Visas & Permits
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Permits & Visa
Generally, it is required to have a Tibet Travel Permit & a Chinese Visa to enter Tibet as a traveler. These are two different documents.
“Tibet Travel Permit” is permitted by Tibet Tourism Bureau (TTB), which is under administration of Tibet Local Authority.
“Chinese Visa” is permitted by Chinese Embassy, which is under administration of China Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The pre-applied Chinese visa is only valid when entering Tibet via other cities of China, and it will automatically lose its validity when entering Nepal.
However, it is not sufficient to have just these two documents for a trip throughout the whole of Tibet. For travel through some restricted areas other permits are required.
Entering Tibet
Basically, there are now only two ways to travel into Tibet, by land or by flight:
- Through Nepal
- Via outer cities of China.
Necessary information for entering Tibet via Nepal:
- Please providing scanning file of passport, which is with at least 6 months valid.
- Please providing your occupation.
In addition to above, Tibet Travel Permit & Chinese Visa will both apply and the permitted information will be forwarded to the Chinese Embassy in Katmandu, where a Kathmandu located Tour Company is required to obtain Chinese Visa at Chinese Embassy.
Necessary information for entering Tibet via China:
- Applying for a visa before your arrival of China.
- Please providing scanning file of passport, which is with at least 6 months valid.
- Please providing your occupation.
Your Tibet Travel Permit will be required before your arrival from China. It will be mailed to the local city from which you will departure for Tibet. With Chinese Visa obtained in your country & Tibet Travel Permit you may enter Tibet for a trip.
Please note:
- All Tibet Travel Permits are valid as 1 entry, there is no multi-entry Tibet Travel Permit.
- Diplomats, journalists, government officials do not apply to the regulation of Tibet tour with TTB permit.
- It takes about 5-7 working days for Tibet travel Permit applications, as well as Chinese Visa applications; it normally takes 2-3 days for obtaining Chinese Visa in Chinese embassy of Kathmandu. Therefore it would be better to have 15 days notice to confirm the trip in order to ensure the time is sufficient for all paper work and approvals.
Please contact us should you need assistance with the above information and procedures.
