Does the mainland need a passport to go to Taiwan Province?

Legal analysis: Mainland residents do not need passports to go to Taiwan Province, but need mainland residents' passes to and from Taiwan.

Legal basis: Measures for the Administration of China Citizens Travelling to and from Taiwan Province

Article 6 Mainland residents who want to settle down in Taiwan Province, visit relatives, friends, travel, accept and handle property, handle weddings and funerals, or participate in economic, scientific, technological, cultural, educational, sports, academic and other activities must apply to the municipal or county public security bureau where their household registration is located.

article 7 mainland residents who apply to go to Taiwan Province must go through the following procedures:

(1) submit their identity and household registration certificates;

(2) Fill in the application form for going to Taiwan Province;

(3) On-the-job and in-school personnel shall submit the opinions of their units on the applicant's going to Taiwan Province; Non-on-the-job and in-school personnel shall submit the opinions of the local police station on the applicant's trip to Taiwan Province;

(4) Submit certificates corresponding to the application.

Article 22 Travel documents for mainland residents to and from Taiwan Province refer to mainland residents' passes to and from Taiwan and other valid travel documents.