What do passports and visas mean respectively? What is this for?

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. The word Passport means port pass in English. In other words, a passport is a passport for citizens to pass through international ports in various countries. Therefore, some countries in the world usually issue passes instead of passports.

Visa is the annotation and seal of the sovereign organ of a country on the passport or other travel documents held by its own or foreign citizens to show that they are allowed to enter or leave the country or pass through it. It can also be said that it is an endorsement certificate 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.

Passport is a document issued by the state to its citizens, and it is a legal document that can prove the nationality and identity of citizens; A visa is a permit to enter other countries and a document of the entry-exit administration department.

For example, if you want to go to the United States, you must first apply for a passport, which can prove the identity of China people, and a visa is a permit issued by the American Embassy to enter the United States. Only when you have both a passport and a visa can you enter the United States.

Extended data:

I. Passport processing procedures

1, line up for photos;

2. Fill in the application form;

3. Queue wheel number;

4. Submit the application form, ID card, photo and photo receipt after the transfer;

5. Submit your ID card.

6. Pay the fees;

7. Get a receipt (be sure to get a receipt, which is a passport voucher).

Second, the visa processing procedures

1. Submit a valid passport.

2. Submit relevant certificates.

3. Fill in and submit the visa application form. Provide my photos.

4. Meeting with officials of the embassy or consulate of the visiting country.

5. The embassy or consulate shall submit the completed visa application form and supporting materials to the domestic competent authorities for examination and approval.

6. After going to the country for examination and approval, inform the embassy or consulate in the country of the examination and approval opinions. If you agree, a visa will be issued. If you refuse, you will also inform the applicant.

7. Pay the visa fee.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Passport (legal document to prove citizenship and identity)

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