What does it mean to come back to the Philippines for half a year to get fingerprints from the public security bureau?

Fingerprint identification abroad is to better combat identity theft and prevent identity fraud.

China needs to collect fingerprints when applying for Schengen visa.

According to officials, this is to better crack down on identity theft and prevent identity fraud. In some cases, identity fraud will lead to the denial of visas or entry to people who have the right to enter the Schengen area.

In addition, tourists from China who successfully applied for a Schengen visa through fingerprints for the first time do not need to re-collect them within five years. With the implementation of the new policy of fingerprint collection, on the basis of the original application procedure, the "fingerprint-by-fingerprint" procedure is added to apply for Schengen visa, and the overall time is extended. Visitors must register 45 days in advance.

Second, the visa

Visa refers to the procedure of endorsement and seal of passports or other travel documents held by domestic or foreign citizens by the sovereign organs of a country to show that they are allowed to enter, exit 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.

After adding fingerprint information to the ID card, the police can quickly identify the identity of the person's card, which can effectively prevent fraudulent use, forgery and alteration, and is beneficial to the cardholders in finance, telecommunications, transportation, education and medical care to identify the identity of the cardholder more quickly and accurately.

The public security organs welcome citizens to the police station to scan their fingerprints and update their identity cards. The biggest advantage of this measure for ordinary people is to prevent others from using their identity cards.

Two people may be 95% similar in appearance, but fingerprints are absolutely unique. Nowadays, many exams require candidates to enter according to their fingerprints, which has put an end to many imposters and frauds.

The police station records fingerprints by going to the police station to register their fingerprint information in the management system of the public security department.

Take fingerprints.

No extra cost will be incurred. All police stations in Zhejiang Province (including accreditation centers) have reached the standard of accepting and registering fingerprint information, and fingerprint information can be registered when applying for, renewing and reissue resident ID cards at local police stations.