Mainland Pass for Taiwan Province Residents

"mainland travel permit for taiwan residents", referred to as "Taiwan Compatriot Certificate", is a certificate held by residents of Taiwan Province Province to travel to and from Chinese mainland. On September 20th, 2020, the last batch of mainland travel permit for taiwan residents (commonly known as "Taiwan compatriots' certificates") will expire soon. Any resident of Taiwan Province Province who holds this Taiwanese card must apply for an electronic Taiwanese card or apply for a valid Taiwanese card to travel to and from the mainland. Visa is divided into single sign and multiple sign. A single visa is valid once, and multiple visas are valid many times within the validity period. The validity period of the Taiwan compatriots certificate shall be calculated from the date of issuance, and the beginning and ending time of the validity period shall be clearly indicated on the certificate.

"mainland travel permit for taiwan residents", referred to as "Taiwan Compatriot Certificate", is a certificate held by residents of Taiwan Province Province to travel to and from Chinese mainland.

The early Taiwan Province Compatriots' Card only served as a travel document for residents to enter the mainland. However, with the close cross-strait exchanges since 2008, more and more people from Taiwan Province Province have invested and developed in the mainland, and then settled for a long time. As a travel document, the Taiwan Compatriot Certificate has become the only legal identity card and certificate for Taiwan Province residents in mainland China (unless Taiwan Province people hold foreign passports). Taiwan compatriots' cards are no longer limited to travel documents, and have formed identity cards similar to those of Taiwan Province residents in mainland China. Residents of Taiwan Province Province can use the Taiwan Compatriot Certificate to find jobs, seek medical treatment, buy houses, open accounts and raise funds in the mainland. , its function has far exceeded the travel documents.

What is the basic process for Taiwan residents to travel to and from the mainland?

1. The applicant shall submit the application materials to the exit-entry administration agency of the public security organ at or above the county level entrusted by the State Administration of Immigration;

2. The accepting institution shall issue an acceptance receipt to the applicant if it meets the application conditions, the application materials are complete and the legal form is met; If the application materials are incomplete or inconsistent with the statutory form, the applicant shall be informed of all the contents that need to be supplemented at one time; Do not belong to the scope of responsibilities of the department or do not meet the acceptance requirements, shall not be accepted, and explain the reasons to the applicant.

3, after the examination and approval authority, make a decision of approval or disapproval. If approved, a certificate will be issued; If it is not approved, it shall issue a "Decision on Not Approving" to the applicant.

4. The applicant receives the certificate.

To sum up, mainland travel permit for taiwan residents, referred to as the "Taiwan Compatriot Certificate" for short, is an identity certificate issued by the people of China and China to the people of Taiwan Province Province for sightseeing, business and travel to and from the mainland. Its style and function are similar to passports.

Legal basis:

Measures for the administration of China citizens' travel to and from Taiwan Province Province

Article 4

Taiwan Province residents coming to the mainland shall pass through the open or designated entry and exit ports with travel documents issued by the competent state authorities.

Article 13

Residents of Taiwan Province Province who want to go to the mainland should apply for travel documents from the following authorities:

(1) Those who want to come to the mainland directly from Taiwan Province Province shall apply to the relevant agencies dispatched or entrusted by the Exit-Entry Administration of the Ministry of Public Security; If there are special reasons, you can also apply to the public security organ at the designated port;

(2) If you want to come to the Mainland after arriving in Hong Kong and Macao, you should apply to the agency of the Exit-Entry Administration of the Ministry of Public Security or entrust the relevant agencies in Hong Kong and Macao;

(3) To come to the mainland through foreign countries, an application shall be filed with the people of China and the diplomatic representative offices, consular offices or other foreign agencies authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in accordance with the Passport Law of the People's Republic of China.