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What are the rules for China's visa-free transit programs?
Assuming one wants to travel through China, what are the rules for visa-free access? To be more specific:
How does the 24-hour visa free transit work?
How does the 72-hour version work?
What does a ...
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Do I have to claim and re-check in my baggage in international transit when traveling with the same airline?
I'll be traveling to Memphis, Tennessee form New Delhi, India via Qatar Airways.
The itinerary would be:
New Delhi <--> Doha || Doha <--> Chicago || Chicago <--> Memphis
Would I be required ...
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What is the minimum time to consider with a connecting flight in the USA?
Given the extensive time taken for immigration formalities in the US, what is the shortest time to consider between connecting flights in the US, when coming from abroad?
Until now I have always ...
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Long lay over in Seoul. Do I need a visa as a Filipino citizen?
I'm a Filipino immigrant from USA about to visit home in December. I have a 14-hour lay over in Seoul, South Korea.
Do I need a visa to leave the airport to do a little sightseeing?
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US Customs when coming through Canada
I have an upcoming trip where I will be flying to and from Copenhagen, through Toronto. I notice that my departure and return gate in the Philadelphia airport is not in the international terminal.
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Clearing Customs and skipping connecting flight at ORD?
I am coming back from Munich, connecting through ORD and onto Moline, IA. We have a 6 hour layover in Chicago but the drive to Moline is only 2. My question is this: After I clear immigrations and ...
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Travelling from Dresden to Delhi via Munich with 45 minutes transit time, is it sufficient?
I am travelling from Dresden to Delhi via Munich (holding Indian passport with Schengen visa) through Lufthansa airlines. The transit time at Munich airport to board Delhi flight is just 45 minutes. ...
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Does Heathrow Terminal 5 allow transit visa exempt flyers to stay airside overnight?
I found lots of evidence that Heathrow is not closed overnight and that passengers without a visa who are transiting through the airport can hang out overnight air side to catch their connecting ...
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Can I get a Turkish transit visa at Istanbul airport?
I am an Irish citizen and travelling to Nigeria through istanbul. can i get the transit visa at the airport since my transit time is about 14 hours?
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Do I need to pick up my luggage and re-check between Shanghai and DFW when connecting through LAX?
Traveling from PVG (Shanghai) to DFW ... have connection at LAX. Do I need to gather my checked bags before going through customs or will AA transfer the bags to my LAX to DFW flight?
Any tips making ...
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Does Fiumicino Airport allow for airside transit on separate reservations?
I have a connection in Italy coming from outside Schengen area flying to outside Schengen area, and I'm wondering if I need to go through immigration and customs in Italy or not. The flights are ...
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Do I need to get out of International Zone at Charles de Gaulle airport when changing terminals from 1 to 2e?
Do I need to get out of International Zone at Charles de Gaulle airport when changing terminals from 1 to 2e?
I'm flying ULN-Beijing-Paris-Manchester. ULN-Paris is Air China then Paris-MCR is Flybe. ...
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Where do you go through passport control when transiting through another Schengen airport on your way out of the Schengen area?
I have a single entry Schengen visa. The cheapest flight I am getting from Prague to Delhi is Finnair with a 22 hour connection at Helsinki. If it is just one ticket and the bags are checked through ...
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Shore Pass at Narita Airport, Japan
Is it true that we can obtain Shore pass at Narita Airport only once in lifetime?
I am an Indian citizen who recently visited Tokyo, by obtaining shore pass at Narita Airport, Immigration officer ...
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PEK-ORD-YYZ - Re-check Luggage in Chicago?
Baggage checked from Beijing to Toronto (via Chicago) on United. Will I need to collect luggage in Chicago and re-check for final leg from Chicago to Toronto?
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