Taiwan Travel Permit

This article is about the travel document of Mainland China. For the entry permit of the Republic of China, see Taiwan Entry Permit.

The Taiwan Travel Permit^[a] is a travel document issued by the Exit and Entry Administration of the People's Republic of China.^[6] This card-size biometric document is issued for its bearers, Chinese citizens residing in the mainland, to travel from the mainland to the Taiwan Area for personal, business, or other purposes.^[7][8][9]

Taiwan Travel Permit 往来台湾通行证
Card-style permit in 2015
Type	Travel Document
Issued by	Exit and Entry Administration of the People's Republic of China
Purpose	Exit the immigration checkpoint when travelling to the Taiwan Area from the mainland
Eligibility	mainland Chinese citizens
Expiration	5 years (for applicants under 16 years old) 10 years (for applicants above 16 years old)[1]
Cost	¥60

When bearers travel to the Taiwan Area from ports in mainland China (besides Chongqing, Nanchang or Kunming), they need to have an endorsement (similar to exit visa)^[10] on their Taiwan Travel Permit cards.^[11][7][12] In addition, mainland Chinese citizens, regardless of whether they have such a document, need a Taiwan Entry Permit to enter the Taiwan Area.^[13] Mainland Chinese citizens do not need to have a Taiwan Travel Permit if they are traveling to Taiwan directly from overseas, Hong Kong, Macao or the mainland ports of Chongqing, Nanchang or Kunming.^[14]

The Association for Tourism Exchange Across the Taiwan Straits suspended the pilot program for individual travel to Taiwan by mainland residents from 47 cities on 1 August 2019.^[15] Mainland Chinese residents in Fujian can apply for an endorsement for traveling to Matsu for tourism since August 2024.^[10][16] In August 2024, Taiwanese politician Cho Jung-tai stated that the mainland government has not yet approved mainland tour groups or tourists to visit Taiwan.^[17]

Notes

1. "Taiwan Travel Permit" is the official English name used by the Chinese government for this document.^[2][3][4][5]