Mainland Travel Permit/"Tai Bao Zheng"

Legal Visa & Residency
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Okay, so I’ve seen many references to the Mainland Travel Permit/Tai Bao Zheng, but nothing I have found explains how I can actually get one.

I am a Canadian with Taiwan citizenship, born and live in Canada. Do I just show up at the local chinese consulate and apply for one? There isn’t any information online about this.

-Eric

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[quote=“wirez666”]Okay, so I’ve seen many references to the Mainland Travel Permit/Tai Bao Zheng, but nothing I have found explains how I can actually get one.

I am a Canadian with Taiwan citizenship, born and live in Canada. Do I just show up at the local chinese consulate and apply for one? There isn’t any information online about this.

-Eric[/quote]

The PRC embassy in Ottawa has a website. Select the Chinese version and go to passports/consular information. The process is explained in Chinese.

You will need to have a ROC ID number. A ROC passport without ID number does not qualify you as a 台灣居民 and you will either have to apply for an Entry/Exit permit or the PRC embassy will consider you settled abroad (look up the PRC nationality law to understand what that means!) and therefore you are required to apply for a visa using your Canadian passport.

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[quote=“hsinhai78”][quote=“wirez666”]Okay, so I’ve seen many references to the Mainland Travel Permit/Tai Bao Zheng, but nothing I have found explains how I can actually get one.

I am a Canadian with Taiwan citizenship, born and live in Canada. Do I just show up at the local chinese consulate and apply for one? There isn’t any information online about this.

-Eric[/quote]

The PRC embassy in Ottawa has a website. Select the Chinese version and go to passports/consular information. The process is explained in Chinese.

You will need to have a ROC ID number. A ROC passport without ID number does not qualify you as a 台灣居民 and you will either have to apply for an Entry/Exit permit or the PRC embassy will consider you settled abroad (look up the PRC nationality law to understand what that means!) and therefore you are required to apply for a visa using your Canadian passport.[/quote]

Thanks,

I can’t read chinese though. Has anyone been through the process and can explain the basics?