How to secure a China travel visa as new rules allow longer stays Exclusive: Travellers can now get a pan-China transit permit valid for 10 days if they travel via the People’s Republic between two other countries.
One option is to explore China while technically “in transit” – with passengers travelling from the UK to China to a third country able to get 10 days on the ground.
The basic rule is that passengers must arrive direct from a location outside China (a definition that, for this purpose, includes Hong Kong), stay no more than 10 days and depart direct to a third country.
For holidaymakers who want to travel only to the People’s Republic, Wendy Wu Tours has also launched a new light-touch online visa.
Previously stays were limited to six days, and visitors could not travel extensively around China.
