What is a letter of entry into Tibet and who needs to apply for a confirmation letter of entry into Tibet?

In addition to those very attractive scenic spots, Tibet tourism also has relatively difficult natural environment and road conditions. Although it has been improved recently, we should pay attention to safety. In addition, many documents are required to enter Tibet. Let's see what it is!

Let's talk about Tibet first?

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.

If foreign guests travel to Tibet in an organized way, they should have a reception unit and a definite travel itinerary, and go to the office of Tibet Tourism Bureau to handle the "Confirmation Letter of Entering Tibet". Only with the confirmation letter of entering Tibet can they go to the airline to buy tickets for entering Tibet and go through the registration procedures.

What is a "Tibet Letter"?

Refers to non-China citizens, non-China passport holders and non-China citizen ID card holders who need to apply for a confirmation letter of entry into Tibet.

Who needs to apply for a "confirmation letter of travel to Tibet"?

1, a non-China citizen ID card holder-a tourist from Taiwan Province Province, China;

2. Non-China passport holders-foreign passport holders.

3. Overseas Chinese who don't have China passports also need to apply for a "Travel Approval Letter to Tibet".

At present, the requirement that people from Hong Kong and Macao must provide a "Tibet Tourism Approval Letter" has been cancelled. Hong Kong and Macao tourists can travel to Tibet by themselves with the China SAR passport, the Home Visit Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Compatriots or the Mainland Pass for Hong Kong and Macao Residents.

There are other situations where documents need to be prepared: Xinjiang people need to prepare documents when entering Tibet.

Identity card, Xinjiang one-card card, certificate issued by the public security bureau (proving that there is no criminal record) and letter of guarantee for entering Tibet (generally issued by local travel agencies in Lhasa) are indispensable. If the document is missing, it will lead to incomplete preparation, not a matter of delaying time. The checkpoint on the way will be stopped, and finally you can only regret going back the same way.

People from Hong Kong and Macao need to prepare documents to enter Tibet.

Hong Kong and Macao residents holding valid China SAR passports, home visits permits or Hong Kong and Macao residents' travel passes to and from Hong Kong and Macao can go to Tibet by themselves without providing Tibet entry permits. However, going to Mount Everest in Tibet and some border areas in Tibet is the same as applying for border permits from mainlanders, and can only be handled through local travel agencies in Tibet.

In addition to restricting these tourists from visiting Tibet, there are still some places in Tibet that must hold a "border defense certificate" to enter. Because most of Tibet is close to other neighboring countries, if you don't have a "border card (pass)", you can only go home!