Using HRP to board plane issues

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    Using HRP to board plane issues

    About a couple weeks ago an article surfaced in Toronto regarding some people who present their HRP (No Visa) and was denied boarding plane flying to China, nothing mentioned about the reason why it was rejected.Travel agencies also have conflicted information about HRP or Visa,
    my speculation is that the old version of HRP does not have any English characters that say what is this card for, the new version of the HRP have a line in "RED" color explaining that the holder of this card is entitled to enter China.
    Did anybody encountered this issues lately.


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    It's hard to get specific info on this as so many conflicting sources. But according to Timatic it should work in theory. Even this says that HKSAR passport not allowed, but if you have HRP below, no visa needed.

    It may or may not help to also have a HKSAR passport as it is a Chinese passport, but who knows.


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    Conditional, The traveler will need to hold travel documents as detailed below.

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    China - Destination Passport

    Entry and Transit restrictions apply:

    Passengers with a Hong Kong (SAR China) passport are not allowed to enter.

    The following regulations apply to children/minors:

    Passport not required for children traveling with a parent or guardian if being registered in the passport of the companion.



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    China - Destination Visa

    Visa required.

    The following are exempt from holding a visa:

    Passengers with a Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents (Hui Xiang Zheng, credit-card format) .

    Passengers with a China (People's Rep.) Exit and Entry Permit, with an endorsement to travel to China (People?s Rep.).

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    Passengers traveling to Tibet must hold a special Tibet Entry Permit.

    The following regulations apply to children/minors:

    An individual visa is not required for children traveling on the passport of a parent or guardian, if their name is endorsed in the visa of the passport holder.



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    Passengers arriving within 6 days after leaving or transiting countries with risk of yellow fever transmission and not holding a yellow fever vaccination certificate are subject to vaccination upon arrival. At the airport of Dalian (DLC) passenger will be kept in quarantine for 10 days or deported.

    Vaccination not required if traveling from Argentina and arriving at Dalian (DLC) or Guangzhou (CAN).

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    Passengers transiting countries with risk of yellow fever transmission if not leaving the transit areas.

    Recommended Health and Vaccination precautions:

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    In Timatic, the recommended type of prevention is referred to as:
    - Type A (very limited risk of malaria transmission) - Mosquito bite prevention only.
    - Type B (risk of P. vivax malaria only) - Mosquito bite prevention plus chloroquine chemoprophylaxis.
    - Type C (risk of P. falciparum malaria with chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance) - Mosquito bite prevention plus atovaquone-proguanil or doxycyline or mefloquine chemoprophylaxis.
    - Type D (risk of P. falciparum malaria plus reported multi-drug resistance) - Mosquito bite prevention plus plus atovaquone-proguanil or doxycyline or mefloquine chemoprophylaxis, depending on local drug restistance.
    Chemoprophylaxis should be started preferably one week before departure and no later than the first day of exposure; it must be taken with unfailing regularity and continued for 4 weeks after the last exposure. No prophylactic regimen is 100% protective against infection, but even if it fails to prevent the disease it may, nevertheless, render the infection milder and less life threatening.



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    Quote Originally Posted by mining:
    About a couple weeks ago an article surfaced in Toronto regarding some people who present their HRP (No Visa) and was denied boarding plane flying to China, nothing mentioned about the reason why it was rejected.Travel agencies also have conflicted information about HRP or Visa,
    my speculation is that the old version of HRP does not have any English characters that say what is this card for, the new version of the HRP have a line in "RED" color explaining that the holder of this card is entitled to enter China.
    Did anybody encountered this issues lately.
    either that or incompetence.
    As I have mentioned before in some thread here, if there is a problem always ask whether there is a China man working for the airline.
    But these days even foreign staff know the regualatioms, showed my passaporte at the boarding gate and the guy specifically asked for HRP, WAW to PEK

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    It's probably due to the lack of knowledge by airline check-in staff. I guess if one is really concerned about the possibility of being denied boarding, you could apply for the "China Travel Document" at the Chinese consulate in Toronto. Since this document functions the same as a PRC passport (it is also used by mainland people under certain circumstances), there will be little chance of being denied boarding.