On the handling of Vietnamese passports and visas

Passport: English is port pass, which is a legal document issued by a country to prove the nationality and identity of its citizens when they enter and leave its territory and travel or stay abroad. Simply put, passport abroad = ID card for domestic use.

Our government issues three kinds of passports, namely diplomatic passport, official passport and ordinary passport.

Diplomatic passports are generally issued to people with diplomatic status, such as diplomatic officials, consular officials and heads of state, heads of government, members of parliament or members of government delegations going abroad for state activities. According to international practice, the spouses and minor children of the above-mentioned persons generally also issue diplomatic passports.

Official passport is a passport issued to national public servants, and some countries call it "official passport" of government officials. In addition, all countries issue such passports to staff members who have no diplomatic status in embassies (consulates) abroad and their spouses and adult children.

Ordinary passport refers to the passport issued to ordinary citizens (that is, ordinary people).

In China, there are two kinds of ordinary passports. One is an ordinary passport for business, which is generally issued to graduate students, international students, visiting scholars and engineering and technical personnel sent by the state.

This passport is issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the local foreign affairs office. The other is an ordinary passport for personal reasons, which is issued by the Ministry of Public Security or a local public security organ authorized by the Ministry of Public Security to domestic nationals who go abroad or travel abroad for personal reasons.

Passport.

Application for passport:

Go to the registration hall of the public security bureau where the household registration is located, and bring your ID card, household registration book and RMB. The general accreditation hall provides a package of services (including photocopying, photography, express delivery, etc. ), and you just need to carry the materials with you.

Fill in the passport application form in the registration hall, copy, take photos, submit materials, pay the money, and then you can go home and wait. Passport can be obtained within 0/5 working days.

Only when you have a passport can you apply for a visa with it.

Visa: refers to the procedure that the sovereign organs of a country endorse and seal passports or other travel documents held by domestic or foreign citizens to show that they are allowed to enter, leave or transit. 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 (such as immigration bureau or its embassy or consulate abroad) to approve the entry of foreign citizens.

Most visas are endorsed (stamped) on a person's passport or travel document, or affixed with a clearly stated label, indicating the reason for the holder's entry, the time allowed to stay, or allowing him to travel to other countries through his territory.

Visa system is a symbol of national sovereignty and a concrete embodiment of a country's control and management of the entry of citizens of other countries, so as to achieve the purpose of safeguarding national security and domestic social order. Under normal circumstances, a country issues visas to foreigners on the principle of equality and reciprocity between foreign countries and their nationals, and provides the same preferential treatment and convenience for the nationals of the two countries to interact with each other.

No matter which way you apply for a foreign visa, whether it is entrusted or handled directly by yourself, you generally need to go through the following procedures:

Submit a valid passport.

(2) Submit various documents related to the application, such as my birth certificate, marital status certificate, education certificate, work experience certificate, etc.

(3) Fill in and submit the visa application form. Different visas have different forms, most of which should be filled in foreign languages and photos should be submitted at the same time.

(4) Meeting with embassies and consulates in China officials. Some countries stipulate that all immigrant applicants must be interviewed before making a decision; Some countries also require interviews to apply for non-immigrant visas.

(5) The embassy or consulate shall submit the completed visa application form and necessary supporting materials to the domestic competent authorities for examination and approval. The embassies and consulates of a few countries have the right to issue visas directly, but they still have to report to China for the record.

(6) Inform embassies and consulates in China of the examination and approval opinions after going to the national competent department for necessary examination and approval. If you agree, a visa will be issued. If you refuse, you will also inform the applicant.

(7) Pay visa fees. Generally speaking, when submitting a visa application, you must pay the fee first, and some countries only charge the fee when the visa application is successful. Generally speaking, immigrant visa fees are slightly higher and non-immigrant visa fees are slightly lower. There are also some countries and regions that are visa-free.