Who can't apply for passports and visas to travel abroad?

According to the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Administration of Exit and Entry of Citizens:

Article 12? Under any of the following circumstances, China citizens are not allowed to leave the country:

(1) Failing to hold a valid exit-entry certificate or refusing or evading border inspection;

(two) the punishment has not been completed or belongs to the defendant or criminal suspect in a criminal case;

(three) there are unresolved civil cases, and the people's court decides not to leave the country;

(4) Being subject to criminal punishment for obstructing the administration of the country (border) or being repatriated by other countries or regions for illegal exit, illegal residence or illegal employment, and not allowed to leave the country within the prescribed time limit;

(five) may endanger national security and interests, the relevant authorities in the State Council decided not to leave the country;

(6) Other circumstances under which exit from the country is prohibited by laws and administrative regulations.

Extended data:

According to the Passport Law of the People's Republic of China:

Thirteenth the applicant has one of the following circumstances, the passport issuing organ shall not issue a passport:

(a) does not have the nationality of People's Republic of China (PRC);

(two) unable to prove identity;

(3) practicing fraud in the application process;

(4) Being sentenced to a penalty and serving a sentence;

(five) the people's court informed that there are unresolved civil cases that cannot leave the country;

(6) Being a defendant or criminal suspect in a criminal case;

(seven) the relevant competent departments of the State Council believe that leaving the country will cause harm to national security or cause great losses to national interests.

Article 14 Under any of the following circumstances, the passport issuing organ shall not issue a passport within six months to three years from the date of completion of punishment or repatriation of the applicant:

(1) Being subject to criminal punishment for obstructing the administration of the national (border) territory;

(2) Being repatriated to China because of illegal exit, illegal residence or illegal employment.

Twentieth passport issuing agency staff in the process of handling passports have one of the following acts, shall be given administrative sanctions according to law; If the case constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law:

(a) should be accepted but not accepted;

(two) without justifiable reasons, not issued within the statutory time limit;

(3) charging fees beyond the standards set by the state;

(4) Soliciting or accepting bribes from the applicant;

(five) the disclosure of personal information of citizens known by issuing passports infringes upon the legitimate rights and interests of citizens;

(six) other acts of abuse of power, dereliction of duty, favoritism.

Article 21 Ordinary passports shall be designed and supervised by the Ministry of Public Security. Diplomatic passports and official passports are designed and supervised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Twenty-second passport issuing agencies can charge fees for passport making and filling. The collected fees and filling fees shall be turned over to the state treasury.

The standard of passport fee and filling fee shall be stipulated and published by the competent price department of the State Council in conjunction with the finance department of the State Council.

Twenty-third citizens who have gone abroad for a short period of time cannot use their passports abroad because their passports are lost, stolen or damaged, they should apply for a travel permit of the People's Republic of China to the China embassy or consulate abroad or other overseas institutions entrusted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

China People's Congress Network-People's Republic of China (PRC) Citizen Exit and Entry Administration Law