To know, how long does it takes to make a Tibet travel permit? You will have to know your Tibet Tour Itinerary. The Tibet tour packages with more distance to travel to and longers duration. It is likely to take more time to make the document. So it depends on the area you will be visiting Tibet, area like Mount Kailash and Everest Basecamp takes more to make your Tibet Travel Permit.

Tibet travel permit is not just one issue by the Tibet tourism bureau. At the time of applying it, simultaneously Travel agencies in Lhasa will make other permits required to make before you arrive in Lhasa.

So we have broken down the duration to make the Tibet permit in two.

  1. For the Lhasa and central region TAR, it will take 7 days for us to make your permit.
  2. If you are visiting more restricted areas like Mount Kailash region of Ngari and Nyingtri region, it will take from 15 to 20 Days.

So while booking your tour, we will have to send your travel agency following document for Permit.

  1. Your Passport copies ( with validity of next six months)
  2. Chinese Visa ( L catagory, that is for travel purpose. Other visa catagories needs to summit additional supporting Document).
  3. Deposit for the tour to the official bank account of the travel agency with the local bank in Lhasa. ( Please read Travel scam)

Consider Time for delivering Tibet travel permit

If you are coming to Tibet from other parts of China. please keep this paragraph. You will need a origanal copy of the permit in hand before boarding flight to Lhasa, Hence we will have to send it to our friend in Chengdu to deliver it to you at the airport or to send it to your hotel in China. Hence please consider adding 4 more days in your permit appilcation date.

Conclusion on How long does it take to make a Tibet permit?

Please contact your Tibetan travel agency in Lhasa,well in advance so that you and your travel agency both have enough time to make Tibet travel permit and deliver it to you. If you are contacting the travel agency, give them your arrival date to Lhasa so that they can guide you properly through the booking and procedure.