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The permit was also required for holders of the Hong Kong Certificate of Identity. Prior to 1997, the permit had to be applied for at the Chung Hwa Travel Service in Hong Kong or the Taipei Trade and Tourism Office in Macau. Since the handovers of sovereignty, the application procedures have been eased over time.
The permit is only issued by the Exit and Entry Administration of the Ministry of Public Security, and all applications must be made in either Hong Kong, Macau or mainland China. Hong Kong and Macau permanent residents can be issued Chinese Travel Documents when abroad, albeit with a shorter validity period.
The single-entry permit is a color printed A4 paper, while the multiple-entry permit is a sky blue passport-size booklet. Despite its name, the permit must be used in conjunction with a valid travel document when entering Taiwan, as the permit itself is not a travel document .
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.
For holders of the Permit, valid Hong Kong Entry Permit used to be required, but in early 2009, Hong Kong authorities announced that effective from 27 April 2009, Hong Kong would grant 7-day visa-free access to Permit holders. [8] Started from 1 September 2011, the visa-free period was further increased to 30 days. [9] [10]
A national without household registration (NWOHR) is a person with Republic of China nationality who does not have household registration in Taiwan.Nationals with this status may be subject to immigration controls when entering the Taiwan Area, do not have automatic residence rights there, cannot vote in Taiwanese elections, and are exempt from conscription.
The National Immigration Administration (NIA), alternatively known as the Exit and Entry Administration of the People's Republic of China (for mainland's regional border control with Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan Area), is a sub-ministry-level executive agency administrated by the Ministry of Public Security.
The single-entry permit is valid for a maximum stay of 3 months but can be prolonged by applying for a long-term permit at the local EEA office. [96] This service is not applicable to holders of valid, long-term permits. They must instead carry the long-term permit or will be refused entry for not doing so.