why permits required to travel tibet

• special geographical features
• special and complicated climate and transportation situation
• fragile ecological Environment
• limited capacity of receiving tourists and manging tourism
• sensitive political elements

what people are required to have permits

• non-Chinese passport holder and permenant China citizens
• two passports holder if there are (China' passport and one other foreign country's passports)

What people are free from these permits

• Chinese citizens - holding only China's passport or permenant China citizens
• Hong Kong people with permenant H.K. ID
• Maccao people with permenant Maccao ID
• Chinese living overseas with China's passport only

Required:

• individual tourists are not allowed to go to tibet in any means if he or she has no receipt; here ' receipt' means 'local tour operator' and 'local travel agent'; 'Receipt' does not mean any local family or local person
• if you are a crew of people with business purpose and wish to make conversations on business, your receipt must be 'Foreign trade and Economic association of Tibet A.R.'; we can assist on arrange this permit for you

Special exception:

• If you are an individual, you can obtain the permit at Lhasa railway station; this exception is only valid for foreign tourists who take train to Lhasa; at the exit of Lhasa railway station, you are required to present your permit, if there isn't, you are required to apply at site