Chinese passport
| People's Republic of China passport 中华人民共和国护照 | |
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Front cover of the current Chinese passport (with chip ), issued since May 2012 | |
Personal data page of the current Chinese biometric passport | |
| Type | Passport |
| Issued by |
National Immigration Administration of Ministry of Public Security of People's Republic of China China Immigration Inspection of Ministry of Public Security of People's Republic of China |
| First issued | 1949 |
| Purpose | Identification |
| Eligibility | Chinese nationals with Hukou residing in Mainland China, or Chinese nationals residing abroad who do not qualify for travel documents issued by Hong Kong SAR or Macau SAR.[1] |
| Expiration | 10 years after acquisition for adults aged 16 or over, 5 for children or non-ordinary passport 3 months for single group travel[2] |
| Cost | ¥120 for both first passport and renewed passport |
Politics of China |
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China portal
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The People's Republic of China passport[a] (commonly referred to as the Chinese passport)[b] is a passport issued to citizens of the People's Republic of China for the purpose of international travel, and entitles its bearer to the protection of China's consular officials overseas.
On 1 July 2011, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched a trial issuance of e-passports for individuals conducting public affairs work overseas on behalf of the Chinese government.[3][4] The face, fingerprints, and other biometric features of the passport holder are digitized and stored in pre-installed contactless smart chip,[5][6] along with "the passport owner's name, sex and personal photo as well as the passport's term of validity and [the] digital certificate of the chip".[7] Ordinary biometric passports were introduced by the Ministry of Public Security on 15 May 2012.[8] As of January 2015, all new passports issued by China are biometric e-passports, and non-biometric passports are no longer issued.[7]
In 2012, over 38 million Chinese citizens held ordinary passports, comprising only 2.86 percent of the total population at the time.[9] In 2014, China issued 16 million passports, ranking first in the world, surpassing the United States (14 million) and India (10 million).[10] The number of ordinary passports in circulation rose to 120 million by October 2016, which was approximately 8.7 percent of the population.[11] As of April 2017 to date, China had issued over 100 million biometric ordinary passports.[12]
- ^ Article 13 of the Chinese passport law
- ^ "《中俄边境旅游暂行管理实施细则》". www.aihui.gov.cn (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ 中华人民共和国外交部公告 (in Chinese). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. 1 June 2011. Archived from the original on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ "China: Procedure and requirements to obtain a biometric passport,..." Canada. Immigration and Refugee Board. 6 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019 – via UNHCR.
- ^ "Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi Attends the Launch Ceremony for the Trial Issuance of E-Passports for Public Affairs". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 5 February 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ^ "因公电子护照31日试点签发 可使持照人快速通关". 中国网. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Responses to Information Requests: CHN105049.E China: Information on electronic/biometric passports,..." (PDF). Canada. Immigration and Refugee Board. 22 September 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Chinese passports to get chipped". China Daily USA. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ "3800万中国公民持有普通护照 电子护照正式签发启用". Archived from the original on 2016-04-14. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ^ "India ranks third in issuing passports". Times of India. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ^ "国务院关于出境入境管理法执行情况的报告". Archived from the original on 2016-11-06. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ^ "4月全国启用新号段电子普通护照 你拿到新护照了吗 - 爱旅行网". www.ailvxing.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
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