Things to note when going to Tibet: where do you need to apply for a border permit?

It is recommended that when you first arrive in a plateau area, you should not walk fast, let alone run, nor do physical labor. You should not overeat to avoid increasing the burden on the digestive organs. Avoid drinking and smoking, eat more vitamin-rich foods such as vegetables and fruits, drink an appropriate amount of water, keep warm, and take less baths to avoid catching colds and consuming physical energy.

Don’t take oxygen at the beginning, try to adapt to it yourself, otherwise, you may become more dependent on oxygen at plateau.

For people with strong adaptability to plateaus, symptoms of altitude sickness can generally be eliminated within 1-2 days, while for people with weak adaptability it takes 3-7 days. If you can adapt to the taste of butter tea, you can also drink more butter tea, which will also have a certain effect on alleviating altitude sickness.

General hotels or towns of a certain size in Tibet have hospitals or health centers. For mild altitude sickness, it is recommended to adapt to it through self-regulation. For severe cases, you can see a doctor. After altitude sickness occurs, you should rest more, exercise less, and keep eating. You can take some medicines to alleviate altitude sickness.

Currently, among the 74 counties in Tibet, 19 border counties require a "Border Pass" to enter. These 19 border counties are in Nyingchi Prefecture, Shannan Prefecture, Shigatse City, and Ngari Prefecture.

The two border counties in Linzhi area are Zayu County and Medog County, and the four border counties in Shannan area are Longzi County, Cona County, Langkazi County, Luozha County, and Shigatse. The city’s nine border counties are Kangma County, Yadong County, Gangba County, Dingjie County, Dingri County, Nyalam County, Jilong County, Saga County and Zhongba County. The four border counties in Ngari region are respectively They are Pulan County, Zada ??County, Gar County and Ritu County.

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Procedures for applying for the "Border Pass"

Staff in Lhasa Party and government agencies, enterprises and institutions should issue an introduction through the political and labor personnel department of their unit A letter of introduction must be issued by the local police station for the temporary residents and permanent residents of Lhasa City, and the application must be reviewed and approved by the unit supervisor;

Temporary residents and permanent residents of Lhasa City must submit a letter of introduction, which must be reviewed and approved by the local police station. Tourists from outside the area must go through a travel agency. If there is a reception unit in Lhasa, you do not need to go through a travel agency. Those who need to apply for a "Border Pass" must go to the Tibet Public Security Border Defense Corps.

For those in the seven counties of Lhasa City, Economic Development Zone, and Liuwu New District, the application should be handled at the Lhasa Citizen Service Center; for those in Qamdo City and Nagqu area, the application should be handled at the local public security office, and the others should be handled at the border defense detachments of various places. .

Tourists from outside the area can also apply for the "Border Pass" through the local public security bureau at or above the county level. Because the certificate is universal across the country, the staff recommends that it is best to apply for the "Border Pass" at the place where your household registration is located. It will save you a lot of unnecessary trouble.

In addition to maintaining a good attitude, there are no special requirements for a healthy body when entering Tibet. People with severe respiratory, tracheal, heart, cardiovascular, and mental diseases should not enter Tibet. Patients with high blood pressure, heart disease, (bronchitis), diabetes, and colds are restricted from entering Tibet.

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