A: Citizens can apply for expedited passport procedures under the following "special circumstances":

(1) Going abroad for medical treatment or visiting critically ill patients;

(2) Going abroad for funeral;

(3) Going abroad to participate in emergency official activities;

(4) Studying abroad, the start time is approaching;

(5) studying abroad;

(6) The entry permit or visa of the destination country will expire soon;

(seven) other circumstances that the public security organ considers urgent.

If the above "special circumstances" require the public security organ to handle the passport urgently, it will be settled within five working days, and the expedited fee will be exempted.

What are the simplification of passport application procedures?

A: When the new passport was put into use, the Regulations on the Administration of Passport Approval and Issuance (hereinafter referred to as the "New Regulations") was also greatly revised. Compared with the previous issuance norms, the new norms greatly simplify the procedures for citizens to apply for passports and greatly facilitate applicants.

The main simplification is:

(1) Simplify the application procedures. For example, citizens' immediate family members go abroad to visit relatives, and are exempt from the invitation letter of relatives and the residence certificate of relatives in the country where they go;

(2) Individual citizens who travel abroad can go through the formalities of applying for going abroad with the proof of foreign exchange expenses required for traveling abroad;

(3) Citizens studying abroad can be handled through approved study abroad agencies;

(4) For the overseas labor service handled by the labor service company, the applicant's overseas labor service certificate issued by the labor service company with the right to operate the overseas labor service shall be submitted, and the applicant is no longer required to submit the labor service contract;

(5) the opinions of the unit, which further clarified the contents of the opinions of the unit and the specific requirements for the opinions of the signatory units;

(6) The provision of "emergency treatment" has been added. For special circumstances such as going abroad for medical treatment or visiting critically ill patients, attending funerals, participating in urgent business activities, the start date of studying abroad is approaching, and the entry permit or visa validity period of the country you are going to is about to expire, the public security opportunity will give emergency treatment.

(7) The replacement procedures of exit registration cards are more standardized and simple. If you get a "residence" exit registration card, no matter what kind of visa you get, you can leave the country without changing your card. Citizens who have obtained the exit registration card of "group tour" can renew the exit registration card if they have obtained a visa other than residence. If the visa to the country does not match the country indicated on the exit registration card, you can apply for renewal in the public security organ at the exit place under special circumstances.

Can citizens apply for passports in different places?

A: Article 5 of the Law on the Administration of Exit and Entry of Citizens of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates: "China citizens may apply to the municipal or county public security organs where their registered permanent residence is located for private reasons, except in the circumstances specified in Article 8." At the same time, in order to adapt to the objective situation of personnel flow and separation of households under the socialist market economy system, the Regulations on the Administration of Passport Approval and Issuance further relaxed the procedures for public security organs with non-resident population in this province (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) to go abroad. In addition to the permanent establishment of foreign-funded enterprises or overseas trading companies, for the temporary population of other provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) who have worked continuously in mixed-ownership enterprises for more than 1 year,

How do citizens get passports?

A: The Regulations on the Administration of Passport Approval and Issuance stipulates: "If an applicant performs the application procedures according to law and submits the supporting materials corresponding to the reasons for going abroad, the staff responsible for accepting the application shall immediately issue a Receipt of Personal Exit Certificate to the applicant to confirm the acceptance of the application for going abroad. The legal approval time shall be counted from the date of acceptance. The applicant shall apply to the public security organ for a passport on the intended date of issuance of the Receipt of Application for Private Exit Certificate issued by the accepting organ. If the applicant voluntarily chooses the postal courier service, the passport will be delivered directly to the applicant through the postal courier department. "

Why do you want to adjust the passport fee?

A: A series of high and new technologies have been adopted in the printing, production, issuance and port inspection of the 97 version passport, which has increased the cost of issuance and management. In order to ensure the cost of passport issuance, with the approval of the State Planning Commission and the Ministry of Finance, the charging standard of the 97 edition passport has been adjusted accordingly. Now each passport charges 200 yuan RMB.

After the new passport is activated, can the original passport still be used?

A: The original passport can continue to be used within the validity period, but it will not be extended. Citizens participating in the overseas travel of travel agencies' travel teams only need to submit to the public security organs the full invoice of travel expenses issued by travel agencies with overseas operation rights, which is exempt from the audit certificate issued by the tourism administration department. The restricted passport "valid once a year" will also be abolished and replaced by a unified passport with a validity period of five years and multiple uses.