Do I need a passport and visa to go to Hainan?

China citizens do not need passports or visas to go to Hainan. Hainan is the southernmost province in China, so you don't need a passport, let alone a visa. Foreign citizens need passports and visas to go to Hainan. Because they have already entered People's Republic of China (PRC), they must have passports and visas issued by institutions outside China before they can enter the country.

1. If one of the following conditions is met, you can apply for a new ordinary passport:

1, the visa page is almost used up;

2. The validity period is less than six months, or the validity period is more than six months, but there are materials to prove that the validity period does not meet the requirements of the destination country;

3. The name, gender, ID number, place of birth and date of birth on the household registration book have changed or the applicant's appearance has changed significantly;

4. The applicant can collect fingerprints after recovering from finger injury;

5. Other circumstances identified by the National Immigration Bureau;

Two, meet one of the following conditions can apply for renewal of ordinary passport:

1, the visa page is almost used up;

2. The validity period is less than six months, or the validity period is more than six months, but there are materials to prove that the validity period does not meet the requirements of the destination country;

3. The name, gender, ID number, place of birth and date of birth on the household registration book have changed or the applicant's appearance has changed significantly;

4. The applicant can collect fingerprints after recovering from finger injury;

5. Other circumstances identified by the Exit-Entry Administration of the Ministry of Public Security;

Legal basis: Article 17 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) Municipality on the Administration of Exit and Entry of Citizens. The passport of the People's Republic of China is valid for five years and can be extended twice, each time not exceeding five years. The application for extension should be made before the passport expires. In foreign countries, passport extension shall be handled by China's diplomatic representative offices, consular offices or other overseas offices authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The extension of passports of China citizens who have settled in China shall be handled by the public security departments (bureaus) of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government and the exit-entry administrative departments of public security organs authorized by them; The extension of passports of citizens living in China before leaving the country shall be handled by the exit-entry administration department of the public security organ at the place where the original documents are issued or where the household registration is located.