New regulations for passport processing in 2022

The photo collection, fingerprint collection, application materials submission, face-to-face verification and certificate payment, which were originally scattered in different time periods and places, were concentrated in the same place at the same time. Increase the scope of emergency accreditation matters, and provide "just leave" urgent accreditation service for those who go abroad to attend meetings and negotiations, sign contracts, report on studying abroad, or lose or damage their documents before departure. Apply for a license for office workers and provide services for accepting applications on Saturdays, rush hours and before holidays. The time limit for examination and approval of inter-provincial application for entry and exit documents has been shortened from 30 days to 20 days. A person applying for multiple certificates at the same time only needs to submit an application form, take a number and send it synchronously according to the applicant's needs. Applicants can make an appointment in advance by using the internet reservation platform, which is convenient for applicants to apply for entry and exit documents at the entry and exit reception window according to the appointment time period; Provide services for applicants to voluntarily choose two-way express entry and exit documents.

legal ground

Article 4 of the Passport Law of the People's Republic of China is issued by the Exit-Entry Administration Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security or the Exit-Entry Administration Bureau of the public security organ of the local people's government at or above the county level entrusted by the Ministry of Public Security, as well as China people's embassies and consulates abroad and other overseas institutions entrusted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Diplomatic passports are issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Official passports are issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the people of China, China's embassies and consulates abroad or other overseas institutions entrusted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the foreign affairs departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and cities with districts entrusted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.