Under what circumstances can the 144-hour visa-free transit be denied?

The immigration officers at the border may refuse to issue you a temporary entry permit in any of the following circumstances:

　　• If you are not allowed to enter China under Chinese laws or administrative regulations;

　　• If your passport or other international travel document is expiring in less than three months, or contains a previous stamp of rejection by a Chinese visa-issuing agency;

　　• If you have previously illegally entered or exited China, illegally resided in China, or illegally worked in China in the last five years;

　　• If you have a record of violating accommodation registration regulations in the last two years, and the circumstances were considered “severe”;

　　• If you are not going to a third country after leaving China as the visa-free transit policy applies only to travelers bound for a third country and therefore transiting through China.

　　The 144-hour visa-free policy is not applicable to crew members of international aircraft or ships or their accompanying family members.