Tibet entry permit is issued by Tibet Tourism Bureau with much more restrictions. There are overall four documents required for foreign tourists who want to travel freely in Tibet.
1. Chinese Visa - you can apply for in Chinese Embassy in your country;
2. Tibet Entry Permit - It is issued by Tibet Tourism Bureau and is a must for foreigners entering Tibet;
3. Travel Permit: It is required when you are planning to travel to the closed areas in Tibet, which you can obtain it after you arrive in Tibet
4. Military Permit - you have to obtain if you are planning to travel to some military sensitive areas.
Above The Himalaya Trekking is able to assist you to process all of those above documents if you book a Tibet tour with us.
Passport & Visas
All individuals entering Tibet must hold a passport valid for at least six months. If you are entering Tibet from China, your Chinese visa must be valid. Only travelers with tourist visas (not business, resident or student visas) are permitted. Entering Tibet from Nepal, either by friendship highway or by air requires a separate visa valid for Tibet from the Chinese embassy in Katmandu. You may apply for a group visa from us (minimum of two people in a group and you must leave China with this person unless you can change the visa inside China).
Tibet Travel Permit
Travel Permit, also called Aliens' Travel Permit (A.T.P), is required to visit closed areas.
Above The Himalaya Trekking will assist you in applying a Tibet Travel Permit.
How to apply for a Tibet Entry Permit?
Tibet Entry Permit is not available by independent travelers. Travelers have to travel in tour group and ask their travel agent to apply it for you. Please prepare the following documents before asking your travel agent to apply permit.
1 .a copy of your Passport;
2 .a copy of your China visa (tourist visa);
3 .Full names, gender, Date of Birth, Passport number, nationality, occupation;
Additional Requirements for F visa customers
If you are F visa (business visa) holders, you are required to provide additional information to Tibet Tourism Bureau to get a Tibet Entry Permit:
1 . If you are working in China, a certification in Chinese by your company in China is required;
2 .If you are invited to China for business, research, lecture, scientific-technological and culture exchanges, short-term advanced studies or inter practice for a period of no more than six months, a certification by your Chinese travel agency is required.
As for the certification, you are required to provide your full Names, Nationality, Passport number, Dates of entry and exit China, and the stamps of your company or your travel agency.
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