CheckChinaTransit — China 24/240-Hour Visa-Free Transit Compliance Engine

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Verify China 240-hour (formerly 144h) visa-free transit eligibility, ports & third-country routes.

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https://checkchinatransit.com/api/mcp

Requests go through mcptry because browsers can't call most MCP servers directly. Header values are sent to the server for that request only and are never stored or logged.

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calculate_transit_stay_deadline Read-only

Calculate the exact legal departure deadline under China Immigration midnight-next-day counting rules (00:00 the day following arrival) for 240-hour / 144-hour transit stays.

arrivalDateIsostring, required

Scheduled arrival date in YYYY-MM-DD format (e.g. "2026-11-15")

policyHoursinteger

Policy hour tier (240 or 144 or 24)

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Call this server's tools from your browser. Nothing to install.

https://checkchinatransit.com/api/mcp

Requests go through mcptry because browsers can't call most MCP servers directly. Header values are sent to the server for that request only and are never stored or logged.

Tool list from our last check. Connect live to refresh it.

calculate_transit_stay_deadline Read-only

Calculate the exact legal departure deadline under China Immigration midnight-next-day counting rules (00:00 the day following arrival) for 240-hour / 144-hour transit stays.

arrivalDateIsostring, required

Scheduled arrival date in YYYY-MM-DD format (e.g. "2026-11-15")

policyHoursinteger

Policy hour tier (240 or 144 or 24)

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calculate_transit_stay_deadline

Calculate the exact legal departure deadline under China Immigration midnight-next-day counting rules (00:00 the day following arrival) for 240-hour / 144-hour transit stays.

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Argument	Type	Description
policyHours	integer	Policy hour tier (240 or 144 or 24)
arrivalDateIso*	string	Scheduled arrival date in YYYY-MM-DD format (e.g. "2026-11-15")

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "arrivalDateIso"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "policyHours": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 240,
      "description": "Policy hour tier (240 or 144 or 24)"
    },
    "arrivalDateIso": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Scheduled arrival date in YYYY-MM-DD format (e.g. \"2026-11-15\")"
    }
  }
}

check_24hour_direct_transit_rules

Check rules for the 24-hour visa-free transit policy available to almost all nationalities, including multi-stop domestic transfers within 24 hours and airport-specific exemptions.

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Argument	Type	Description
totalLayoverHours*	number	Scheduled time from first landing in China to final international departure in hours
hasDomesticTransfer	boolean	Whether the itinerary involves two Chinese airports within 24 hours

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "totalLayoverHours"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "totalLayoverHours": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Scheduled time from first landing in China to final international departure in hours"
    },
    "hasDomesticTransfer": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the itinerary involves two Chinese airports within 24 hours"
    }
  }
}

check_china_twov_nationality_eligibility

Verify whether a passport nationality qualifies for China 240-hour (upgraded from 72/144-hour) Visa-Free Transit (TWOV) and 24-hour direct airside transit.

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Argument	Type	Description
nationality*	string	Passport country name (e.g. "United States", "United Kingdom", "Canada", "Australia", "Germany", "Japan")

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "nationality"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "nationality": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Passport country name (e.g. \"United States\", \"United Kingdom\", \"Canada\", \"Australia\", \"Germany\", \"Japan\")"
    }
  }
}

compare_twov_vs_unilateral_30day_visa_free

Compare whether a traveler can use China’s 30-day unilateral visa-free entry (allows round-trip flights) vs 240-hour TWOV (requires third-country onward ticket).

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Argument	Type	Description
nationality*	string	Traveler passport nationality

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "nationality"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "nationality": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Traveler passport nationality"
    }
  }
}

get_airline_checkin_boarding_checklist

Generate the mandatory printed document checklist required at airline check-in desks and China Immigration Temporary Entry Permit counters to prevent erroneous denied boarding.

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Argument	Type	Description
stayingInHotel	boolean	Whether the traveler is booking a hotel vs staying with friends/relatives

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "stayingInHotel": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the traveler is booking a hotel vs staying with friends/relatives"
    }
  }
}

lookup_china_transit_port_zone

Look up permitted stay regions and approved entry/exit airports, seaports, and rail ports for Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Shanghai-Jiangsu-Zhejiang, Guangdong, Chengdu, Chongqing, Xi’an, and 24 provinces.

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Argument	Type	Description
cityOrAirportCode*	string	City name or IATA airport code (e.g. "PVG", "PEK", "PKX", "CAN", "TFU", "Shanghai", "Beijing")

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "cityOrAirportCode"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "cityOrAirportCode": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "City name or IATA airport code (e.g. \"PVG\", \"PEK\", \"PKX\", \"CAN\", \"TFU\", \"Shanghai\", \"Beijing\")"
    }
  }
}

lookup_china_visa_photo_specs

Retrieve official Chinese Embassy COVA digital visa photo and physical print dimensions (33mm x 48mm, head height 28-33mm, pure white RGB 255,255,255 background).

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Argument	Type	Description
usageType*	string	Photo format needed

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "usageType"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "usageType": {
      "enum": [
        "cova_digital",
        "physical_print",
        "4x6_sheet"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Photo format needed"
    }
  }
}

validate_third_country_itinerary_rule

Validate whether a flight routing (Origin Country/Region A -> Mainland China B -> Destination Country/Region C, including Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwan) satisfies strict NIA TWOV third-region rules vs round-trip disqualification.

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Argument	Type	Description
outboundTo*	string	Country or region of the first stop immediately after departing Mainland China (e.g. "Hong Kong", "Japan", "Thailand")
inboundFrom*	string	Country or region of the last stop immediately before entering Mainland China (e.g. "South Korea", "United States", "Hong Kong")

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "inboundFrom",
    "outboundTo"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "outboundTo": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Country or region of the first stop immediately after departing Mainland China (e.g. \"Hong Kong\", \"Japan\", \"Thailand\")"
    },
    "inboundFrom": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Country or region of the last stop immediately before entering Mainland China (e.g. \"South Korea\", \"United States\", \"Hong Kong\")"
    }
  }
}

CheckChinaTransit — China 24/240-Hour Visa-Free Transit Compliance Engine

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