What are the visa types?

1. There are three kinds of visas: diplomatic visa, official visa and ordinary visa. That is, issuing diplomatic visas to diplomatic passport holders; Official visas are issued to holders of official passports; Ordinary passport issues ordinary visa.

2. According to the entry and exit situation, it can be divided into exit visa, entry visa, entry visa and re-entry visa. For exit visas, only the holder is allowed to leave the country. If you need entry, you need an entry visa. Entry visa: only the holder is allowed to enter the country. If he needs to leave the country, he must apply for an exit visa again. Entry-exit visa: the holder can leave or re-enter the country. Multiple entry and exit visas: holders can enter and leave the country within the validity period of the visa.

3. According to the reasons for entry and exit, it is divided into immigrant visa, non-immigrant visa, study visa, tourist visa, work visa, business visa and family visa.

4. According to the length of time, it is divided into long-term visas and short-term visas. The concept of a long-term visa is to stay in the destination country for more than 3 months. It usually takes a long time to apply for a long-term visa, regardless of the purpose of the visit. A visa that stays in the destination country for no more than 3 months is called a short-term visa, and it takes a relatively short time to apply for a short-term visa. China's visas mainly include diplomatic visas, courtesy visas, official visas and ordinary visas, which are issued to foreigners who apply for entry.

The general process of visa going abroad is: determining the visa category → preparing the required application materials → submitting the visa application materials to the foreign consulate in China → waiting → collecting the visa at the consulate.

The key is to prepare the required application materials, but different countries and different visa types vary greatly.

Let's take China citizens applying for tourist visas in Singapore as an example:

China citizens applying for tourist visas must provide the following information. If necessary, the consulate will ask the applicant to provide supplementary materials.

Original and one copy of the applicant's passport-valid for more than six months, with at least one blank visa page.

IMM/KLOC-Form 0/4A-Complete the English application form. The application form can be downloaded online.

Photo -IMM 14A Form has a color photo of suede with the same specifications as the passport.

Photo requirements

Recent photos within three months.

Face bareheaded (if you wear hats or accessories according to special religions or customs, the hats or accessories must not conceal the applicant's facial features)

The front dimension is 25mm wide and 35mm high, and the photo dimension is 35mm wide and 45mm high.

Id card-one original and one copy.

On-the-job certificate-If the applicant is an on-the-job employee, the original on-the-job certificate letter issued by the company must be provided. The certification letter should indicate that the company agrees to leave the company, and specify the working hours, position and salary of the applicant in detail. On-the-job certification letter must list the company address, telephone number and fax number, and should provide the contact information of relevant contacts.

Household registration book-the applicant's household registration book (original and photocopy). If it is a collective household registration, you can go to the police station to apply for the household registration certificate and provide the original and photocopy.

Proof of personal financial situation-if the applicant is unemployed, he must provide documents that can prove his personal financial situation, such as bank deposit certificate. There is no specific requirement for the amount of bank deposit certificate, but the date of bank issuance must be within 2 weeks from the date of visa application submission. This certificate should truly reflect your financial ability.

Applicants for tourist visas must submit their applications in person at the consulate, except in the following circumstances:

If the applicant is under the age of 16, his parents can handle it on his behalf, but they need to show their birth certificate or household registration book and their parents' ID card (original and photocopy) to prove their relationship;

If the applicant has retired, he can entrust others to handle it, but he must provide the original and photocopy of his retirement certificate and the power of attorney (indicating the client's name and ID number). The client must bring the original ID card and submit a copy;

If the applicant can provide a Singaporean citizen or a permanent resident of China as his guarantor. The guarantor (who must be at least 2 1 year old) must fill in the form V39A (letter of introduction) correctly and clearly indicate his pink/blue Singapore identity card number, address and telephone number.

Singapore's guarantor in China must personally submit the form to the consulate, and provide one original and one copy of the completed V39A form, as well as the personal data page of Singapore's identity card or passport.

Applicants can also apply for visas through recognized travel agencies. (Please refer to submitting a visa application)

Not all tourist visa applicants need to pay a deposit. Only applicants who have received the notice from the Consulate General of Singapore need to pay the deposit. When making a request, the Consulate General will also inform you of the delivery and refund methods of the deposit.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Visa Classification