China Travel Forum

[fenila]

I am going to Tibet for travel but I heard that it needs permit ,can anyone tell me how to get the travel permit?

[Guest]

Travel permits are easy to get if you purchase any package tour from travel agents. It is actually part of the package.
If you are not intrested to buy any service from them and want to get the travel permit it may proved to be hard.

[Guest]

Because we are a LOCAL travel agency, it's quite easy for you to get a travel permit with our help. Simply send us your
1) full name;
2) gender;
3) date of birth;
4) passport number;
5) nationality


- all exactly the same as on your passport. And you need to tell us your occupation because journalists and people that could be involved in political matters could be revoked (they need more complicated procedure to get a permit).

You need to apply for the travel permit at least 10 days prior to your entry date.

Please note that if you do not book any tour from us, we can not help you get the permits. No travel agency can provide "permit-only" service. Here is a note from Lonely Planet:

"Lhasa PSB will not issue travel permits to individuals and will direct you to a travel agency. Agencies can arrange a travel permit to almost anywhere but only if you book a Land Cruiser, driver and a guide."


Important Issues about Tibet Travel Permit
1. All kinds of people can get Tibet permit through a travel agency except diplomats, journalists, and government officials who should travel to Tibet under the arrangement by the Foreign Affairs Office of Tibet Government.

2. After having a permit, a travel agency could buy you the air tickets, and you can pass the check-in at the airport and the check point reroute with the permit.

3. Only the guide could hold the permit after you establish yourself on Tibet land. You are not allowed to bring with it and travel to anywhere you want because except Lhasa you need another permit named as "Aliens’ Permit". Otherwise if you are stopped by the police you will be sent out of Tibet or have trouble politically and economically. Furthermore, the travel agency which helped to get you the permit will also be in trouble.

Therefore seriously not any legitimate travel agency could sell you the Tibet permit if you do not book a tour with them. We don't think you would like to be in trouble due to a "sold" Tibet permit after you pay a lot of money for the tour.

4. There is a service charge (by the government) to get the Tibet permit which is 7 US dollars per person.
You can check the Tibet travel by net

[kamal]

You can get the permit via the branches of Tourism Bureau of Tibet. The closest one of you is located in Beijing. Here is the address:北京市东直门南大街１４号保利大厦写字楼Ｍ０２１室，邮编：１０００２７，电话：０１０－６５０３５８０２，传真：０１０－６５９３６５３８； M021,No.14 Baoli Plaza,Dong zhi men nan da jie,zip code 100027, tele 010-65035802 Fax:010-65936538.p.s you may also find a travel angent which can handle this for you.