According to the "National Universal Processing" of entry and exit documents implemented on April 1, 2019, out-of-town group travel endorsements for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan can be processed at self-service endorsement machines and can be collected immediately.

Those who apply for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan visas in other places can apply for group visas at the self-service machines in the Shantou Entry-Exit Hall. People with household registration in Guangdong Province can apply for individual visas at the Shantou entry-exit self-service visa machines. Those with non-Guangdong Province household registrations cannot apply for them at the self-service visa machines. To apply for a visa at the self-service machine, you can only go to the window to apply for a visa.

Materials required for renewal at Shantou self-service machine

ID card, Hong Kong and Macao pass or Taiwan pass

Steps for renewal at Shantou self-service machine

1. Enter the pre-acceptance module

2. Select an ordinary passport, a permit to travel to Hong Kong and Macao, or a permit to travel to Taiwan

3. Insert and read the ID card or enter the document number

4. Query and extract population identity information based on the ID number

5. Verify whether it meets the requirements (local household registration, repeated application, control object)

6. First-time application requires entering emergency contact in sequence Personal information, contact number and mailing address information, otherwise query and extract recent historical certificate application information according to the certificate number for verification and modification

7. Fingerprint information collection

8. Electronic handwritten signature collection (can Select)

9. Supplement and modify the application information and evidence collection methods

10. Confirm the submitted application information and print the application form

11. Print the pre-acceptance dispatch Number of receipt (optional)