What are the restrictions for foreigners to travel to Tibet?

There are no restrictions for foreigners to travel to Tibet, and they only need to apply for a visa to enter Tibet.

According to the regulations of the National Tourism Administration, foreign tourists, tourists from Taiwan Province Province and overseas Chinese (except those holding China SAR passports or home visit permits) are not allowed to travel by themselves during their stay in Tibet. No matter how many guests there are, you must travel in groups in an organized and planned way.

Any organized overseas travel team must apply to Tibet Tourism Bureau for an entry permit for foreigners through its entrusted travel agency. Since July 1 day, 2007, the mainland handling agency of the Confirmation Letter for Foreign Tourists Traveling to Tibet has been uniformly examined and issued by the Industry Management Office of Xizang Autonomous Region Tourism Bureau.

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Requirements:

1. The types of visas that must be handled through travel agencies are: tourist visa (L), residence visa (D), visiting visa (F), professional visa (Z) and study visa (X);

2, tourist visa (L) To handle the letter of entry into Tibet, you only need to submit the passport and visa scanned copy of the tourist;

3. Residence visa (d) requires the submission of the tourist's work (or residence) certificate; Visitor visa (f) must submit the certificate of the China inviting unit of the tourist; Professional visa (Z) must submit the certificate of employment company; Study visa (X) must submit the certificate of the tourist school;

All tourists who travel to Tibet with official visas and journalist visas are not received by travel agencies. Please consult the foreign affairs department.

5. After entering Tibet, the entry certificate shall be kept by the tour guide. After the tour, the travel agency should return them to the Tourism Bureau for the record. Any entry documents are not allowed to be taken out of Tibet.

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