Can I get a passport to go abroad with a criminal record?

You can get a passport to go abroad if you have a criminal record. People who have not served their sentences can apply for passports even if they have criminal records. Belonging to the defendant or criminal suspect in a criminal case according to law; Being sentenced to a penalty and serving a sentence; The exit-entry administration of public security organs shall not issue ordinary passports. So as long as the above situation does not exist, you can apply for a passport.

1. Can people with criminal record go abroad?

You can go abroad as long as you are not restricted from leaving the country. Belonging to the defendant or criminal suspect in a criminal case according to law; Being sentenced to a penalty and serving a sentence; The exit-entry administration of public security organs shall not issue ordinary passports. So as long as the above situation does not exist, you can apply for a passport.

However, China's laws also stipulate that there are five kinds of people who are not allowed to leave the country:

1, defendants in criminal cases and criminal suspects identified by public security organs or people's procuratorates and people's courts;

2, the people's court informed that there are unresolved civil cases can not leave the country;

3, was sentenced to punishment is serving a sentence;

4. Being reeducated through labor;

5. The relevant authorities in the State Council believe that leaving the country will cause harm to national security or cause great losses to national interests. (Mainly refers to people who have worked in key departments such as state secret organs or cutting-edge science and have mastered important secrets such as politics, economy and military science. )

Second, can people with criminal records apply for passports?

In any of the following circumstances, the passport issuing organ shall not issue a passport:

(a) does not have the nationality of People's Republic of China (PRC);

(two) unable to prove identity;

(3) practicing fraud in the application process;

(4) Being sentenced to a penalty and serving a sentence;

(five) the people's court informed that there are unresolved civil cases that cannot leave the country.

Third, what is the impact of having a criminal record?

1. Administrative punishment, generally fine detention, has little impact on life.

2. If you are detained or forced to give up drugs, your personal information will be entered into the national drug control system. If you go abroad and stay in a hotel, there will usually be an alarm system in the local area to ask the local police station to investigate.

3. Reeducation through labor or shelter education, then, except going abroad and changing households, everything else will have a great impact.

4. Have a criminal record, can't apply for civil servants, and can't get a passport if you want to go abroad. Looking for a job may be discriminated against. When criminal cases occur in the future, people with criminal records will be the key targets of investigation first, and it is basically impossible to join the party. If you go abroad, there should be no problem with traveling. For other purposes (such as immigration), the visa issuing country may refuse the visa on the grounds of criminal record (only possible, depending on the policies of different countries). Teachers' qualification certificate may not be passed in the file audit, and so are civil servants and institutions. There is no problem in starting a business. If you want to work in an enterprise, some enterprises will ask to fill in the punishment, while others will not. Loans are generally not a problem.

It may have a little impact on families and future generations, mainly because children may have an impact on some jobs that require political review in the future, but it should not be serious.

legal ground

Passport Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 13

In any of the following circumstances, the passport issuing organ shall not issue a passport:

(a) does not have the nationality of People's Republic of China (PRC);

(two) unable to prove identity;

(3) practicing fraud in the application process;

(4) Being sentenced to a penalty and serving a sentence;

(five) the people's court informed that there are unresolved civil cases that cannot leave the country;

(6) Being a defendant or criminal suspect in a criminal case;

(seven) the relevant competent departments of the State Council believe that leaving the country will cause harm to national security or cause great losses to national interests.

People's Republic of China (PRC) Exit and Entry Administration Law

Article 12

Under any of the following circumstances, China citizens are not allowed to leave the country:

(1) Failing to hold a valid exit-entry certificate or refusing or evading border inspection;

(two) the punishment has not been completed or belongs to the defendant or criminal suspect in a criminal case;

(three) there are unresolved civil cases, and the people's court decides not to leave the country;

(4) Being subject to criminal punishment for obstructing the administration of the country (border) or being repatriated by other countries or regions for illegal exit, illegal residence or illegal employment, and not allowed to leave the country within the prescribed time limit;

(five) may endanger national security and interests, the relevant authorities in the State Council decided not to leave the country;

(6) Other circumstances under which exit from the country is prohibited by laws and administrative regulations.