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Types of Passport
- Ordinary passports
- Diplomatic passports
- Service passports
Procedure to apply and obtain a Chinese Passport
When a Chinese citizen applies for an ordinary passport in China, the person must submit the application in person to the exit and entry management agency of the Public Security Bureau of the local people’s government at the county level or above where the person is registered.
When active military personnel apply for an ordinary passport, after completing the approval procedures according to the administrative authority, they must submit the application in person or above to the exit and entry management agency of the public security organization of the local government.
Hong Kong SAR residents living abroad can submit applications directly to the Immigration Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or in person at an embassy or consulate.
For applications submitted through a consulate or embassy, the relevant information will be forwarded to the Immigration Department of Hong Kong SAR for review and approval.
After receiving the documents returned by the immigration department, the embassy or consulate will inform the applicant by telephone or other means to collect them at the embassy.
If the application materials submitted by the passport application unit are complete and meet the issuance conditions, the license-issuing authority will issue the passport within 3 working days.
What are the Documents Required?
Ordinary Passport
- Completed “Chinese Citizens to Go Abroad (Border) for Private Purposes” Application Form
- Recent photo
- Citizen Identity Card, Housing Registration Manual and their copies;
- Citizens under the age of 16 must submit the guardian’s consent to leave the country together with their guardian, the guardian’s resident ID card or household registration book, passport and copy;
- Government employees must submit a certificate of consent to leave the country issued by their duty unit or higher supervisory unit, according to the relevant regulations, according to the personnel management authority
- Other materials to be submitted by the exit-entry management agency of the public security system of the provincial-level local people’s government for the approval of the exit-entry management agency of the Ministry of Public Security.
Official Passport
- Original copy of the approval document for leaving the country (territory)
- Business group information form
- Application form for official passport.
- Copy of the overseas mission notice
- Original copy of overseas mission confirmation
- Business group information form
- Application form for official passport.
- Fill out the “Immigration Identity Statement” truthfully and completely. Fill in Chinese names in block letters and foreign names in capital letters.
- One recent color photograph (front, without cap, 55 mm × 45 mm ).
- Original expired or damaged certificates or copies of lost certificates (if any).
- Original and copy of foreign residence permit (if any).
- Form ID1003A (Application Form for Travel / Transportation to Hong Kong, used when applying for an “Entry Permit to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China”).
- Description of the situation. Loss of documents etc. (expired, lost or damaged passports or other travel documents abroad for Hong Kong residents).
Processing Fees of Passport
| Type of business handled | Charges (RMB) | Fees (USD) | Fees (Euro) | |
| Diplomatic passport | issue | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| raise | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Official passports | issue | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| raise | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ordinary official passport | issue | 120 | 18 | 16 |
| raise | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Travel Document | 120 | 18 | 16 | |
| Hong Kong SAR passport handling fee (including postage fee for application materials) | Equivalent to 10 US dollars | 10 | Equivalent to 10 US dollars | |
| Hong Kong SAR Immigration Statement of Identity Issuance | handling fee | Equivalent to 10 US dollars | 10 | Equivalent to 10 US dollars |
| Entry permit | Equivalent to 10 US dollars | 10 | Equivalent to 10 US dollars | |
| Naturalization certificate / denaturalization certificate | 200 | 35 | 25 | |
| Enrollment / withdrawal / restoration of nationality processing fee | 50 | 8 | 7 | |
Passport Validity
- Ordinary passports (above 16 years of age) – Valid for 10 years
- Ordinary passports (below16 years of age) – Valid for 5 years
- Diplomatic or Service Passports – Valid for 4 years
