Transit visa required for Refugee travel document holders?
- Thread starter rasmy
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For Malaysia CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES. I have traveled with them to Malaysia. Had no problems at all. They only have one transit in guangzhou china. If u travel with any other airlines, make sure u dint have to change airports in CHINA , so u don’t need a china transit visa.
It was about 6 hours transit in GUANGZHOU China on my way to Malaysia. And 5 hours transit in Guangzhou on my way to Canada. Hope that helps.
It is really not about if the airline is "good" regarding transit issues, it is whether the traveler has required all necessary transit visas required, airlines just abide by the countries rules. Use the system you can find online called Timatic. It is used by the airlines. You put in all your travel information, city pairings, transit times, dates, and the type of document you hold. example RTD. The system will kick back whether you require a transit visa or not, or if there are any exclusions
https://www.traveldoc.aero/
https://www.traveldoc.aero/
Respectfully disagree with this opinion. Airlines like China eastern, Cathay pacific strictly dose not allow a passenger with CANADIAN REFUGEE TRAVEL DOCUMENT. Where China Southern Airlines welcomes RTD. Both of the Airlines have transit in China..If the country dose not allow RTD then how come I was able to travel with China Southern Airlines? And some other people can’t with China Eastern or Cathay Pacific?
People here in this forum wants some correct information with real experiences.
Not anything from imagination or anything without real experiences.
You’re very right to alsways check with Timatic to be sure of what documents needed for one trip! I guess this is helpful to many.
Can you please tell me if i require any other document than RTD? To travel through china? I am transitting through china to sri lanka with 10 hr layover. I tried to contact chinese embassy here in toronto but couldnt fing any there contsct number
Are you traveling with China Southern Airlines? If yes you do not need any extra documents . If not then you do need the visa to transit through china.
I dont have pr card as well yet. I just have travel document would that be enough?
Yes that would be good if you are traveling with China Southern Airlines. But u need to sign a paper, that if Canada or any other country you are traveling deports you, then the Airlines is not going to be responsible for that.
And what if they deport you? What could be the other possibility? How to come back here in canada?