Overseas tourists planning on entering Tibet must first obtain a Chinese L-visa (Tourist visa) from the Chinese Embassy or Consulate of their region. An exception applies to those who reside in countries that have signed special agreements with China. A list of those countries can be found online.
The tourist must then apply for the Tibet Travel Permit at the same Embassy or Consulate. When applying for this permit, foreign tourists are asked to submit basic identification information (including name, nationality, age, sex, occupation, and passport number), route to and point of entrance, approximate travel time, travel intentions, telephone contact information and other materials, to designated offices of the TTB. This can be done directly or through travel agencies. A copy of the Chinese visa and first page of the tourist’s passport need to be faxed or emailed to the TTB (Tibet Travel Bureau). Tourists should receive confirmation for travel to Tibet within two to four business days.
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It is stipulated that all non-Chinese passport holders and Taiwanese must obtain a Tibet travel permit for entering Tibet. It is sometimes also called Tibet Entry Permit, TTB Permit or Tibet visa. Tibet Tourism Bureau (TTB) is the only legal issuing organization. Individual travelers shall travel Tibet in an organized private or join-in tour with a travel agency that shall take care of the permit issue for the group.
There are two pages for the permit. The first page is the approval letter from the Tibet Tourism Bureau with an unique number and anti-false label at the top right and the second is the group name list. Both pages shall be stamped by the Bureau.
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The Tibet House in New Delhi provides glimpses of Tibetan culture to the visitors. It is situated at the Institutional Area at Lodhi Road. It is an excellent resource centre for those who look for information about the history of Tibet or Tibetan culture. The activities of Tibet House have been shaped by the long-standing issue of the alleged Chinese intervention of Tibet. The Chinese government officials always maintain that Tibet is a part of China. They never liked the fact that India provided political asylum to the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, Dalai Lama. But Tibet House largely managed to steer clear of controversies that occasionally surface between China and Dalai Lama, on various affairs, such as the agitations of certain sections of Tibetan people during the recently concluded Beijing Olympics.
The Tibet House was established in 1965 by Dalai Lama. It is said that Tibetan refugees started coming to India even from the late 1950s fearing the alleged atrocities by the Chinese army. The institution is a result of those early refugees’ efforts. The institution hosts a museum that exhibits Tibetan artifacts and other memorabilia of Tibetan origin. It also has a neatly maintained library where books and periodicals that deal with various aspects of Tibetan people and their culture. One can find plenty of books and articles that deal with the so-called Tibet issue involving the Dalai Lama and the Chinese Government. The book collection includes those books that Dalai Lama took with him when he fled from Tibet on the face of mounting Chinese aggression.
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