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There are two kinds of permits (Tibet visa) for traveling in Tibet: the entry permit (TTB permit) and the Alien's travel permit (PSB permit). You can get them easily from U-WayTours.

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TTB Permit - Tibet Entry Permit (Tibet visa)

When you fly from any city to Lhasa you will need to show this permit when you check in at the airport. Furthermore, whenever you buy a air ticket to Lhasa you need to show this permit. TTB permits are also needed by groups traveling by Land Cruiser but this will be arranged by the travel agency. Here is a picture of TTB permit .

PSB Permit - Alien's Travel Permit

If you want to go further to the "unopened" areas, you need an Alien's travel permit issued by PSB of Tibet. It is called "Alien's Travel Permit" or "PSB permit". Here is a picture of PSB permit.

How to get the travel permits?

It's quite easy for you to get a travel permit with our help. Simply send us your information of:

  1. full name;
  2. gender;
  3. date of birth;
  4. passport number;
  5. nationality

And you need to tell us your occupation because journalists and people that could be involved in political matters could be revoked .You aslo need to apply for the travel permit at least 10 days prior to your entry date.

Please note that if you do not book any tour from us, we can not help you to get the permits. No travel agency can provide "permit-only" service. Here is a note from Lonely Planet:

"Lhasa PSB will not issue travel permits to individuals and will direct you to a travel agency. Agencies can arrange a travel permit to almost anywhere but only if you book a Land Cruiser, driver and a guide."

Important Issues about Tibet Travel Permit

1. All kinds of people can accept a Tibet travel agency except diplomats, journalists and officials who travel to Tibet under the arrangement by the Foreign Affairs Office of Tibet Government.

2. With the approval, you can take the flight and check-in at the airport and at Checkpoint reroute.

3. Only our leaders hold the permitwhen you Tibet.You is not permitted to travel with him wherever you want because you will not for registering a name other than the "foreigners" can be. "Otherwise, if you were by the police in Tibet or the political and economic difficulties. Also, the travel agent who helped to obtain the license, is in big trouble.

Really there is no legitimate travel agency can sell the license if Tibet is not a book with them rotated. We are quite sure that you want to be in difficulty because of a "sold" Tibet license after paying large sums of money for the trip.

4. There is a ticket service (the government) for the license Tibet. It also takes time, paper work, transportation and shipping costs for you, so TST can be charged.

Question: What is the Tibet allowed?

Please note that you can never be sold. We will help you abtain a permit from the local authority. As already mentioned, the cost of a license include the fees for the services of TST. Rule are the costs in the price of a package.

Question: How long can the Tibet?

Normally you will need three days to obtain the license if you Tibet provide all necessary documents. But if it is 3 days (or more) to Express Deliver license.

There is a trick that if you need a visa for China, please do not mention Tibet. otherwise you must wait until it is for Tibet and it is much easier, a Chinese visa with his permission. In our experience seldom TTB does not refuse, the tourists, when a diplomat, journalist, the government representatives.

Other documents:

If you are coming to Lhasa from Kathmandu, you'd better get China visa from Kathmandu because no matter you've already got the visa in your country or not, you must get a visa in Kathmandu, which is regulated in an official memo between China and Nepal.