72 hours Visa-free Transit Policy

Since 1st Jan 2013, Beijing Capital Airport carried out 72 hours Visa-free Transit Policy for 51 countries. The traveler who have the third country visa doesn’t need to apply the transit visa in Beijing Capital International Airport for stop over within 72 hours.

 

 

If you are the passport holder issued by the countries on the 72 hours Visa-free Transit Policy List, need to layover for transit in Beijing Capital International Airport, and stop over within 72 hours, you don’t need to apply the transit visa. You only need to apply 72 hours Visa-free transit at immigration inspection authority. 72 hours Visa-free Transit Policy only apply to the foreign traveler who flies to Beijing Capital International Airport for a stop over and then leave from Beijing.

 

 

Foreign tourists who enjoy visa-free policy must meet the following conditions:

• No.1 Travelers have bought air tickets to the third country before they arrived at Beijing, and from their arriving and done the 72 hours Visa-free to leaving the time must be within 72 hours.
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• No.2 This policy is only limited to Beijing Capital International Airport, which means travelers by train or some other vehicles can’t exempt from the requirement of transit visa.
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• No.3 This policy only apply to the foreign traveler who transiting Beijing for a stop over and leave for the third country. If travelers’ destinations are the same with their national countries they can’t exempt from the requirement of transit visa. For example, the traveler from USA transiting Beijing flies back to USA three days later can’t exempt from the requirement of transit visa. But if he leaves for Korea or other countries can get the exemption.
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• No.4 Only the foreign traveler whose national country is on the 72 hours Visa-free Transit Policy List can exempt from the requirement of transit visa. Travelers from other countries can’t get this privilege.

There have 51 countries on the 72 hours Visa-free Transit Policy List in below:

Schengen State (24): Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden

Other European countries (13): Russia, Britain, Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania

America countries (6): United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile

Oceania countries (2): Australia, New Zealand

Asia countries (6): South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Brunei, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar

 

Beijing Capital Airport Offers free luggage storage services for 72-hour Visa-free Transit Passengers

In order to 72 hour transit visa free travel more pleasant and convenient service experience, Beijing Capital Airport will provide free luggage storage services, passengers with passport "temporary entry permit" to the corresponding baggage storage counter can register a piece of luggage for free.
The launch of the free baggage storage activities, from September 1, 2014 until December 31, 2015, the validity period. There are relevant to the needs of passengers in terminal building of luggage storage counters for the service, the counter is the specific location of the terminal 2 building, 2nd floor, No. 8, door and Gate No. 10 between, terminal 3 second layer reach a hall on the eastern side of the mouth.

 

Beijing Capital Airport Offers Special Privilege Hotel Products for 72-hour Visa-free Transit Passengers

It is reported that the Beijing Capital Airport for 72 hour transit visa free for passengers to provide ex gratia hotel is located in the urban area, in the airport bus along and near the famous attractions and shopping district of the four-star, five-star hotel. Passengers on the passport of the temporary entry of the chapter that can lower the discount to enjoy the accommodation and hotel services, etc.. At the present stage, located in Campbell street, Wangfujing, the four-star Xinhai Jinjiang Hotel, from the airport bus No. 3 line (Beijing Railway Station - Beijing Capital International Airport Station 980 meters, is aimed at 72 hour transit visa passengers began 75 fold accommodation. At the same time, if the passenger room upgrades, in the hotel enjoy free clean shirt, free afternoon tea and other value-added services.
Follow up, the capital airport will be for the 72 hour transit visa free passengers to launch more special hotel products. For more details about the 72 hour transit visa free, can visit the official website of the capital airport 72 hours:

http://www.bcia.com.cn/server/notice/72visafree/