page_title: Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents
hierarchical_section_title: Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents
caption_attribution_description: English: Sample of the front of a New ‘Home Return Permit’ (Chinese: 港澳居民來往內地通行證, Chinese: 港澳居民来往内地通行证), (officially known as the Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macau Residents) issued from 2nd of January 2013. 中文（香港）‎: 港澳居民來往內地通行證 中文（简体）‎: 港澳居民来往内地通行证
context_page_description: A Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents, also colloquially referred to as a Home Return Permit or Home Visit Permit, is issued to Chinese nationals who are permanent residents of or settled in Hong Kong and Macau as the travel document to Mainland China. The permit is issued by the Bureau of Exit and Entry Administration of the Ministry of Public Security through China Travel Service sub-branches in Hong Kong and Macau and allows holders to travel freely to Mainland China.
  The name "Home Return Permit" was chosen because it was used by Chinese émigrés in Hong Kong and Macau for visits to their families in Mainland China. Most holders of this permit are people with permanent residence status in Hong Kong and/or Macau, and the permit served as a de facto identification card for Hong Kong and Macau residents in mainland China until the Residence Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents was issued in September 2018.
context_section_description: A Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents (simplified Chinese: 港澳居民来往内地通行证; traditional Chinese: 港澳居民來往內地通行證), also colloquially referred to as a  Home Return Permit or Home Visit Permit (simplified Chinese: 回乡证; traditional Chinese: 回鄉證), is issued to Chinese nationals who are permanent residents of or settled in Hong Kong and Macau as the travel document to Mainland China. The permit is issued by the Bureau of Exit and Entry Administration of the Ministry of Public Security through China Travel Service sub-branches in Hong Kong and Macau and allows holders to travel freely to Mainland China.
  The name "Home Return Permit" was chosen because it was used by Chinese émigrés in Hong Kong and Macau for visits to their families in Mainland China. Most holders of this permit are people with permanent residence status in Hong Kong and/or Macau, and the permit served as a de facto identification card for Hong Kong and Macau residents in mainland China until the Residence Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents was issued in September 2018.
caption: The front of the current permit (since 2013)
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