People's Republic of China passport
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The People's Republic of China passport (simplified Chinese: 中华人民共和国护照) is an official international travel document issued to Chinese citizens in the mainland who need to go abroad for personal reasons, such as sightseeing, business, study and emigration.
There are several types of passports issued by the People's Republic of China, namely: - relax's passport - ordinary passport; - public ordinary passport; - service passport (i.e. official passport); - diplomatic passport; - for Hong Kong and Macau, the (HKSAR Passport & MSAR Passport are issued respectively under the One Country, Two Systems Principle enshrined in the respective Basic Laws of the Hong Kong SAR and the Macau SAR.
The newest version of the ordinary Chinese passport is "Form 97-2", which replaced its predecessors "Form 92" and "Form 97-1", and was released to the general public in 2007.
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[edit] Features
Inside
The "Form 97-2" ordinary Chinese passport is a machine readable passport.
Personal data is on the inside front cover along with a coloured photo printed using digital security technology. Details include:
- Passport type (P)
- Country Code (CHN)
- Passport number (Gxxxxxxxx)
- Name (Surname and Given names)
- Sex (M) or (F)
- Date of birth (DD.MMM.YYYY)
- Date of issue (DD.MMM.YYYY)
- Place of birth (Province, or country if born abroad)
- Place of issued (Province, or place of diplomatic/consular authority if issued abroad)
- Date of expiry (DD.MMM.YYYY)
- Authority (Exit & Entry Administration Ministry of Public Security or the Chinese diplomatic and consular mission)
Languages
All information is printed in Simplified Chinese and English.
Validity
The passport previously had a 5 year period of validity. Since 2007, it will be valid for 10 years for bearers 16 years of age or older. According to the new Passport Law of the PRC, renewal of previously issued passports ended on January 1, 2007. However, if a passport was renewed before 2007, it remains valid until its new expiration date.From April 1, 2007, China began issuing a 48-page passport.
Passport Note
In Chinese
中华人民共和国外交部请各国军政机关对持照人予以通行的便利和必要的协助.
In English
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China requests all civil and military authorities of foreign countries to allow the bearer of this passport to pass freely and afford assistance in case of need.
[edit] Visa-free/Visa-on-Arrival Travel Access for PRC ordinary (Private) Passports
According to a study done by Henley & Partners, the PRC has a Henley Visa Restrictions Index of 18, which means that PRC citizens enjoy visa-free access to 18 countries and territories for short-term tourism visits. The PRC is ranked 78th out of 83 in terms of international travel freedom, which is one of the lowest scores in the study. This rating is far below those of Hong Kong SAR (#13) and Taiwan R.O.C. (#55) and is the same as that of North Korea (also #78). [1]
According to visa and passport information from International Air Transport Association (IATA) provided by Delta Airlines, the following countries and territories provide visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to holders of PRC private passport.[1]
It is estimated that 44 countries and territories granted visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to ordinary PRC passport holders. Only 20 countries and territories are visa-free accessible. Visa prior to arrival or pre-arrangement required for countries or territories not mentioned below.
Where visa-free access is permitted, such access is not necessarily a right, and admission may technically be at the discretion of border enforcement officers. Visitors engaging in activities other than tourism, including unpaid work, may require a visa or work permit.
[edit] Africa
| Countries and Territories | Conditions of access |
|---|---|
 Benin |
3 months [2] |
 Burundi |
Visa issued on arrival [3] |
 Comoros |
Visa issued on arrival [4] |
 Djibouti |
1-month visa issued upon arrival for DJF5,000[5] |
 Ethiopia |
6-month visa issued upon arrival for US$40[6] |
 Kenya |
3-month visa issued upon arrival for US$50[7] |
 Madagascar |
90-day visa issued on arrival for MGA140,000 [8] |
 Malawi |
Visa issued upon arrival [9] |
 Mauritius |
15 days [10] |
 Mozambique |
30-day visa issued on arrival for US$25 [11] |
 São Tomé and Príncipe |
1-month visa issued upon arrival provided pre-arrangement made by transporting carrier [12] |
 Seychelles |
1 month [13] |
 Tanzania |
Visa issued on arrival [14] |
 Togo |
7-days visa issued on arrival for XOF35,000 [15] |
 Uganda |
1-year visa issued on arrival for US$200 [16] |
[edit] Americas
| Countries and Territories | Conditions of access |
|---|---|
 Dominica |
21-days [17] |
 Saint Lucia |
42-day visa issued upon arrival for US$50 [18] |
[edit] Asia
| Countries and Territories | Conditions of access |
|---|---|
 Azerbaijan |
30-day visa issued on arrival for US$100 [19] |
 Bahrain |
14-day visa issued on arrival [20] |
 Cambodia |
30-day visa issued on arrival for US$20 [21] |
 Georgia |
visa issued on arrival [22] |
 Indonesia |
30-day visa issued on arrival for US$25 [23] |
 Iran |
17-day visa issued on arrival for US$50 [24] |
 Laos |
15-day visa issued on arrival for US$30 [25] |
 Lebanon |
1 month [26] |
 Malaysia |
30-day visa issued on arrival for MYR100 [27] |
 Maldives |
30 days [28] |
 Nepal |
150 days [29] |
 Sri Lanka |
30 days [30] |
 Thailand |
15-day visa issued on arrival for THB1,900 [31] |
 Timor-Leste |
30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$30 [32] |
[edit] Europe
| Countries and Territories | Conditions of access |
|---|---|
 Kosovo |
90 days [33] |
 San Marino |
90 days [34] |
[edit] Oceania
| Countries and Territories | Conditions of access |
|---|---|
 Cook Islands |
31 days [35] |
 Fiji |
6 months [36] |
 Federated States of Micronesia |
30 days [37] |
 Niue |
30 days [38] |
 Palau |
30 days [39] |
 Samoa |
60 days [40] |
 Tokelau |
free cruising permit can be obtain in Apia, Samoa [41] |
 Tuvalu |
1 month [42] |
 Vanuatu |
30 days [43] |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
Visa-free for the holders of PRC passports (Chinese)
