Chinese Travel Document

The Travel Document is issued to Chinese nationals in situations when it is inconvenient or unnecessary to be issued a People's Republic of China passport.[1] Some cases include:

• Chinese citizens who lost their passports while having short-term journeys abroad;
• Chinese citizens who have soon-to-expire or already expired passports when they are abroad, but are not at the convenience of getting new passports due to the consideration of time needed;
• Chinese citizens who are permanent residents of Hong Kong or Macau intending to enter Mainland China directly from other countries without a Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents;
• Chinese citizens who are residents of Taiwan intending to enter Mainland China, Hong Kong, or/and Macao without a Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents;
• Chinese citizens who are residents of Taiwan intending to visit United Nations offices or countries which do not recognize the passports issued by Taiwan authority as legal travel documents;
• Chinese citizens born abroad who legally acquire Chinese citizenship at birth for their international travel back to China.
• A Chinese citizen may apply for a travel document for a child/children where only one of the parents is a Chinese citizen and the other parent the citizen of a different country.

The applicant shall approach any of the Chinese embassies, consulates, and other foreign offices entrusted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China in person to file the application. The application fee is lowered to US$18 (or the equivalent local currency) starting from 2019 in accordance with the new fee standard proved by the Ministry of Finance, while it was US$35 before.

• Chinese passport
• People's Republic of China passport
• Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport
• Macao Special Administrative Region passport
• Travel document
• Taiwan passport
• Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents