Can the suspension of ordinary passports be reinstated in 2022?

Can the suspension of ordinary passports be reinstated in 2022?

During the epidemic, the "no traveling abroad unless necessary or urgent" policy dissuaded most friends who wanted to apply for/update passports to leave the country.

In the past, only Chinese citizens who went abroad to study, work, do business, participate in international epidemic prevention and control, and who needed to enter and exit due to the resumption of work and production of enterprises could apply for passports to leave the country.

The latest requirements are as follows

Going abroad to participate in epidemic prevention and control, medical assistance, transporting disaster relief materials, and transporting production and living supplies;

Participating in key engineering projects and organized Labor dispatch and employment;

Engaged in business, scientific research, studying abroad, examinations, and academic exchange activities;

Seeing medical treatment, caring for and visiting critically ill patients, handling funerals of relatives, taking care of the elderly, children, pregnant women, Participate in relatives’ weddings and graduation ceremonies, family reunions, and handle overseas emergencies.

Personal travel passport application will be resumed in 2022

Yes, you can apply for a passport in August 2022.

Passport applications can be resumed in 2022.

It is now normal to resume passport processing.

Passport application is based on regulations. To apply for a passport, you need to go to the nearest exit-entry administration department of the Public Security Bureau to apply for it yourself. This means that you cannot entrust others to do it for you.

The overseas epidemic situation remains severe, and cross-border travel poses greater security risks.

The National Immigration Administration advocates not leaving the country unless it is urgent or necessary.

However, for those who really need to go abroad for study, employment, business, etc., after verification, the immigration management agency will issue passports and other entry-exit documents normally.

So, international students can still study abroad normally