How soon can I get a passport with a smuggling record?

You can get a passport if you have a smuggling record of eight years.

Whoever smuggles shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than one year, criminal detention or public surveillance, or fixed-term imprisonment of not less than one year but not more than three years, and shall also be fined. Generally, people with smuggling records cannot apply for passports after returning to China for several years. Probably you can't apply for a passport and a Hong Kong and Macao pass within eight years from the date of returning to China.

Smuggling means stealing across the border. It refers to the illegal act that a natural person can be investigated for administrative or criminal responsibility when crossing a national border or passing through a legally imaginary country (border) without a designated port, border inspection or entry and exit permit.

Consequences of smuggling

1. Because stowaways have no legal status, in a country ruled by law, such people do not exist in theory, so they are not protected by law. It is precisely because of the lack of protection that stowaways are often treated inhumanely, especially when the economic interests of "snakeheads" are affected by diseases and other reasons, they will be mercilessly abandoned or even killed. Even if stowaways can reach their destinations, they will be discriminated against and abused because they have no normal status.

Second, illegal activities have seriously affected China's foreign economic exchanges and normal exchanges between citizens, triggered a series of diplomatic representations, and interfered with the overall situation of China's diplomatic work. The sequelae of smuggling are far more than these. Behind this smuggling behavior at the cost of life are dirty transactions, the spread of evil forces, and various subtle social problems. What's more, long-term overwork and the pressure of debt have made many illegal immigrants finally embark on the road of crime.

legal ground

Article 322 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * violates the border management laws and regulations and steals across the country (border). If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than one year, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also be fined; Whoever crosses the border illegally for the purpose of joining a terrorist organization, receiving terrorist training or carrying out terrorist activities shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than one year but not more than three years and fined.

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

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. Article 10 Citizens of China who travel between the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region, and citizens of China who travel between Taiwan Province Province, shall apply for a pass according to law and abide by the relevant provisions of this Law. Specific management measures shall be formulated by the State Council.

Eleventh China citizens leaving or entering the country shall submit their passports, other travel documents and other exit and entry documents to the entry-exit frontier inspection authorities, and shall go through the prescribed procedures before leaving or entering the country.

At qualified ports, the entry-exit frontier inspection organs shall provide special passages and other convenient measures for China citizens to enter and leave the country.

Twelfth China citizens are not allowed to leave the country under any of the following circumstances:

(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.