Is the entry and exit pass the same as the passport?

It's different. Passport is issued by the holder's home country to show the holder's overseas identity and nationality information, which is equivalent to the ID card used overseas. Usually used as a customs clearance document. It is similar to a passport in nature, but the scope of the entry-exit pass is limited and special. Generally used in specific areas, not necessarily overseas. For example, the Hong Kong and Macao Pass is used in Hong Kong and Macao, and the Taiwanese Pass is used in Taiwan Province Province. Similarly, there are border cards, which are used in some border areas of Chinese mainland.

1. Is the entry and exit pass the same as the passport?

Passport: English is port pass, which is a legal document issued by a country to prove the nationality and identity of its citizens when they enter and leave its territory and travel or stay abroad. Simply put, passport abroad = ID card for domestic use. Our government issues three kinds of passports, namely diplomatic passport, official passport and ordinary passport.

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

Passports are not permanent documents, and they all have a certain period of validity. Passport is valid if it is a legally valid document within the validity period, otherwise it is invalid and has no legal effect. Generally speaking, embassies (consulates) of all countries require passports to be valid for more than six months when issuing visas. If the passport is valid for less than six months, you must first apply to the public security organ for extension, and then apply for a visa at the embassy or consulate.

Passport is an identity certificate issued by a government to citizens for international travel. A visa is a passport that the government allows citizens of other countries to enter its territory. First, citizens need to apply for a China passport at the Public Security Bureau, and then apply for a tourist visa to Australia at the Australian Embassy in China. Only after obtaining a visa can he enter Australia.

Passport is a legal identity certificate and nationality certificate issued by a sovereign country to its citizens to travel and live abroad. Passport is called passport in English, which means "through the port"; Visa, in English, is a document issued by a country to approve the entry of foreign citizens.

Two, Hong Kong and Macao passes have two categories and four types:

(1), on business trip. The official cards issued by the Ministry of Public Security and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council are strictly distinguished in terms of exit routes.

(2) personal reasons. It's all for tourism. It's all issued by the Ministry of Public Security. One is free travel (F sign), and you can enter and leave the country freely in your personal capacity; One is the tourist endorsement (L endorsement), which requires you to travel with a group and not to enter or leave the country as an individual. These documents are also called two-way permits in Hong Kong, which means that they will be returned when they are issued (my personal understanding is that one-way permit holders usually move to Hong Kong and will not return them when they go).

I hope the above content can help you. Please consult a professional lawyer if you have any other questions.

Legal basis: Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Exit and Entry Administration.

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 10 Citizens of China who travel between the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region, and citizens of China who travel between Taiwan Province Province, shall apply for a pass according to law and abide by the relevant provisions of this Law. Specific management measures shall be formulated by the State Council.

Eleventh China citizens leaving or entering the country shall submit their passports, other travel documents and other exit and entry documents to the entry-exit frontier inspection authorities, and shall go through the prescribed procedures before leaving or entering the country.

At qualified ports, the entry-exit frontier inspection organs shall provide special passages and other convenient measures for China citizens to enter and leave the country.