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Home » Tibet Travel Permit

Tibet Travel Permit

The Tibet Travel Permit is a Tibet travel document other than a Chinese visa. It is issued by the Tibet Tourism Administration, and this document is needed when foreigners travel to Tibet. It can only be applied after having China Visa OR to be applied together with China Visa

Permits are no longer required for a trip to the east Tibet of Kham and Amdo

Table of Contents
1. Types of Tibet Travel Permit
2. Sample documents
3. How to obtain the Permit and Visa
3.1. When enter Tibet from Nepal
3.2. When enter Tibet from China mainland
4. Tibet tours

Types of Tibet Travel Permit

Tibet Travel Permit

issued by Tibet Tourism Board;

it is the permit that for traveling through Tibet

Tibet Culture Permit

 issued by Tibet Culture Bureau;

it is required when visiting high-protection sites

Alien’s Travel permit

issued by Tibet Public Security Bureau;

it is required for visiting border areas

Army permit

it is required for visiting the permitted areas

When traveling to Tibet, not all of the above 4 types of approvals are required to be processed, for example:

To travel in Lhasa only, The required travel documents are just China Visa and Tibet Travel Permit;

If to travel to other regions of Tibet, Say – Nyingzhi, it is required to have China Visa, Travel Permit, Alien’s Travel permit and Army permit;

Sample documents

tibet travel permit
Permit Front Page
permit second page
China visa

How to obtain the Permit and Visa

The city that you depart for Lhasa determines the way of obtaining the Permit and Visa
In General, there are two ways to get onto Tibetan plateau

Via Nepal

Via other cities in China.
Among these cities, Chengdu is the most convenient city for flights to Tibet, Kham and Amdo 

When enter Tibet from Nepal

You will need to prepare just one document

  • A clear color scan of your passport with valid for 6 months minimum

Once you have this documents ready, please forward to us, we will apply the travel permit and China Visa both in Lhasa, Tibet

And you will need to have one Tour operator in Kathmandu OR we can provide our local Kathmandu partner which will be responsible for getting the files from China Embassy in Kathmandu

Attention : All visitors do Not need to have a China visa in advance when entering Tibet from Nepal;

When enter Tibet from China mainland

You will need to have China Visa first, Please visit this page China Visa for how to obtain China Visa; once you have your China visa ready, please forward two documents,

  • A clear color scan of your China travel visa
  • A clear color scan of your passport with valid for 6 months minimum

We will apply and obtain the needed Tibet travel documents before your arrival;

Attention : You will need to obtain China travel visa first; and we will apply your permit or permits in Lhasa, Tibet

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