Travellers living in the Chinese capital no longer have to trek across town to the central Exit-Entry Administration after the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau announced on 22 May 2026 that four high-demand services can now be handled at any of the city’s 16 district-level police immigration halls. The services are: 1) replacement of lost or damaged Mainland Travel Permits for Hong Kong and Macao residents; 2) issuance of People’s Republic of China (PRC) Exit-Entry Permits for overseas Chinese; 3) issuance of miscellaneous Taiwan travel endorsements for urgent private visits; and 4) on-the-spot loss-report certificates for passports and other exit-entry documents. Until now, applicants often queued for hours at the Andingmen headquarters, creating bottlenecks for citizens and expatriate families alike. By pushing processing capabilities down to district bureaus in Chaoyang, Haidian, Tongzhou and elsewhere, authorities aim to cut average travel time by 45 minutes and reduce peak-season backlogs ahead of the summer holiday rush. For mobility managers the change means assignees can resolve document mishaps—such as a broken Macau Home Return Permit—without major downtime from client meetings. HR teams should update employee handbooks to list the nearest district hall, which can be located by searching “出入境” (exit-entry) on Gaode or Baidu Maps. Processing standards, fees and turnaround times remain unified across Beijing, so companies do not need to adjust reimbursement schedules or policy wording. Crucially, the decentralisation supports China’s broader push toward “15-minute government service circles,” a concept that promises residents access to essential public services within a quarter-hour commute. Combined with the city-wide pilot of digital passport renewals rolled out earlier this year, the move brings Beijing closer to a paper-less, anytime immigration infrastructure that is more in line with the expectations of multinational talent. Applicants with complex cases—such as multiple nationality issues or criminal record waivers—are still advised to use the main Andingmen hall, where specialist officers remain on duty. For routine matters, however, Beijing’s expatriate community can expect shorter queues, longer Saturday opening hours, and a single-window counter that accepts both cash and mobile payments.
