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sole_trekker
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Posted on: 11:02 am,April 20, 2008
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hi

read on papers yesterday that Singaporeans need a visa to enter china with effect from 1st July, however no confirmation yet.

any fellow singaporeans encountered any problem going to shenzhen and zhuhai these few days?

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drumbrake
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Posted on: 11:05 am,April 20, 2008
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Do you have a link for that?

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Posted on: 11:12 am,April 20, 2008
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I see:

straitstimes.com/Free/…

'From July 1, 2008, we temporarily require Singaporean passport holders to enter China with a valid visa,' said the website of the Chinese Embassy in the United States.

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Posted on: 12:06 pm,April 20, 2008
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Visa-free entry for visitors: No visa is required for ordinary passport holders from Singapore ,Brunei and Japan to visit China for up to 15 days for business, sightseeing, visiting relatives and friends or transit. (From July 1, 2008, we temporarily require Singaporean passport holders to enter China with a valid visa.)

china-embassy.org/eng/hzqz/zgqz/t84248.htm

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Posted on: 12:34 pm,April 20, 2008
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Ok, let me clarify.

Previously, Singaporean passport holders could get a 14-day visa-on-arrival for China. This has now changed and you need to apply for a normal visa (most probably in Singapore) before you arrive at China's doorstep.

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Posted on: 9:17 pm,April 20, 2008
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yup

controls are tighter now to the run up to the olympics date

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Posted on: 12:34 am,April 21, 2008
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So does that mean we have to apply visa to go hong kong? Since Hong Kong is part of China... or it's just for entry into mainland China?

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Posted on: 12:39 am,April 21, 2008
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fireball1611,

No, Hong Kong has a separate immigration arrangement, different from mainland China.

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Posted on: 1:27 am,April 21, 2008
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yes, appreciate China's security concern. hmmm... so it's confirm that it will start 1st jul 2008.

fireball, travelling to Hong Kong and Macau not affected by this new regulation.

thank you everyone for the helpful info.

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Posted on: 4:33 am,April 21, 2008
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No, Hong Kong and Macau are not affected.

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AmatuerTraveller
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Posted on: 1:30 am,April 29, 2008
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From 1st July 2008, does that mean if im travelling to China before then say in June 2008 then I dun need to apply for visa?

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