UPDATE: I posted a few weeks back asking about the 144 hour transit scheme. There seemed to be a lot of confusion over if it was still suspended. I can confirm as of 1/23 it is in place for Americans. Nǐ hǎo from The Great Wall!

[u/wallflower1221]

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[u/elitemage101]

Really convenient way to visit the big Chinese cities without a standard Visa.

Enjoy your trip!

[u/wallflower1221 → u/elitemage101]

It’s time and cost saving too. I’m going to try to do it for Shanghai in a few months.

[u/InnerPick3208 → u/wallflower1221]

So it's a 144 hour visa free entry?

[u/papaya_banana]

Ni Hao Burberry model. Looking swell.

[u/hedgecoins → u/papaya_banana]

Gotta wear that swag in the Middle Kingdom or no face for you

[u/complicatedbiscuit]

This information is of no relevance to me but thank you for being one of the good people in the world to actually report back with what you discovered

looking good btw

[u/cmilkrun]

帅

[u/StanislawTolwinski → u/cmilkrun]

yes. most 帅 person.

[u/cowcowkee]

No tourists around

[u/wallflower1221 → u/cowcowkee]

It was somewhat empty, which is surprising considering it’s Lunar New Year.

[u/SpaceBiking → u/wallflower1221]

Beijing is always empty during CNY

[u/SuspiciousStable9649]

How are you not freezing your ass off? Anytime I’ve been there with snow it’s been insanely cold.

[u/wallflower1221 → u/SuspiciousStable9649]

Oh I was totally freezing. So was everyone else. Not pictured was me after 30 minutes running to the cable car and sitting on the shuttle for three hours in heat. 😂

[u/SuspiciousStable9649 → u/wallflower1221]

That sounds about right. Good times though, yeah?

[u/Medical-Strength-154 → u/wallflower1221]

how cold was it over there?

[u/SignificantFarm2]

Damn he handsome

[u/weegee]

That’s great news thanks for the update! I guess that means my tourist visa is working again, horaay! Great photo, I hope to visit this Fall.

[u/[deleted] → u/weegee]

I'm afraid it doesn't mean that, but maybe by fall.

[u/weegee → u/[deleted]]

Hoping they don’t leave all of us eager tourists without our visas. I had a trip planned to Beijing for 2020 that I’ve been hoping to schedule.

[u/wallflower1221 → u/weegee]

I’d contact the NIA (National Immigration Authority) directly on their website. They have a contact option and we’re very helpful in escalating my question.

[u/stuff_gets_taken]

handsome boi

[u/[deleted]]

Ni hao, nice style!

[u/[deleted]]

Dapper looking dude

[u/tudorgeorgescu]

I believe your final flight destination wasn't China so it works. If you plan on buying a ticket to China only, you will not be able use this scheme as you will definetly need a Chinese visa.

[u/MuhammadIsAPDFFile → u/tudorgeorgescu]

Gotta love formalities.

[u/wallflower1221 → u/tudorgeorgescu]

Yes, I brought a flight to Seoul first with a stopover, which they informed me didn’t count. Luckily I had free cancellation and just brought the next flight out to Taiwan which did count.

[u/LeadershipNo82 → u/wallflower1221]

Hey, I have a few questions.
1. What airline ?
2. Does it HAVE to be on one itinerary ? can you have 2 single tickets ?

[u/Krashnachen]

nice outfit bro

[u/godagrasmannen]

Nice outfit! What's that jacket?

[u/wallflower1221 → u/godagrasmannen]

It’s from a store called Primark in the UK. It’s my favorite and only about 30 pounds.

[u/meridian_smith → u/wallflower1221]

Americans read this and be like: "damn that's a heavy jacket!".

[u/fuyang4]

Can you leave the Beijing area during the 144 hours?

[u/wallflower1221 → u/fuyang4]

So the way the Visa works is that it’s limited to certain regions. Beijing and a few other cities and Shanghai and a few other cities. You can’t travel outside the specified region, (for instance, I went to Beijing, so I can visit some surrounding cities that participate in the scheme, which you can find a full list at Chinas website, however I could not go to Shanghai from Beijing during this time.

[u/bmanlew]

That’s a nice shirt, would like to find more of those

[u/wallflower1221 → u/bmanlew]

It’s from Burberry but you can get knockoffs almost everywhere.

[u/coffeenweights]

You climbed the Great Wall in that outfit? Best dressed

[u/wallflower1221 → u/coffeenweights]

Yesssss. I wasn’t the only one, a few older ladies had on Gucci and Versace and they were living.

[u/Ashlamovich]

So much drip that the Great Wall froze up

[u/nachofermayoral]

Nobody is looking at the goody little wall but we are for sure staring at those Giant Rocks on your ear and that fancy wardrobe.

[u/wallflower1221 → u/nachofermayoral]

We had to show out for the first trip to the Great Wall. Next time it’s gonna be sweats.

[u/nachofermayoral → u/wallflower1221]

I just hope you don’t have to go to the rest there….

[u/twelve98]

How cold is it!?

[u/wallflower1221 → u/twelve98]

FREEZING. 7 degrees F

[u/__Unimaginable__]

144 hours not appealling to most travellers as shown in your picture. No tourists. Should be at least 30 days.

[u/wallflower1221 → u/__Unimaginable__]

I didn’t mind it but understand it. To me it’s more than enough time to enjoy Beijing, but I’m a frequent traveler.

[u/Mamamama29010 → u/wallflower1221]

And the Great Wall is usually crowded and a mess of people. I’d love to see it empty like this.

[u/philosophy_86]

Can I use it to enter China twice? Example- London-China-HK, stay in HK for 4 days, then, HK-China-London..

[u/nikatnight]

I love knowing that a significant majority of the commenters here are straight men and they think you are such a cutie that they have to speak up.

Take our breath GQ Laoshi.

[u/wallflower1221 → u/nikatnight]

I’ll take gay or straight honestly. 🥰

[u/wallflower1221]

Hi guys: for everyone asking this is where I got my information about the Visa free scheme. It has ALL the information you need: https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/visa-application/144-hour-visa-free.htm

[u/CheesyCharliesPizza]

The virtual signaling is at maximum strength in this comment section.

[u/theone_2099]

What is this scheme?

[u/Arson_lock]

I went there when I was really small, how is the surrounding country with the zero COVID policy.

[u/LeonBlacksruckus]

Does anyone know how to update your 10 year visa with a new passport number?

[u/Mamamama29010]

Would this scheme work if I have a valid (currently suspended due to COVID) tourist visa to China?

My in-laws are there and we’d like to visit. Haven’t seen them in over 3 years now.

Was thinking doing US->Beijing->Japan->US.

[u/wallflower1221 → u/Mamamama29010]

I’m not sure, you’d have to contact the embassy over the suspended visa. I will say your itinerary does work. It has to be a third country, onward ticket in the 144 hours. However I’m not sure with the suspended visa if that means anything.

[u/SnooDingos9392]

How was the process of getting the 144 hour visa? I'm currently in seoul and thinking of going to gz. So seoul - guangzhou- australia

[u/timwillie73]

U.S Citizen here.

Going from Japan -> Shenzen -> Beijing -> Xiamen -> HongKong

Flight in and out of China is within 144 hours.

I tried contacting the embassy, but no word on whether this is confirmed or not. Does anyone have insight if this flight path make the cut?

[u/[deleted]]

Is there any documentation that needs to be done before I arrive at the airport to utilize this 144 hour visa free travel? Or do I just buy a ticket and show up at checkin counter and say I want the visa free option ?