What's the difference between Hong Kong visa identification documents and passports? Is it not permanent, and I can only go to Taiwan Province Province with my visa identity document?

Visa identity documents are substitutes for passports, which are mainly issued to those who are not eligible for passports as identity documents for international travel.

You can't go to Taiwan Province Province unless you have a visa identification document.

1, different definitions

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.

A visa identity document is an international travel document issued by a country or region. If it is issued by a country, it is usually issued to non-citizens who live in that country but cannot obtain other passports or travel documents; Such as by region (such as Hong Kong, Macao, etc.). ), usually issued to non-permanent residents living in the area but unable to obtain other passports or travel documents.

2. The range function is different.

Visa identification is to prove that you have the right of abode in Hong Kong within 7 years, and it is similar to a passport when you go abroad. I just need a visa.

If you go abroad frequently, you need to apply for a new ID card after use, instead of changing your passport. If you have to live in Hong Kong for at least seven years and regard Hong Kong as your permanent residence, the Hong Kong Immigration Department will send a letter to inform you that you can change your permanent identity card within seven years. You should apply for a permanent identity card at the Immigration Department with this letter and visa identification documents.

Extended data:

People who meet any of the following requirements are eligible to apply for a visa identity document:

(a) Persons who are allowed to stay in Hong Kong for a limited period but cannot obtain passports from any country or travel documents from other regions;

(2) People who are unconditionally allowed to stay in Hong Kong, but cannot obtain any national passport or travel documents from other regions;

(3) Non-China nationals who have obtained the right of abode in Hong Kong and hold Hong Kong permanent identity cards, but cannot obtain any national passports or travel documents from other regions.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Hong Kong Visa Identity Document