What's the difference between a visiting visa and a tourist visa?

I. the name and main purpose of the application are different.

Tourist visa is a visa specially issued by some countries for tourists, that is, "tourist visa". Tourist visas are characterized by a short stay, usually 30 days, up to 90 days, and generally cannot be extended. The purpose of holding a tourist visa is only to travel.

In the United States, for example, visiting relatives visas are only issued to applicants who go to the United States to visit relatives and friends and medical activities, while the holders of visiting relatives and friends visas in the United States cannot work in the United States. Applicants must be able to prove that their intention is to enter the United States temporarily just to visit relatives and friends.

Second, the application conditions are different.

You can apply for a tourist visa with or without relatives, and you don't need to send invitations and documents from the United States.

The prerequisite for applying for a visitor visa is that a relative has legally lived in the United States for a long time, and the other party needs to issue an invitation and issue relevant documents.

Third, the application materials are different.

tourist visa

1. Fill in the complete application form for visa and residence permit for foreigners, and submit two two-inch full-face bareheaded half-length color photos;

2 copies of valid international travel documents (including diplomatic, official, ordinary business, ordinary passport and other documents), and submit the original;

3. Registration Form for Temporary Accommodation of Overseas Personnel;

4. Certificates related to the application (certificates issued by overseas institutions must be certified by China embassies and consulates abroad or relevant departments):

(1) To apply for an individual tourist visa, you must provide an official letter from the reception unit; If there is no reception unit, economic proof (cash, traveler's checks, money orders, cash cards, etc. , calculated at $ 100 per day) must be provided to ensure the living expenses in China;

② Applications for group tourist visas will not be accepted in principle. Due to force majeure, you can apply for a zero-time group visa with a validity period corresponding to the actual situation, and you can only apply once, and you must provide an official letter from the reception unit;

③ To apply for group visa separation, the separated personnel can apply for a zero-time visa with the validity period of 1 month, and must provide the official letter of the receiving unit;

(4) Those who apply for the replacement of the lost group visa can apply for a zero-time visa with the same stay period as the original visa, and must provide the official letter from the reception unit and a copy of the entry group visa.

tourist visa

American materials

1. The original invitation letter (the invitation letter must be in American paper, the content is in English, it conforms to the American letter format, and the signature must be in Chinese and English).

2. A copy of the visa of the inviter when going abroad for the first time.

3. Outdoor photos of the inviter in the United States (clearly marked in the United States)

4. A copy of the inviter's driver's license

Copy of verb (abbreviation of verb) social security number

6. Copy of green card or citizen card

Seven. Return transit record

Eight, bank deposit certificate

China material

1. Passport (Passport is valid for six months with blank pages).

2. ID card

3. Household registration book

4. Real estate license

5. Driving license or motor vehicle registration certificate

6. Bank deposit (it must be deposited six months ago, and at the latest three months ago, it can be a bank statement or a credit card consumption record, and the bank card does not need to be frozen)

7. Marriage certificate (if divorced, please provide divorce certificate)

8. Work certificate or leave certificate (the work certificate issued by the company must be the company's stationery, with basic information such as company name, company address, company phone number and fax number! The contents include the applicant's name, passport number, working hours, position, job content, monthly salary, time to go to the United States, and finally the company guarantees that you will definitely return to China)

9. Retirement certificate (if retired)

10, salary card or salary discount

1 1, family photo (multiple shots)

Fourth, the matters needing attention in visa processing are different.

Matters needing attention in handling tourist visas (taking Australia as an example)

1 Applicants who are registered in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, or who have lived in Beijing for a long time (providing temporary residence permits for more than 6 months) can apply for Australian tourist visas in Beijing, and other regions need to apply for Australian tourist visas in Shanghai and Guangzhou, and the processing time is about 20 working days.

2. Visa validity: According to different situations, single or multiple entry visas are usually granted within 65,438+0 months, 3 months, 6 months and 65,438+0 years from the date of visa issuance.

3. Visa duration: each stay in Australia is 3 months, 6 months or 12 months. Applicants can apply for the corresponding entry times and stay time according to their needs. The visa officer will decide whether to grant the corresponding Australian visa according to the applicant's personal situation.

4. An Australian visa does not require an appointment and an interview. China visa information network can submit information to the Australian embassy on behalf of the applicant and receive visa results;

5. The Australian Embassy will generally verify the applicant's information by telephone, so please be sure to provide true information;

6. The Australian Embassy cares about family members. Please fill in the family member form carefully and provide complete household registration information. If there are immediate family members in Australia, they must truthfully explain;

7. If the applicant has a history of visa refusal before, please provide the reasons for visa refusal (including the reasons, time, country and other detailed materials that the applicant thinks the visa was refused, signed by himself) or the refusal letter issued by the embassy;

Matters needing attention in visa application for visiting relatives (taking Australia as an example)

1. Take Australia as an example. The passport processing cycle is about 2 weeks, the application invitation cycle is about 2 weeks, the material integration and translation filling cycle is about 1 week, and the visa approval cycle is about 2 weeks. Parents need to start preparing about 2 months in advance.

2. Applicants living in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei Province must apply to the Australian Embassy in Beijing; Applicants with hukou in Shanghai, Chongqing, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Shandong, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Henan, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang and Tibet must apply to the Shanghai Consulate. Residence: Applicants from Guangdong, Fujian, Hunan, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and Hainan must apply at the Guangzhou Consulate.

Applicants over the age of 3.75 must have a health check-up and buy medical insurance.