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[quote=RUNNERMORE              ,29841]2) for Tourist/Family-visit  “L" visa: Except those travelling to Tibet, no additional documents are required for “L" visa applicants. Please note that the Chinese Embassy or Consulate-General does not issue individual visa for tourists to Tibet. All applicants travelling to Tibet need to contact your local travel agency to obtain confirmation for group visa of no less than 5 people from the Tourist Bureau of Tibet at Fax: 011-86-891-34632 or 011-86-891-35588, Lhasa, Tibet, China or at Tel : 01-212- 867-0271, Fax:  01-212-599-2892  New York Office of China National Tourist Service, or from China National Tourist Office, Toronto at Tel:(416)599-6636 Fax:(416)599 -6382.From: http://www.chinaembassycanada.org/chn/lsfw/zgqz/t28082.htmTTB Permit - Tibet Entry PermitWhen you fly from any city to Lhasa you will need to show this permit when you check in at the airport. Furthermore, whenever you buy a flight to Lhasa you need to show this permit. TTB permits are also needed by groups traveling by Land Cruiser but this will be arranged by the travel agency organizing the trip. Here is a picture of TTB permit(shown on the pic below).PSB Permit - Alien's Travel PermitIf you want to go further to the "unopened" areas, you need an Alien's travel permit issued by PSB of Tibet. It is called "Alien's Travel Permit" or "PSB permit".[/quote]

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