Here is a jpeg of my Tibet Permit. I need help translating

I got my Tibet Permit emailed to me on August 23rd (I am not sure when the travel agent got it though). Unfortunately, I won't be able to enter Tibet as early as I had originally planned. Can someone tell me when this permit expires? I can't read a word of it.

My Tibet Permit

jesus, someone has awful handwriting.

they wrote their roman numbers . . . as if they were writing characters. I don't know for sure, but if I had to make my best guess, it looks like it expires December 11.

the dates for the permit are on the 3rd line

From your permit,it is said it is valid from August 28th to September 2nd.

The first date is the important one. You need to enter on this date if possible (Although I have entered the day after the permit date and not had a problem)

The "expiry" date is somewhat irrelevant as once you are in Tibet you're here and your entry permit is virtually useless. The only thing you may need it for is getting further travel permits to go to say...EBC or anywhere else that needs more permits. (Although some agencies don't even bother to look at your entry permit.

You don't have to leave by the 2nd of Sep. (But make sure your stay is within your Chinese visa dates......overstaying a Chinese visa incurs (offically) 500rmb/day fines)

I didn't even get to see my TTB. from what I understand youcan stay in Tibet as long as you have a current China visa. Extending your china visa in Tibet is not impossible but very difficult and you are unlikely to get more than a week.

WeiLong in Tibet

Thats what ours looks like. Sims gave us a copy of ours before we got on the train along with a list of travellers also booked on the same train.

Hi
may i know how you get your permit & how much?
i planning to go on 2 week of Sept

Thank you

We paid 400Y at Sims in Chengdu for the permit and a couple of other things pertaining to the train trip.

astroboy, yes, they were writing the numbers of dates as (not "as if") characters, these are called "da xie" which is compulsory for writing important numbers such as the value of a bank cheques.

pazu - ah. I'm unfamilar with that practice. No wonder I couldn't read the dates.

Astroboy, here's more information. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_numerals</a><BR><BR>Note that the Suzhou mazi's way of writing numbers are still sometimes used in Hong Kong.