The difference between passport and visa

What is the difference between a passport and a visa?

Is a passport the same as a visa? Many people will ask me what is the difference between a passport and a visa. Welcome everyone to have a look!

General Hong Kong and Macao Pass is valid for 5 years, from September 14 to September15,2065438. We will fully implement the regulations on electronic passes to and from Hong Kong and Macao. The validity period of adult electronic passes to and from Hong Kong and Macao will be extended to 10 years, and visas under 16 years old will still be valid for 5 years.

The difference between passport and visa

The difference between a visa and a passport is mainly reflected in the two.

The relationship is different. Passport is a book and visa is attached to it. Passport is equivalent to ID card, and visa is equivalent to passport. The difference between visa and passport reflects their differences in definition, function and processing flow, specifically:

Different definitions

1. Passport is a legal document issued by citizens of a country to prove their nationality and identity when they enter or leave their own country and travel or stay abroad.

2. A visa is an annotation and seal on a passport or other travel document held by a state sovereignty organ, indicating that it is allowed to enter or leave the country or go through border formalities. It can also be said that an endorsement certificate was issued to them. Generally speaking, a visa is a document issued by a country's entry-exit administration department (such as immigration bureau or its embassy or consulate abroad) to express approval to foreign citizens.

Have different functions

1. Passport is a national application showing the sovereignty or government of the issuing country. Passport is related to a person's legal rights abroad and the right to join a country's nationality. Passports usually have the holder's photo, signature, date of birth, nationality and other personal documents.

Visa is a measure taken by a sovereign country to safeguard its sovereignty, dignity, security and interests. Visa is an important means for a sovereign country to implement entry and exit management.

Different costs

1, the initial passport application fee is 200 yuan, and the passport is reissued in 400 yuan/copy; Note and extension of 20 yuan/item. After the promulgation and implementation of the Passport Law, the passport extension has been cancelled, and a new application must be made when the passport expires.

2. Visa fees vary from several hundred to one thousand in different countries.

Different handlers

1. Passport processing procedures are: taking photos, receiving forms, filling out forms, posting photos, handing in forms, receiving receipts, paying fees, paying payment receipts and obtaining certificates.

2. The visa processing process includes: submitting a valid passport, submitting various documents related to the application, filling out and submitting a visa application form, meeting with the officials of the embassy or consulate in the host country, and the embassy or consulate submitting various visa application forms and necessary supporting materials, notifying the embassy or consulate in the host country for examination and approval, and paying the visa fee.

The validity period is different.

1. Passport validity: Ordinary passports used in China are valid for 10 years, and you can apply for two extensions of 5 years each time within 6 months before the expiration of the validity period.

2. Visa validity: Generally, countries issue 3-month valid entry visas, and some countries issue 1 month valid entry visas.

The difference between passport and Hong Kong and Macao pass

Passport and Hong Kong and Macao Pass are two different documents. Passport is mainly used for going abroad, which can prove your status in other countries, but you can stay in Hong Kong and Macao when you go abroad. Passport for the first time should be submitted to 200 yuan and 400 yuan/this passport should be reissued. Adult passports are generally valid for 10 years, and minor passports are valid for 5 years.

Hong Kong and Macao Pass is a pass for domestic residents to travel to and from Hong Kong or Macao Special Administrative Region for personal reasons, to visit relatives, to engage in business, training, employment and other non-official activities. Travel permit fee to and from Hong Kong and Macao is 100 yuan, each time 20 yuan is endorsed, the second trip is endorsed by 40 yuan, and the endorsement fee is 20 yuan.

General Hong Kong and Macao Pass is valid for 5 years, from September 14 to September15,2065438. We will fully implement the regulations on electronic passes to and from Hong Kong and Macao. The validity period of adult electronic passes to and from Hong Kong and Macao will be extended to 10 years, and visas under 16 years old will still be valid for 5 years.

Generally speaking, there are six kinds of endorsements for mainland residents to travel to and from Hong Kong and Macao, namely, individual tour (G), visiting relatives (T), business tour (S), group tour (L), others (Q) and stay (D). Among them, G sign and L sign are common. There are four kinds of valid endorsements: 3 months 1 time, 2 times in 3 months, 0 years 1 time and 0 years 1 time. Macao only applied for 3 months 1 time and 0 years 1 time. The Pass to and from Hong Kong and Macao stipulates that each person shall not stay in Hong Kong or Macao for more than seven days, and one entry and one exit count as one time. Take 1 month 1 time as an example. Not that 1 year can only be visited once, but this endorsement 1 year is valid. /kloc-You can apply for an endorsement again at any time in 0/year after going back and forth to Hong Kong or Macao, and the number of applications is unlimited. If you don't go within one year, it means that the endorsement has expired and you can apply again.

The difference between passport and visa:

1. Passport is a necessary document for going abroad, and visa is not required (visa-free in some countries);

2. Different processing locations (passports are processed at the local exit-entry administration, and visas are processed at the consulate or embassy of the country you are going to);

3. The validity period is different (the passport is valid for 10 year, the visa is valid for 1 month, and the length is 1 year);

Passport is a legal document issued by a country to prove the nationality and identity of its citizens when they enter and leave the country and travel or stay abroad.

Visa (is the entry permit given to you by the country you are going to, and you can enter the country with it. Generally, you can apply for a visa at your country's foreign embassies and consulates. Passport holders can only enter or leave the country if they get a visa on their passports. In other words, citizens cannot apply for visas without passports; Without a visa, the holder cannot be allowed to enter the territory of a country (except visa-free). People often put passports and visas together. Another situation is that because visas are usually signed on passports, visas and passports generally correspond, that is, official visas are issued to people with diplomatic passports and so on.

Passport and visa should be applied separately. In China, a passport should be applied at the Exit-Entry Administration Office of the Public Security Bureau where the applicant's household registration is located. At present, there are three ways for China citizens to apply for foreign visas abroad for personal reasons: one is to apply to foreign embassies and consulates in China; The second is to entrust the visa agency of China travel agency to apply to foreign embassies and consulates in China; Third, it is handled by relatives and friends abroad.

Legal basis:

Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) Municipality on the Administration of Exit and Entry of Citizens.

Article 17

The passport of the People's Republic of China is valid for five years and can be extended twice, each time not exceeding five years. The application for extension should be made before the passport expires.

In foreign countries, passport extension shall be handled by China's diplomatic representative offices, consular offices or other overseas offices authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The extension of passports of China citizens who have settled in China shall be handled by the public security departments (bureaus) of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government and the exit-entry administrative departments of public security organs authorized by them; The extension of passports of citizens living in China before leaving the country shall be handled by the exit-entry administration department of the public security organ at the place where the original documents are issued or where the household registration is located.