You look eligible for the 72 or 144 hour visa-free transit to me.
We recently took advantage of it on a flight from Auckland to Shanghai, with an overnight stay and then a cruise on Spectrum with a first stop in Okinawa, Japan. We again used it on the return from Nagasaki, staying three nights in Shanghai and then back to Auckland.
Have ALL of your travel information printed out, including flight confirmations, cruise documents (with itinerary to show your first stop is Japan), hotel confirmation, etc. You will need to show all of it.
Inform your airline when boarding in the UK that you plan to use the 144 hour visa-free transit.
I can't speak to Beijing, but the process at Shanghai was extremely easy, with clearly marked lanes at immigration. There's a little form to fill out for each traveller, which takes only a few minutes (we had done this using an online tool, which was a waste of time since all of the automated machines were out of order).
Sounds like a great cruise -- have a fantastic time!
Great info, Kiwi. So correct me if I am wrong, but I can apply for 2 separate 72-hours visas in Shanghai. That would when we land in Pudong Airport (Shanghai) and before we disembark Spectrum of the Seas when we return 7-days later from Japan. Is that correct? Thanks in advance!
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Great info, Kiwi. So correct me if I am wrong, but I can apply for 2 separate 72-hours visas in Shanghai. That would when we land in Pudong Airport (Shanghai) and before we disembark Spectrum of the Seas when we return 7-days later from Japan. Is that correct? Thanks in advance!