Chinese citizen, Canadian permanent resident visiting Taiwan from China, is Hong Kong the only way?
My mother is a permanent resident of Canada and a Chinese citizen. She booked a plane ticket to China. If she gets a visa on her Chinese passport from the Taiwanese consulate in Toronto, then flies to China, and visits Taiwan (for tourism purposes) before flying back to Canada, is going through Hong Kong International Airport virtually her only option in order to accomplish this? For some context, this visitor visa to Taiwan is open only to Chinese citizens with a work permit, study permit, long-term residence visa or permanent resident status in Hong Kong, Macau or a foreign country. It also appears that Chinese citizens are not allowed to take trips from China to Taiwan unless they are travelling as a tourist group as of August 1, 2019.
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Well, technically, you have another option: travelling to Macao (or any third country)... But yes, her only option is to do so.
If you fly to Taiwan from the mainland, the Chinese immigration control will ask for a Taiwan Travel Permit issued by mainland Chinese authorities and a valid exit visa recorded on the permit. If you don't have both of them, you cannot travel to Taiwan from mainland China as a mainland citizen. However, no one really cares if you travel to Taiwan via a third location (that is to say, unless you are suspected of espionage or anything like that). If you travel via Hong Kong then you're fine.
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Can a Chinese citizen visit Taiwan?
Taiwan Embassy Permit for Chinese Citizens The requirements established for Chinese citizens to visit Taiwan and obtain such a permit will be to provide a valid passport or have the document known as a \u201cMainland Resident Travel Permit\u201d issued by the Chinese authorities.Do Chinese citizens need visa for Taiwan?
Entry Requirements for Citizens of Mainland China (PRC), Hong Kong and Macau. Instead of a visa, nationals of the PRC, Macau and Hong Kong need an Exit and Entry Permit to be allowed to travel in and out of Taiwan.Which countries can I travel with Canadian PR card?
A Canadian PR card holder may travel visa-free to the following countries if not already exempt:- All Dutch Caribbean territories (90 days)
- Anguilla (maximum 3 months)
- Bahamas (90 days)
- Belize (30 days)
- Bermuda (maximum 6 months)
- British Virgin Islands (up to 6 months)
- Cayman Islands (60 days)
Can you fly from China to Taiwan?
Started on 15 December 2008, direct flights, direct shippings and direct mail are fully restored between Mainland China and Taiwan per the Three Links agreement. It marks the end of cross-strait charter flights and marks the beginning of regular scheduled flights.The Man who Made China a World Power
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