KB444621: Security Considerations of Submitting Passport Application In Person in China

Introduction

Li Ao needed to obtain a new passport as replacement, as the counsulate staff informed him that his current one has been in contact with water, and the performance was not suitable for use. He needed to conduct an evaulation on the situation of possible service locations, of which the locations accept passport applications from applicants in-person, before visiting one of them to make the request.

The main concern of him, for the purpose of writing this article is that, the computer system of Ministry of Public Security departments may falsely report that he is the person that needs to be arrested, which may result in serve human rights violations. He needs to evaluate whether or not to proceed with the application.

Symptoms

Li Ao needs to estimate the possibilities of occurances of an event that the computer system of Ministry of Public Security shows up indications that he is a person which is being published by any of MPS departments as a criminal in exile, to ensure safety of his visit. He also needs to evaluate