What materials are needed to apply for a passport in 2017?

To apply for a passport in 2017, you need to bring your ID card, household register and photo to the Exit-Entry Administration Bureau of the county-level public security bureau where your household registration is located to apply for it. The relevant regulations are:

Article 4 A citizen who applies for an ordinary passport shall apply in person to the exit and entry administration agency of the public security organ of the local people’s government at or above the county level where his/her household registration is located, and submit the following true and valid materials:

(1) A recent bareheaded photo and the completed "Application Form for Chinese Citizens to Go Abroad (Border) for Private Purposes" (hereinafter referred to as the application form).

(2) Resident ID card, household registration booklet and their copies; during the period of collecting, renewing or re-issuing the resident ID card, you can submit your temporary resident ID card, household registration booklet and their copies.