't need a Chinese transit visa, right? Any check-in issues at BUD? Any problem in transit in china?

Has anyone done this transit on an Indian passport recently?

Thanks : )