What information does Advantour need to arrange permission – and how long does it take?
You need to give us full passport details, Number; Full Name; Nationality; Gender; Date and place of Birth; Date and place of issue of passport and date it expires and the issuing agency as well as details of your visa. You also need to tell us what date you want to cross Torugart. This is important because it will appear on the permission. You are NOT allowed to bring this forward a day, although you can delay it if necessary (but please remember that the Chinese will need to know this!!!). You will be met by the Chinese company at the border. They have to know when you are arriving. If they are not at the border to meet you, then you will be turned back! It is true that some people are reputed to have crossed early, or to have proceeded without being met – but it is much more frequent for people to have been turned back! It is possible to arrange permission at a few days notice even sometimes at one day’s notice but the more notice we have the better.
