How long does it take to get a passport and visa?

Generally, it takes about a month to apply for a visa and passport abroad. It usually takes 3-30 days to apply for a visa, and the time for applying for a visa varies from country to country and from visa type to visa type. It takes 65,438+0-3 working days to apply for a visa in Southeast Asia, 5-7 working days to apply for a visa in Japan and South Korea, 7-65,438+00 working days to apply for a visa in other Asian countries, and generally it takes 5 working days for an embassy to review a visa in Europe.

It generally takes about ten working days for China citizens to apply for ordinary passports abroad. It takes about five working days to apply for a passport in an emergency. Applicants can get their passports as early as possible through online booking and express delivery.

Passport needs 15 working days to be processed. In remote areas or areas with inconvenient transportation or due to special circumstances, passports cannot be issued on time, which can be postponed for 15 days.

You can only apply for a visa to go abroad if you have a passport. The normal time limit for visa processing is 15 working days. Some ASEAN countries generally report within 5-7 working days. Some European countries have a longer time and sometimes need to be exempted from visas.

To apply for a passport, you need to provide the applicant's resident identity card, household registration book and a copy;

During the period of collection, renewal and replacement of resident identity cards, temporary resident identity cards may be submitted.

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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 its own territory or pass through it. It can also be said that it is an endorsement certificate issued to them.

Visas are generally endorsed on passports, some are endorsed on other travel documents instead of passports, and some are issued separately. For example, immigration visas in the United States and Canada are A4 paper, and Singapore also issues separate paper visas to foreigners. Generally speaking, a visa must be used at the same time as a passport to be valid.

The longest passport processing period can be extended to 30 days. China citizens under the age of 16 issue ordinary passports valid for five years, and China citizens over the age of 16 issue ordinary passports valid for ten years.

Visa processing time is generally divided into the following situations:

1. If the visa application is approved, the embassy will mail the passport and visa to the applicant within five working days after the interview.

2. In case the visa fails, read the letter sent by the visa officer carefully, check whether there are any omissions, and actively respond to the next interview.

3. If you get a visa, it depends on the examination time, which may be 10 days or 4-6 weeks.

legal ground

Exit and entry administration law

Article 9 China citizens shall apply for passports or other travel documents when leaving or entering the country.

China citizens who want to go to other countries or regions also need to obtain visas or other entry permits. However, unless the China government has signed visa exemption agreements with other governments or the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provide otherwise.

China citizens who leave or enter the country as seafarers and work on foreign ships shall apply for a seaman's certificate according to law.

Article 17 The registered items of a visa include: visa type, name, sex, date of birth, number of entry, entry validity, stay time, date and place of issuance, passport or other international travel document number, etc.

Passport Law of the People's Republic of China

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This Law is formulated with a view to standardizing the application, issuance and administration of passports of the People's Republic of China, safeguarding the rights and interests of People's Republic of China (PRC) citizens entering and leaving People's Republic of China (PRC), and promoting foreign exchanges.

Measures of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Issuing Ordinary Passports and Entry-Exit Passes

Article 10 Under any of the following circumstances, an ordinary passport holder may apply to the exit-entry administration department of the public security organ of the local people's government at or above the county level where his household registration is located for a new ordinary passport:

(a) The visa page is about to run out;

(two) the validity period is less than six months, or the validity period is more than six months, but there are materials to prove that the validity period does not meet the requirements of the destination country;

(3) Other circumstances identified by the Exit-Entry Administration of the Ministry of Public Security.