I have a passport, but I am in another province. How do I apply for a visa to go abroad?

1. Go to the social service photo point of the entry-exit department to collect the electronic photos of the entry-exit documents (those collected within one year can be exempted).

2. Submit the Application Form for Entry-Exit Certificates of China Citizens, complete with recent bareheaded color photos (48×33mm, white background) of the applicant (if the application form printed by the self-service form filling machine has been printed with photos, there is no need to post it).

3. Submit the original ID card (or temporary id card) and household registration book (or household registration certificate) and submit a copy.

4. Submit the application materials corresponding to the personnel category:

(1) Materials required by the personnel holding the Residence Permit for Talents Introduction in Shanghai, their spouses and 16-year-old children:

Submit the original "Shanghai Residence Permit" and "Notice of Handling Shanghai Residence Permit" (copy) for effective talent introduction, and submit a copy.

Spouses and children under the age of 16 must submit their valid Shanghai residence permit, the notice for handling Shanghai residence permit (copy), and the original documents of kinship (such as birth certificate and marriage certificate), and submit copies.

Spouses and children under the age of 16 who do not hold the Residence Permit for Talents Introduction in Shanghai must submit a valid copy of the Notice on Handling Residence Permit in Shanghai for Clients, the applicant's valid residence permit in Shanghai or temporary residence permit in Shanghai, and the original proof of kinship (such as birth certificate and marriage certificate), and submit a copy.

People from other provinces and cities and their spouses and children under the age of 16 who originally held Shanghai residence permit (talent introduction) now hold a new version of Shanghai residence permit and points notice, and have been employed in Shanghai in the last year and paid social insurance continuously and normally, please refer to Article 1 of the working conditions:

Submit the original and photocopy of my valid Shanghai residence permit and its integral notice, the original or photocopy of my valid Shanghai residence permit (talent introduction) or the notice of handling Shanghai residence permit (photocopy), the original and photocopy of the applicant's valid Shanghai residence permit or Shanghai temporary residence permit, and the proof of kinship (such as birth certificate and marriage certificate).

(2) Materials required by employees who have been employed in Shanghai and have paid social insurance continuously and normally in the last year, their spouses who have lived in this city for more than 6 months (inclusive) and their children under the age of 16.

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.