How to handle the Tibet travel permit?

Are you receiving a letter of notice which is come from your friends that make you feel whiny about your Tibet travel from Nepal? Maybe you have already prepared everything to visit China, your bag, your camera, your sport clothing, your expecting… And you are excited and happy in that you will have a wonderful travel to Tibet. But the “Tibet travel permit” upset you. Oh, I am sorry to refer to you sore spot.

But believe in me, it is easy to handle the “Tibet travel permit”, all of this are needed, so we have to handle it. To return to the subject, now, I will tell you some thing about the “Tibet travel permit”.

At first, what is the “Tibet travel permit”?

It is a gate pass to the Tibet. If the person who want to get into the Tibet but she or he does not have the Chinese citizen identity, the people should make the “Tibet travel permit”. For instance, the foreign tourism guests, Taiwan and overseas Chinese tourists. So, if you travel from Beijing to Tibet, you can omit this step.

The next, why do they should hold the “Tibet travel permit” to get in the Tibet?

In consideration of the special national tradition, the Tibetan cultural historical sites and the need to protect the ecological environment, but also because of the traffic in Tibet and tourism service facilities and reception capacity. So there are some needs that we should obey.

Then, how to handle the “Tibet travel permit”?

Directly Submit your basic information--including name, nationality, age, gender, occupation, passport number; the Tibet line, roughly travel time, travel intentions and your telephone number and so on to the Tibet tourism bureau in the designated agency. For example, if you are in Kathmandu, and you want to enjoy the Lhasa and Kathmandu tour, you can send above information to the Tibet agency in the Kathmandu. At the same time, Email the first page of the passport and the copies of visa to the travel service. And then, wait for two to four days, they will response you as soon as possible. Although there is only three days to review the approval letter issued into Tibet, but considering the ticket, hotel, guide and vehicles travel issues arrangement reservation, please as early as possible to handle the formalities of application, so that affirm the travel routes, time, place ect. Although you are in Xining, maybe you think it is nearly to Tibet, and the train from Xining to Lhasa is convenient to catch. I think it is better to advance your time to submit the basic information.

Matters needing attention!

The foreign reporter and the diplomatic officer cannot get in the Tibet as a tourist. And after you receive the “Tibet travel permit”, you can buy the train ticket or air ticket. After the travel, you should not take away the “Tibet travel permit”, it will keep in the archives.

The last but not the least! Everything is ready, and all that we need is an east wind. So, although you are urgent to begin your travel to Tibet, you should check all of the needs you have gotten ready. Surely, I hope what I say will help you.