Tibet plans to cut the issue time of the Tibet Travel Permit to overseas tourists by half this year Tibet plans to attract 40 million visits from tourists this year, up from 33.69 million in 2018, and increase the number of overseas tourists visiting Tibet by 50 percent in 2019. Foreign travellers are required to have the Tibet Travel Permit in order to enter Tibet, in addition to a China Visa. It normally takes at least 15 working days now to receive the permits after submitting all the documents to the Tibet government.
