Administrative Measures for Chinese Citizens Travelling to or from Taiwan Region (Revised in 2015)

Administrative Measures for Chinese Citizens Travelling to or from Taiwan Region (Revised in 2015)

Order of State Council No.661

June 14, 2015

(Promulgated by the Order of the State Council of the People's Republic of China No.93 on December 17, 1991 and revised in accordance with the Decision of the State Council on Revising the Administrative Measures for Chinese Citizens Travelling to or from Taiwan Region on June 14, 2015)

Chapter I General Provisions

Article 1 The Administrative Measures for Chinese Citizens Travelling to or from Taiwan Region (hereinafter referred to as the "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 the public order.

Article 2 The Measures apply to Chinese citizens residing in the Mainland (hereinafter referred to as the "Mainland residents") and travelling to or from Taiwan Region (hereinafter referred to as "Taiwan") and Chinese citizens residing in Taiwan (hereinafter referred to as the "Taiwan residents") and entering or leaving the Mainland.
For those matters that are not specified in the Measures, but stipulated in other relevant laws or regulations, the latter shall apply.

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

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

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

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 participating in economic, scientific and technological, cultural, educational, physical and academic activities shall file an application to the public security bureau of the city or county where the applicant's registered permanent residence is located.

Article 7 A Mainland resident who applies for permission to go to Taiwan shall go through the following procedures:
1. present the identity certificate or certificate of registered permanent residence for examination;
2. fill in an application form for travelling to Taiwan;
3. submit the written opinions issued 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 opinions issued by the police station at the place where the applicant's registered permanent residence is located concerning the travel to Taiwan, if the applicant is not on job or in school; and
4. submit the certificates relevant to the reasons for filing the application.

Article 8 The certificates as mentioned in Item 4 of Article 7 of the Measures refer to:
1. where a person wishes to settle down, the person shall present the certificate 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 certificate testifying the kinship or relationship between the applicant and his relatives or friends in Taiwan;
3. where a person wishes to travel to Taiwan, the person shall present the certificate testifying the necessary travelling expenses;
4. where a person wishes to accept and dispose of property in Taiwan, the person shall present the notarized certificate relevant to the applicant's lawful right of the property;
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