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The Mainland travel permit for Taiwan residents〔(IATA Database )〕 (, see below), also known as Taiwan compatriot permit (, see below), is a type of travel document issued by Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China (MPS) to nationals of the Republic of China (ROC, or commonly Taiwan) with household registration in the Taiwan Area for entry into Mainland China. The Republic of China passport is not considered as a valid travel document by the People's Republic of China. The permit serves as an authorization for Taiwanese residents to visit or reside in mainland China. == Background and usage == Due to the special political status of Taiwan, neither the PRC nor the ROC recognizes the passports issued by the other and neither party considers travel between Mainland China and Taiwan as formal international travel. This permit is therefore issued as the travel document for Taiwanese residents to enter Mainland China since 1987, when then President of the Republic of China, Chiang Ching-Kuo, decided to lift the mutual travel ban across the Taiwan Strait. The design of the older type permit takes the form of a regular machine-readable passport, but it does not have the National Emblem of the People's Republic of China printed on its cover as the regular PRC passport does. The document is valid for 5 years and has 32 pages. The current type's design is nearly identical to the Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents with a few differences, such as a different color scheme. Newer permits are also valid for 5 years. This entry permit is practically the only valid identity document for Taiwan residents in mainland China. As a result, this travel document can be accepted in cases of real estate purchasing, banking, medical treatment, insurance, employment, and more. Due to its usage as an identity document and the increasing instances of Taiwanese's long-time stay and settlement in Mainland China, on 7 September 2008, the Taiwan Affairs Office announced that effective 24 September 2008, the issue number of mainland China entry permit for Taiwanese will remain unchanged during the person's lifetime. The Taiwan Affairs Office also announced 6 more airports eligible for entry-permit-on-arrival.〔(台胞證一人一號 終身不變 )〕 Since 20 October 2008, Beijing, Tianjin, Chongqing and Zhejiang can issue the 5-year permit. Together with Shanghai, Jiangsu and Fujian, there are, as of October 2008, 7 provinces and municipalities authorized to issue the permit to Taiwan residents.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Ningbo eligible to issue mainland China entry permit for Taiwanese )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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