Stans/China Visa

[TomC1234]

Hello!

I'm planning on cycling towards China via Turkey/Georgia/Stans setting off from UK end of March. Has anyone recently got a visa for China? As far as I can tell the 6 day transit visa isn't an option as entry ports are airports/in the east of China? Or some saying to create an itinary for a month visa then cancel it. Would that then mean its possible to enter a land border from Kyrgyzstan then get the train across? I'd love to have the option of carrying on my journey further east if possible.

The other Q is if anyone has recently crossed the border from Georgia to Azerbaijan, or is the only way to fly from Tbilisi to Aktau?

If anyone knows of anywhere I could get some advice that'd be awesome!

Cheers,

Tom

[John Nettles]

Welcome to the ACA Forums.  Sounds like you are doing quite the adventure!

While this site is more North American focused, I do know there are several Facebook pages that are dedicated to bicycle world travelers.  They would probably be a good source for Visa info and/or Stans info.

Tailwinds, John

[TomC1234]

Hi John,

Ah sorry about that. I'll delete the post.

Thanks a lot!

Tom

[John Nettles]

Oh no worries.  I just wanted to help you get going in a direction which might be more fruitful

[ray b]

China is a great country in which to ride - lots of small, paved, rural paths, but depending on your citizenship, Chinese visas have become a nightmare.

Depends a little on how much time and money you have to prepare.

I've gone with the 10 y visa, which seems to offer some relief from paperwork.

That said, travel rules for foreigners seem to be changing daily. If you don't speak Mandarin, not a bad idea to hire one of the Chinese visa agencies to run the paperwork and answer all your questions. They also seem to have a way of getting the latest policy gossip. They might be able to find answers to your questions.

Indeed - sounds like a great trip. Have fun.