Hello,

I will be travelling from Manila to London via Guangzhou China soon and I cannot find a clear explanation about 24 hour visa free Transit.
I would like to know if my Filipina wife will be able to leave the airport premises and go to nearby hotel.

What I found online is this: "Foreigners who have confirmed onward tickets and seats on international flights and directly transit through China and stay for no more than 24 hours within the airport boundaries do not need to apply for a transit visa. However, anyone desiring to go beyond the airport boundaries temporarily should obtain permission from the immigration authorities at the airport."
So I understand that we need to speak to immigration authorizes at the airport and get a stamp to be able to leave the airport and go to a hotel.
But there are also some websites that say that she can't go beyond the airport, so I am confused.

Could you please help me? Did you ever had a long transit in China airport?

Regards,
Lucas