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Visa - tibet/china

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02-Jul-2007 19:50
by: nick1001

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Registered: 21/03/07

Visa - tibet/china

Hi all.

I'm planning on travelling from Nepal into Tibet, then into China in about a month - i just have some questions about visas.
I know you need to get a group visa to get into Tibet (especially from Nepal). But with regard to getting a Chinese visa - is it best to tell China that you've been in Tibet? If not where does one count Tibet as ending and China as beginning (so i can list on the visa application form which provinces of China i'll be going through/where i'll be entering China/what date i'll be entering). I'll only be catching the train from Lhasa to Beijing and probably not stopping along the way.

thanks heaps

Posted
03-Jul-2007 01:02
by: beryl_chan

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Registered: 03/07/07

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Hey, Tibet is a part of China. When you are in Tibet, you are already in China. There is no border check between Tibet and other part of China.

Posted
03-Jul-2007 13:22
by: westwood

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Registered: 21/10/02

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We werent able to list Tibet on our visa application forms even though we had tickets out of Nepal at time of application. The guy at the Consulate gave me a marking pen to blacken the name then he accepted the forms.

"The trouble with being in the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat."

Posted
03-Jul-2007 13:24
by: westwood

Posts: 9,365
Registered: 21/10/02

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Oh, but if you get a Chinese visa first, it will be automatically canceled when you get a group visa in Nepal. So, DO NOT get your visa beforehand. Looks like you need to do a bit more reading on the subject.

"The trouble with being in the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat."

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