Traveling abroad with Chinese passport and green card

[SteveK]

My wife has her green card and Chinese passport. We are taking a cruise ship with stops at several Mexican ports, Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia.

 

Will she need to apply for a tourist visa for each country? Does having her green card make any difference? Or, will they only care about her country of citizenship (China).

[dnoblett]

for Mexico, Canada, and the Caribbean, NO, however for the rest of the world where a Chinese citizen needs a visa, YES.

 

A useful tool to determine visa requirements is on Delta Airlines website: http://www.delta.com/planning_reservations...rt_information/ (Simply fill in Chinese citizen, US Permanent resident, and destination country.)

Edited August 6, 2009 by dnoblett (see edit history)

[SteveK]

for Mexico, Canada, and the Caribbean, NO, however for the rest of the world where a Chinese citizen needs a visa, YES.

 

A useful tool to determine visa requirements is on Delta Airlines website: http://www.delta.com/planning_reservations...rt_information/ (Simply fill in Chinese citizen, US Permanent resident, and destination country.)

You are gold mine of information.

I'm glad to hear Mexico does not require a visa for green card holders. You just saved me a day sitting in Mexican consulate.

 

Thanks so much for the Delta link! That is a great resource.

[Zhen's Tiger]

for Mexico, Canada, and the Caribbean, NO, however for the rest of the world where a Chinese citizen needs a visa, YES.

 

A useful tool to determine visa requirements is on Delta Airlines website: http://www.delta.com/planning_reservations...rt_information/ (Simply fill in Chinese citizen, US Permanent resident, and destination country.)

You are gold mine of information.

I'm glad to hear Mexico does not require a visa for green card holders. You just saved me a day sitting in Mexican consulate.

 

Thanks so much for the Delta link! That is a great resource.

We took a cruise back in March to the Western Caribbean, Zhen just loved it & I'm sure your wife will too! Have a great time!

Steve

[Jeff n Jianli]

My wife has her green card now and we are planning a trip back to China next month. We plan on flying into Hong Kong and then taking a bus to Shenzhen. The question is, Does she need a Visa to enter HK?

 

Thanks, Jeff & Jianli

[dnoblett]

My wife has her green card now and we are planning a trip back to China next month. We plan on flying into Hong Kong and then taking a bus to Shenzhen. The question is, Does she need a Visa to enter HK?

 

Thanks, Jeff & Jianli

This is a common question,

 

The answer is NO visa needed to enter HK, I believe she will be allowed a stay up to 7 days without a visa.

 

Visa required, except for A stay of max. 7 days:

- for nationals of China (People's Rep.)(not holding Special Administrative Region passports) traveling to a third destination;

 

http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_webs...ubuser=DELTAB2C

[warpedbored]

My wife has her green card now and we are planning a trip back to China next month. We plan on flying into Hong Kong and then taking a bus to Shenzhen. The question is, Does she need a Visa to enter HK?

 

Thanks, Jeff & Jianli

This is a common question,

 

The answer is NO visa needed to enter HK, I believe she will be allowed a stay up to 7 days without a visa.

 

Visa required, except for A stay of max. 7 days:

- for nationals of China (People's Rep.)(not holding Special Administrative Region passports) traveling to a third destination;

 

http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_webs...ubuser=DELTAB2C

 

She may be required to show a ticket continuing through HK to her final destination.