Common Tibet Travel Permit and Chinese Visa Rejection Reasons and Solutions

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How Can You Keep Your Tibet Travel Permit Application from Being Rejected?

To ensure smooth approval, I recommend avoiding restricted areas such as Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, Lhamo La Tso, Yadong County, and Chamdo listed in your itinerary of Tibet Travel Permit. You can consult our travel agency for approved route planning. One highly advantageous and more convenient way is to opt for booking a small group tour, because the itinerary is well-planned and compliant, which helps avoid an improper or illegal travel plan.

Multiple submissions for Tibet Travel Permit via different agencies at the same time will increase the risk of application denial. Instead, you should entrust your Tibet Travel Permit application to a single reputable licensed travel agency.

For security and compliance reasons, try to avoid visiting Tibet in March as it is more difficult to apply for a Tibet Travel Permit in this sensitive month. April could be an ideal time to visit Tibet. The tour prices are usually more affordable during this period, and you can also enjoy a less crowded tourist environment.

If you are a diplomat, journalist or government official, none of the travel agencies can process your Tibet Travel Permit application while only the Tibet Foreign Affairs Office of TAR is authorized to do so.

As long as Indian nationals plan to visit Mt. Kailash, or other parts of Ngari prefecture, they are required to book their Tibet tours and obtain Tibet Travel Permit through a Nepali or Indian travel agency that cooperates with the Foreign Affairs Office of TAR or the Pilgrim Center.

Applications submitted by individuals will not be processed under any circumstances. As Tibet Tourism Bureau is the only authority for issuing Tibet Travel Permit, it exclusively accepts applications from certified local travel agencies. Therefore, the only way to obtain Tibet Travel Permit is through a registered local agency.

You should note that a passport valid for at least more than 6 months is the necessary document for Tibet Travel Permit application.

How Can You Keep Your Chinese Visa Application from Being Rejected?

Tibet is open to foreign tourists from all over the world and your Tibet trip totally complies with Chinese regulations. Nevertheless, it is advisable not to include Tibet as a travel destination when filling out your Chinese Visa application form. Otherwise, your may get a visa refusal.

Applying the wrong visa category will result in a Chinese Visa refusal. It’s necessary for you to submit appropriate documents according to your visa category. There are different Chinese Visas for various purposes like business visa, student visa, work visa and so on. For your Tibet trip, Chinese Tourist Visa is commonly recommended.

Conclusion

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