Can I not renew my electronic tour guide certificate when it expires?

1. How long does it take to renew the tour guide certificate? Check the validity period on the electronic tour guide certificate. The tour guide certificate is valid for three years. Apply for renewal within three months before expiration (there are still 3 months left before expiration). You will not receive the certificate renewal notice until about 3 months. Therefore, after receiving the notice, remember to renew the certificate within 3 months).

Note: Due to the impact of the epidemic, according to the latest regulations, the tour guide license has been extended for half a year within the original validity period.

2. Is an annual review required before renewing the tour guide license? According to The latest policy is that the annual review of national tour guide licenses has been cancelled! Tour guide licenses in most areas across the country no longer need to be reviewed annually. However, it is not ruled out that some areas still organize annual reviews in the name of tour guide training, so please refer to the notice from the local tourism bureau or tour guide association! For areas that still organize annual reviews, they generally require annual reviews before changing. certificate. The annual review is once a year, and the renewal of the certificate is every three years (because the electronic tour guide certificate is valid for three years).

3. How to apply for renewal of tour guide pass?

It is mainly divided into 2 steps:

Step 1: Apply online for renewal first;

Step 2: After applying online, please contact the affiliated unit (travel agency or tour guide association) for review.

Online application: 1. Computer login website: (National Tourism Supervision Service Platform) 2. Click "Tour Guide Entrance" to enter the login interface. If you forget your password, please log in with the verification code 3. Click "Apply for Renewal of Tour Guide" Certificate”

Note: You will not see the renewal entrance until 90 days before expiration. At the same time, due to the impact of the epidemic, the electronic tour guide certificate has been extended for half a year. 4. Fill in the pinyin of the name 5. Enter the correct ID card validity period 6. Check "Commitment" 7. After confirming that the information is correct, click Submit

Note : If the contract has not expired, you can continue to use the originally uploaded contract; if the contract has expired, you need to re-sign it with the travel agency and upload it again.

4. When can I get the new certificate after applying for certificate replacement? After submitting the application, remember to notify the registration unit (travel agency or tour guide association). It usually takes a few working days to complete the review. After passing the review, go to the tourism bureau in the area where you are affiliated to get it renewed.

Note: Tourism bureaus often assign identification cards to travel agencies and local tour guide associations, which issue them directly to tour guides. Due to production progress issues, the issuance time of identification cards is not synchronized. Tour guides only need to wait patiently for the issuance notice from the unit they are affiliated with. Generally, notifications are sent via mobile phone text messages when registering, or by following the official account of the tourist guide association that you are affiliated with, and the official account will publish the collection information.

5. Frequently Asked Questions about Unsuccessful Review and Rejected Applications: 1. Membership dues due 2. Information verification: ID card, ID photo

Other related minor issues:

Q: Validity period of tour guide certificate and tour guide qualification certificate: The tour guide qualification certificate is valid for life and has no validity limit. As long as you pass the tour guide qualification certificate, you can choose to affiliate at any time and receive the tour guide certificate. The tour guide certificate is valid for a period of three years. After three years, the certificate needs to be renewed. If the certificate is not renewed, the tour guide certificate will automatically become invalid and you will no longer be able to engage in tour group activities.

Q: If the tour guide certificate expires, will there be any consequences if you do not apply for renewal? If you do not renew it, the electronic tour guide certificate will automatically become invalid after expiration, and you are not allowed to lead groups during the expiration period; however, you will have to practice in the future. If so, you can re-apply for an electronic tour guide certificate, because the tour guide qualification certificate is valid for life.

Q: What should I do if my tour guide certificate expires and it is canceled before I can renew it? When my tour guide certificate expires, it will be displayed after logging in that the tour guide certificate has been cancelled: At this time, you can continue to submit for review and renew the certificate. of. Just log in to the web version of the Tour Guide Home (/) using a computer browser and resubmit for review according to your selection. After submitting for review, remember to contact the affiliated unit and ask them to go up and review it.

Q: If you don’t want to be a tour guide or lead a group, can you exchange the qualification certificate for an electronic tour guide certificate? Of course it is possible, and because the qualification certificate is valid for life, it will not expire. piece. When you want to work as a tour guide, you can apply for an electronic tour guide certificate. This also allows you to save the annual management fees of being affiliated with the Tour Guide Association, so why not do it.

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