What are the differences between visa and passport
4hw.com.cn: in recent years, the income and living conditions of the domestic people have been constantly improving. More and more people begin to travel around the country. For many people who go abroad for the first time, it's a hassle to apply for a passport and visa. Many people don't know what procedures are needed to apply for a passport and visa, and what's the difference between a visa and a passport? Here's a small part for you to answer one by one!
Passport: in English, it is a port pass. It is a kind of legal document issued by a country to prove the nationality and identity of its citizens when they enter or leave the country and travel or stay abroad. Simply say the national passport = National ID card.
Our government issues three kinds of passports, namely diplomatic passports, official passports and ordinary passports.
Diplomatic passports are generally issued to persons with diplomatic status, such as diplomatic officials, consular officials and heads of state, heads of government, members of Congress or government delegations who go abroad to carry out state affairs activities. According to international practice, the spouses and minor children of the above-mentioned persons are also generally issued diplomatic passports.
Official passports are issued to state officials. Some countries call such passports for government officials' official passports'. In addition, countries issue such passports to non diplomatic staff members in embassies (consulates) abroad, their spouses and adult children.
Ordinary passports refer to passports issued to ordinary citizens (i.e. common people).
In China, there are two kinds of ordinary passports: one is for business, which is generally issued to graduate students, international students, visiting scholars and engineering technicians dispatched by the state,
This passport is issued by the Ministry of foreign affairs or the local foreign office. The other is the ordinary passport for private use, which is issued by the Ministry of public security or the local public security organs authorized by the Ministry of public security to the domestic overseas Chinese who go to or travel abroad for private purposes.
Passport application:
To go to the public security bureau where the household registration is located to apply for the certificate hall, take the ID card, household register and RMB. The general accreditation hall provides a package of services (including photocopying, photographing, express delivery, etc.), which only requires carrying materials
The passport application form, photocopying, photographing, submitting materials and paying can be filled out in the application hall, and then you can go home and wait, usually you can get your passport within 15 working days.
Only when you have a passport, can you apply for a visa with it.
Visa: the endorsement or seal of a state's sovereign organ on a passport or other travel document held by a national or foreign citizen to indicate the procedure of allowing them to enter or pass through the territory of the country. It can also be said to be a endorsement type certificate issued to them.
Generally speaking, a visa is a document issued by a country's Entry-Exit Administration (such as the Immigration Bureau or its embassies and consulates abroad) to approve the entry of foreign citizens.
Most visas are signed (sealed) on a passport or travel document held by a person, or affixed with a label with clear instructions indicating the reason for the holder to enter the country, the time allowed to stay, or the permission to go to other countries through his territory.
Visa system is a symbol of national sovereignty and a specific performance of a country's entry control and management of citizens of other countries, so as to maintain national security and domestic social order. Generally speaking, the visa issued by a country to foreigners is based on the principle of equality and reciprocity in the treatment given by foreign countries to their own nationals, and provides equal preference and convenience for their nationals to communicate with each other.
To apply for a foreign visa, no matter which method is adopted, whether it is entrusted to an agent or handled directly by itself, the following procedures are generally required:
(l) Submit a valid passport.
(2) Submit all kinds of documents related to the application, such as certificates of birth, marital status, education background, work experience, etc.
(3) Fill in and submit the visa application form. Visa is different, the form is also different, most of them need to fill in in foreign language, pay my photo at the same time.
(4) Meeting with officials of the embassy or consulate of the former country in China. Some countries require that all applicants for immigration must be interviewed before making a decision; others require that non immigrant visa applicants must also be interviewed.
(5) The embassy or consulate shall submit the completed visa application forms and necessary supporting materials to the competent domestic departments for examination and approval. The embassies and consulates of a few countries have the right to issue visas directly, but they still have to transfer them to China for the record.
(6) After going to the competent department of the state for necessary examination and verification, the Chinese Embassy and consulate shall be informed of the examination and approval opinions. If so, a visa will be issued. If rejected, applicants will also be notified.
(7) Pay the visa fee. Generally speaking, when applying for a visa, you have to pay a fee first, and some countries only charge a fee when the visa application is successful. Generally speaking, the cost of immigrant visa is slightly higher than that of non immigrant visa. There are also countries and regions where visas are free.
There are four kinds of visas in China: Diplomatic visa, Courtesy visa, official visa and ordinary visa.