How many two-inch photos do I need to apply for the Hong Kong and Macao Pass?

You need two two-inch photos to get a Hong Kong and Macao Pass.

Materials required for mainland residents to apply for travel permits to and from Hong Kong and Macao respectively:

1. Fill in the Application Form for Entry and Exit Documents of China Citizens;

2. Submit 2 photos of the applicant that meet the standards of the Photography Guide for Entry and Exit Documents;

3. Submit the original ID card of the applicant and the household registration book if the applicant is under the age of 16; Soldiers shall submit military identity certificates. The above-mentioned identity documents must be copied or electronically scanned;

4. Submit or verify fingerprint information as required.

Soldiers and state functionaries who have been registered for the record shall submit a letter of approval for entry and exit issued by their subordinate units or superior competent units in accordance with the personnel management authority. Mainland residents who fail to apply for passports as required must also issue relevant certification materials in accordance with relevant regulations.

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The Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Exit and Entry Administration stipulates that:

Article 9 China citizens shall apply for passports or other travel documents when leaving or entering the country.

China citizens who want to go to other countries or regions also need to obtain visas or other entry permits. However, unless the China government has signed visa exemption agreements with other governments or the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provide otherwise.

China citizens who leave or enter the country as seafarers and work on foreign ships shall apply for a seaman's certificate according to law.

The Interim Measures for the Administration of China Citizens' Private Travel to or from Hongkong or Macao stipulates that:

Article 19 Mainland citizens travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao and compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao travelling to and from the Mainland must show their entry and exit certificates to frontier inspection stations at ports open to the outside world or designated ports, fill in entry and exit registration cards and accept inspection.

Twentieth in any of the following circumstances, the frontier inspection station has the right to stop the exit and entry:

(1) Failing to hold a passport to and from Hong Kong and Macao, a home visit permit for Hong Kong and Macao compatriots or other valid documents;

(2) Holding forged, altered or other invalid passes to and from Hong Kong and Macao or home visits for Hong Kong and Macao compatriots, and fraudulently using others' passes to and from Hong Kong and Macao or home visits for Hong Kong and Macao compatriots;

(3) refusing to submit the certificate.

In accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of the preceding paragraph, and can be handled in accordance with the provisions of article twenty-sixth.

National Immigration Administration's Government Service Network-Service Guide for Travel Permit and Endorsement to and from Hong Kong and Macao