Which countries need to apply for transit visas? International airport transit guide

friends who often fly should know that flying through airports in other countries requires a transit visa, but it is not absolute. Some countries do not need a transit visa. Sometimes a transit visa will involve whether you can leave the airport. In which countries do I need to apply for a transit visa?

1. Japan

avoids staying overnight. You don't need a visa to transfer on the same day without leaving the transit area. Choose airports carefully, only Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) and Osaka Kansai Airport (KIX). Narita Airport, another important airport in Tokyo, can also transfer without a visa in principle.

Notes

Narita Airport is not open 24 hours a day. If you need to spend the night at the airport for air tickets, you can't avoid leaving the airport. Therefore, if you want to transfer at Narita Airport or transfer between two airports in Tokyo, it is inevitable to sign a transfer.

2, South Korea transit

You can apply for a visa-free stay of 3 days with a US visa, a US/Canada/Japan/Australia/New Zealand, Schengen/UK visa or residence, and go to these countries via South Korea, or from these countries to a third country via South Korea.

When returning from Seoul or starting from China, you can visit Seoul, Busan, Jinzhou and even Jeju Island for a week. No Korean visa is required (air tickets/boat tickets to a third country within 3 days are also required)!

3. Hongkong

Because of its many routes, good service and affordable price, many international students will choose Cathay Pacific to fly between the United States and China.

From the mainland to the United States via Hong Kong, or from the United States to the United States via Hong Kong, as long as you have a full flight ticket and a valid passport, you don't need a transit visa, and you can stay for 7 days without a Hong Kong and Macao pass.

4. Taipei

If you buy a plane ticket from the United States and transfer to Taipei to return to the mainland, as long as you don't leave the airport transfer area, you don't have to worry about the entry permit or the pass to and from Taiwan!

Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand transit.

you need a visa from this country to transfer in the above countries, whether you leave the airport or not. This is their rule! Even if you don't leave the airport, you still need to go through the border customs before picking up your luggage. Otherwise, you can't transfer. Therefore, transit visas/tourist visas for these countries need to be prepared in advance!

Transfer in other countries

If you don't leave the airport:

Usually, you don't need a visa to transfer outside the countries mentioned just now. But one thing should be noted: when you say you can't leave the airport, you mean you can go downtown without leaving the airport, not without leaving the terminal. Generally, they are connected to different terminals and can go back and forth.

leaving the airport:

if you leave the airport, you usually need a visa from the transit country. There are two kinds of visas: transit visas and tourist visas. If you only transit in your country once, a transit visa is ok. Compared with tourist visas, transit visas are less difficult to handle, require less information and stay shorter than tourist visas. For example, a transit visa in Malaysia usually takes only 12 hours, while a tourist visa can stay for 3 days. If you want to transfer more than twice, such as from Beijing to Vancouver, Canada, to Toronto and finally to the United States, it is recommended to apply for a tourist visa.

Special visa-free countries

Some countries do not need a visa from the transit country even when they leave the airport. For example, if they transit from China to the United States, if they transit through Singapore, they don't need a visa. You can show the American visa and air ticket to the United States directly to the border inspectors. In addition, Dubai, Doha and other regions can also be exempted from visas.