Measures for the Control of Chinese Citizens Travelling to or from the Region of Taiwan

Measures for the Control of Chinese Citizens Travelling to or from the Region of Taiwan

Order of State Council [1991] No.93

December 17, 1991

Chapter I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1 These Measures are formulated with a view to safeguarding the contact of the persons on both sides of the Taiwan Straits, facilitating the exchanges among various parties, and maintaining public order.

Article 2 These Measures are applicable to Chinese citizens residing in the Mainland (hereinafter referred to as Mainland residents) travelling to or from the Region of Taiwan (hereinafter referred to as Taiwan) and Chinese citizens residing in Taiwan (hereinafter referred to as Taiwan residents) entering or leaving the Mainland.
Those matters that are not specified in these Measures, but stipulated in other laws or regulations, shall comply with the laws or regulations.

Article 3 For going to Taiwan, Mainland residents shall pass through open ports or other designated ports of exit and entry on the strength of the travel certificates signed and issued by the exit-entry control departments of the public security organs.

Article 4 For entering the Mainland, Taiwan residents shall pass through open ports or other designated ports of entry and exit on the strength of the travel certificates signed and issued by the competent organs of the State.

Article 5 Chinese citizens travelling between the Mainland and Taiwan may not commit any act harmful to the security, honour or interests of the country.

Chapter II MAINLAND RESIDENTS TRAVELLING TO TAIWAN

Article 6 A Mainland resident who desires to go to Taiwan for the purposes of settling down there, visiting relatives and friends, travelling, accepting and disposing of property, undertaking matrimonial or funeral matters or of participating in economic, scientific, technological, cultural, educational, physical and academic activities shall file an application to the public security bureau of the municipality or county where the applicant's registered residence is located.

Article 7 A Mainland resident who applies for permission to go to Taiwan shall go through the following procedures:
(1) to present for examination the residential registration booklet or the certification of residence status;
(2) to fill in an application form for travelling to Taiwan;
(3) to present the written remarks by the applicant's work unit or school concerning the travel to Taiwan, if the applicant is on job or in school; or the written remarks by the police station where the applicant's registered residence is located if the applicant is not on job or in school; and
(4) to submit the certifications relevant to the reasons for filing the application.

Article 8 The certifications as mentioned in Item (4) of Article 7 of these Measures refer to:
(1) Where a person wishes to settle down, the person shall present the certification testifying that he is actually able to settle down in Taiwan.
(2) Where a person wishes to visit relatives and friends, the person shall present the certification testifying to the kinship or relationship between the applicant and his relatives or friends.
(3) Where a person wishes to travel to Taiwan, the person shall present the certification testifying to the necessary travelling expenses.
(4) Where a person wishes to accept and dispose of property in Taiwan, the person shall present the notarized certification relevant to the applicant's lawful right of the property.
(5) Where a person wishes to undertake matrimonial matters, the person shall present the notarized certification testifying to applicant's matrimonial status.
(6) Where a person wishes to undertake funeral matters of his relative or friend, the person shall present relevant letters and notification.
(7) Where a person wishes to participate in economic, scientific, technological, cultural, educational, physical and academic activities, the person shall present the certification relevant to the invitation or consent from the corresponding organs, organizations, or individuals in Taiwan.
(8) Other certifications which the competent department deems it necessary to present.

Article 9 The public security organ shall, after receiving a Mainland resident's application for going to Taiwan, decide within 30 days or 60 days for one residing in a remote and not easily accessible place to approve or disapprove the application and notify the applicant about the decision.
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