I will be traveling to China in March, but I do not have a return flight booked as I will be traveling around until my money runs out, at which point I will book a flight and fly home.
Hi,
I will be traveling to China soon, I am going to Japan first and will then be catching a Ferry to Shanghai. I have applied for a visa and will be receiving that soon.
However I do not have a return flight booked as I will be traveling around until my money runs out, at which point I will book a flight and fly home.
Someone told me that the Chinese authorities can sometimes not like it if a traveler does not have evidence that they intend to leave the country.
Has anyone else been in this situation, or does anyone have any advice?
Any help is appreciated
Thanks
Jon
Reply to this I realise this isn't quite the same as your situation, but I travelled overland into China twice in 2007, from Vietnam and Macau, and wasn't asked for proof of an onward ticket.
Reply to this I would say that if you get into China whith out proof then you are fine. If you have already gotten your visa you should be fine. Even if you havent, I just got mine and I didnt have to show proof of departure. I would say they see this regularly because of all of the people who tour all of SE Asia. Hope that eases your mind.
Reply to this You should be fine. I've booked one-way tickets to China twice within the last year on a US passport and have had no problems at all.
One thing- if you are from the US, some US travel agencies will not take your credit card from China without "international fees", so you'll end up paying a few % more than if you had booked in America.
Best wishes for a safe and fun trip!
Reply to this It CAN prevent you from getting an L-Visa. Chances are though they won't care as i've done it twice and no one cared. Mind you I also came here with Work Permits and Invitation letters which helped since they knew I was just going to upgrade my visa to a Z anyway. If it becomes a problem book a short flight to Thailand or a neighboring country which is real cheap and after you get the visa cancel the ticket.
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