Where can I apply for a visa?

Visa applications can be obtained at the Exit-Entry Administration Office of the Municipal Public Security Bureau.

Before applying for a visa, you need to apply for a passport. The passport can be obtained at the entry-exit administration office where your household registration is located. Bring your household registration book, ID card, and white background certification photo. If the overseas visa is within the jurisdiction of where your registered residence is, you must apply at the consulate or embassy of the country in which you want to go.

A visa is a permission certificate issued by a country's authorities in accordance with the laws of the country to foreigners who apply to enter, exit or pass through the country. The visa is usually attached to the passport or other international travel documents held by the applicant. In special circumstances, a valid passport or other international travel document may be submitted on a separate sheet. With the advancement of science and technology, some countries have begun to issue electronic visas and biometric visas, which have greatly enhanced the anti-counterfeiting function of visas.

Visas in various countries around the world are generally divided into two categories: entry visas and transit visas. Some countries also have exit visas. China’s visas are divided into two categories: entry visas and transit visas. There are many and different types of visas in various countries. According to the identity of the holder, the type of passport held and the purpose of visit, visas are generally divided into four types: diplomatic visa, courtesy visa, official visa and ordinary visa.

Materials required for visa application

1. Passport: The validity period should be more than six months (calculated from the date of leaving the country), and there should be at least one blank visa page. Submit the passport at the same time. Copy of photo page.

2. Proof of employment: If the applicant is an active employee, he or she must provide an original copy of a letter of certification of employment issued by the company where he or she is employed. The certification letter must state that the company agrees to the leave, and specify the applicant’s time of employment, position and salary in the company in detail. The employment certification letter must list the address, telephone and fax numbers of the company and relevant contact persons, and the letter must be stamped with the official seal.

3. ID card: original and copy.

4. Photos: two (one to be posted on the form, the other for scanning), the photos should meet the following requirements, recent photos taken within three months, with the front without any headgear (if required by a special religion or Custom requires the wearing of a hat or accessory, which must not obscure the applicant's facial features), with facial dimensions of 25 mm wide and 35 mm high.

5. Form14A visa application form: The original must be filled out completely in English and signed by the applicant (the application form can be downloaded from the official website of the Singapore Immigration and Checkpoints Authority).

6. Proof of financial resources: If the applicant does not have a job, he must provide documents proving his personal financial status, such as bank deposit certificates, real estate certificates, etc.

7. Household registration book: The applicant’s full original and copy of the household registration book. If it is a collective household registration, you can apply for a household registration certificate at the Public Security Bureau and provide the original and copy.