Can a convicted person apply for a visa?

1. How soon can I get a visa to go abroad after my sentence?

After serving his sentence, like ordinary people, he can go abroad normally. But if you want to emigrate, you can't. Immigrants must have evidence of a crime.

Except for the following five kinds of people who are not allowed to leave the country, others do not need any conditions to travel abroad in principle.

(1) Defendants and criminal suspects in criminal cases identified by public security organs or people's procuratorates and people's courts;

(two) the people's court informed that there are unresolved civil cases that cannot leave the country;

(3) Being sentenced to a penalty and serving a sentence;

(4) Being reeducated through labor;

(five) the relevant competent authorities of the State Council believe that leaving the country will cause harm to national security or cause great losses to national interests.

Second, how to apply for a visa to go abroad?

To apply for a foreign visa, whether China people apply for a foreign visa or foreigners apply for visas from other countries, no matter which way they apply, whether they entrust or directly handle it themselves, they generally need to go through the following procedures:

(1) 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 them should be filled out in foreign languages and photos should be provided at the same time.

(4) Meeting with officials of the Embassy and Consulate of China in that country. 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) After going to the competent department of the country for necessary examination and approval, notify 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. (For visa refusal, the embassy or consulate will not refund the visa fee. )

(7) Pay visa fees. Generally speaking, when submitting a visa application, you must pay the fee first. In some countries, the fee is charged only after 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.

Third, the bidding method

(1) China

Most countries that have diplomatic relations with China have established embassies or consulates in China. The Embassy is located in Beijing, the capital, and the Consulate General is located in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenyang, Chengdu and other economically developed and populous cities. Some countries or regions that have not yet established embassies or consulates either have consulates in Hong Kong or entrust other offices to handle visa affairs.

There are three ways for China citizens to apply for foreign visas:

(1) I apply directly to foreign embassies and consulates in China;

(2) Entrust the visa office of China Travel Agency (generally limited to tourist visas);

(3) Foreign relatives and friends directly apply for a visa to the country's immigration bureau.

The adoption of the above three methods depends on the situation. If I am familiar with the situation and the embassy accepts individual applications, I can apply for a visa directly to embassies and consulates in China. Some countries don't have embassies in China, so foreign relatives and friends should apply for entry permits there. After approval, relatives will send it to the applicant, and the applicant can start his journey abroad with his passport and returned visa.

Foreign consulates in China are responsible for applying for visas to their countries for people in their territories. Therefore, visa applicants should know in advance about going to China's embassies, consulates and jurisdictions.

(2) Other countries

There are generally three ways for citizens of other countries to apply for foreign visas, but the specific provisions vary from country to country, depending on the specific situation:

(1) I apply directly to foreign embassies and consulates in the country;

(2) Entrust the visa office of the country's travel agency to apply for it (generally limited to tourist visas);

(3) relatives and friends of the applicant country directly apply for a visa to the immigration bureau of the applicant country.

To sum up, everyone can apply for a visa to go abroad, but the sentenced person must meet the conditions before applying. Generally, they need to issue a certificate of no criminal record when applying, so they should ask clearly when applying, which is easier to handle.

Legal basis:

Passport Law of the People's Republic of China

Thirteenth the applicant has one of the following circumstances, the passport issuing organ shall not issue a passport:

(a) does not have the nationality of People's Republic of China (PRC);

(two) unable to prove identity;

(3) practicing fraud in the application process;

(4) Being sentenced to a penalty and serving a sentence;

(five) the people's court informed that there are unresolved civil cases that cannot leave the country;

(6) Being a defendant or criminal suspect in a criminal case;

(seven) the relevant competent departments of the State Council believe that leaving the country will cause harm to national security or cause great losses to national interests.