China - Obtain an Exit and Entry Permit

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Procedure

Fill printed by the public security organs, "Border Management Area Permit Application Form", after examination qualified.

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Required Documents

Identity card or other valid certificates

Office Locations & Contacts

People's Republic of China Ministry of Public Security
Address: No. 14 East Chang An Avenue,
Beijing Zip: 100741
http://www.mps.gov.cn/

Division of Exit and Entry Administration of Beijing Public Security Bureau
Address: No.2 Andingmen Dongjie, Dongcheng District, Beijing
Tel: ?010?84020101
Office hours: Monday to Saturday 8:30a.m. - 4:30p.m.
Website: http://www.bjgaj.gov.cn/

Contacts for Municipal Public Security Bureaus of China

Eligibility

In order to entering China, foreigners shall apply to the visa-issuing authorities stationed abroad for a visa, except as otherwise provided for in this Law.

Chinese citizens who exit or enter China shall, in accordance with the law, apply for passports or other travel documents.

Fees

Free

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

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Instructions

Chinese citizens bound for other countries or regions shall obtain visas or other entry permits from destination countries, unless the Chinese government has signed visa exemption agreements with the governments of those countries, or otherwise stipulated by the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Chinese citizens who exit or enter China as seamen or work on foreign ships shall apply for seamens certificates in accordance with the law.

Required Information

• Full names
• Gender
• Date of birth
• Nationality
• Residence
• Object of stay
• Address in china
• Date of entry
• Identification numbers
• Certificate no.

Need for the Document

For "People's Republic of China border management area permit"

Information which might help

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Under any of the following circumstances, Chinese citizens are not allowed to exit China:

• Hold no valid exit/entry documents, or refuse or evade border inspection;
• Are sentenced to criminal punishments, the execution of which have not been completed, or are suspects or defendants in criminal cases;
• Are involved in unsettled civil cases and not allowed to exit China upon decision of the peoples courts;
• Are subject to criminal punishment for impairing border administration, or are repatriated by other countries or regions due to illegal exit from China, illegal residence or illegal employment, and the No-Exit-from-China period has not expired;
• May endanger national security or interests, and are not allowed to exit China upon decision by competent departments under the State Council; or
• Other circumstances in which exit from China is not allowed in accordance with laws or administrative regulations.

External Links

Exit and Entry Administration Law of the Peoples Republic of China

State Organs

Others

Handled in accordance with: Ministry of Public Security Decree No. 42, "People's Republic of China border management area permit management approach"