Firstly, you need a Chinese visa and a Tibet entry permit issued by Tibet Tourism Bureau and you have to apply it before you go to Tibet. Without the Tibet permit, you are not allowed to set foot on Tibet. Tibet Entry Permit is not available by independent travelers at the moment. You have to book a guided tour from a local travel agency and ask the travel agency to apply it for you. CITS Tibettravel.Org is a leading travel agency specialized in Tibet tour services and can apply Tibet travel permit for you.
Please prepare the following documents before asking your travel agency to apply the permit: a copy of your passport; a copy of your China visa (tourist visa); your names, gender, date of birth, passport number, nationality, occupation and the beginning date and ending date of your Tibet tour.
Secondly, a China group Visa is required for entering Tibet from Nepal. Please be aware that the group visa is the only kind of visa that allows you to enter Tibet. Besides, the other kinds of Chinese visa you may obtain before automatically expire when you get the group visa. According to Chinese Law, travelers who enter Tibet from Nepal or India are required to apply for Group Tourist Visa–a kind of single entry visa. This visa must be obtained at Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu. Travelers have to enter China and leave China in a specified period of time which is given according to tour itinerary provided by a travel agency and no more than 30 days. If you have some other plan to do in China after the tour, please let your travel advisor know and he/she can help you to put the extra days you need into the tour itinerary.
Travelers need to arrive in Kathmandu several days in advance to wait the visa. They have to stay at least 1 working day (Any day among Monday, Wednesday, and Friday). The table below is the service charge of Chinese Visa.
Group Visa fee charged by Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu
| Normal | Urgent | Top Urgent | |
| American Passport Holder | USD 142 | USD 164 | USD 198 |
| Other Nationality | USD 58 | USD 80 | USD 114 |
The working day refers to Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Extra service charge by CITS Tibettravel.Org Nepal office: 20USD/person
How to apply for Group Tourist Visa
1) Email your travel advisor the image of your passport 15 days before the tour departures, Tibettravel.Org will hand over your passport and Tibet Permit application paper to Tibet Tourism Bureau.
2) Usually after 2 or 3 working days, we can obtain the Tibet Permit and Visa invitation letter from Tibet Tourism Bureau, Tibettravel.Org will fax these documents to our Nepal office.
3) As long as your permission issued, the staff member of our Nepal office will go to your hotel in Kathmandu to meet you, collect your passport and 1 passport size photo. Please make an appointment one day before this meeting.
4) After 1-5 days, depends on the service you use in table above, our Nepal office will send the issued Group Tourist Visa and Tibet Permit to your hotel.
5) Board the flight to Lhasa or take bus or taxi to Chinese Zhangmu border with visa and Tibet Permit.
It is a simple procedure. You should leave all the jobs to your travel agency and then enjoy your trip. You just give the travel advisor your passport and Tibettravel.Org will do the rest for you.
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