Can a person with a criminal record travel abroad?

People with criminal records can go abroad, and there is no restriction in our laws. The key is whether the destination country gives them visas. Because in some countries, when applying for a visa, you need proof of no criminal record. According to the relevant laws and regulations, if the relevant authorities in the State Council believe that leaving the country will endanger national security or cause great losses to national interests, the passport issuing authority will not issue passports.

What documents do China citizens need for entry and exit?

1. China citizens shall apply for passports or other travel documents when leaving or entering the country;

2, China citizens to other countries or regions, but also need to obtain a visa or other entry permits. However, the China government has signed visa exemption agreements with other governments or it is otherwise stipulated by the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

3. China citizens who leave or enter the country as seafarers and work on foreign ships shall apply for the seaman's certificate according to law.

To sum up, you can go abroad with a criminal record. You can go abroad as long as you are not restricted from leaving the country. China citizens with criminal records can access the background database of the embassy when applying for a visa. Generally speaking, there is nothing wrong with traveling abroad, but it depends on the decision of the visa country. According to different visa policies in different countries, it is possible to refuse a visa on the grounds of having a criminal record.

Legal basis:

Article 13 of the Passport Law of the People's Republic of China

In any of the following circumstances, the passport issuing organ shall not issue a passport:

1, without People's Republic of China (PRC) nationality;

2. Unable to prove identity;

3. Practicing fraud in the application process;

4, was sentenced to punishment is serving a sentence;

5, the people's court informed that there are unresolved civil cases can not leave the country;

6. Belonging to the defendant or criminal suspect in a criminal case;

7. The relevant authorities in the State Council believe that leaving the country will endanger national security or cause great losses to national interests.