To apply for a passport, you need to prepare the following documents: the applicant's recent bareheaded photo and a complete Application Form for China Citizens to Go Abroad for Private Business, resident ID card, household registration book and a copy; A citizen applying for an ordinary passport shall submit it to the exit-entry administration department of the public security organ of the local people's government at or above the county level where his domicile is located.
Legal objectivity:
Article 17 Passports are valid for five years and can be extended twice, each time not exceeding five years. The application for extension should be made before the passport expires. In foreign countries, passport extension shall be handled by China's diplomatic representative offices, consular offices or other overseas offices authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The extension of passports of China citizens who have settled in China shall be handled by the public security departments (bureaus) of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government and the exit-entry administrative departments of public security organs authorized by them; The extension of passports of citizens living in China before leaving the country shall be handled by the exit-entry administration department of the public security organ at the place where the original documents are issued or where the household registration is located.