Passport type

Different countries issue different types of passports. Passports in China are divided into diplomatic passports, official passports and ordinary passports, and ordinary passports are divided into official passports and private passports.

1. Diplomatic passports are mainly issued to China government officials above vice ministers and vice governors, heads and deputy heads of important delegations such as the party, government and army, diplomatic officials, consular officials and their accompanying spouses, minor children and diplomatic envoys.

2. Official passports are mainly issued to the staff of government departments at all levels in China, the staff of Chinese diplomatic missions abroad, consular offices, United Nations organizations and relevant specialized agencies, their accompanying spouses and minor children.

3. Ordinary official passports are mainly issued to China state-owned enterprises and institutions who go abroad to engage in economic, trade, cultural, sports, health, scientific and technological exchanges and other official activities, and public servants who go abroad to study, study, visit scholars and engage in labor services.

4. Ordinary passports for private purposes are issued to China citizens who have settled abroad for personal reasons, such as visiting relatives, friends, inheriting property, studying abroad at their own expense, employment and tourism.

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origin

In China, the origin of passports can be traced back to the Warring States Period. In ancient China, people used bamboo slips, fabrics, boards, jade or paper to make seals, contracts, photos, passes and Jeff. Fu Chuan, Zheng Lu, Lu Yin and other documents entered and exited the Guanjin frontier fortress, which recorded the contents similar to modern visas.

In the Qing Dynasty, according to the identification of the pass documents, the function, convenience and necessary assistance of "protection" and "care" were requested from the border inspection authorities.

In the 20th century, the Qing court attached great importance to the management of passports, and the category of "travel passports" appeared. Jilin General yamen has also formulated a passport-style passport charter.

During the Republic of China, the central government formulated a relatively complete passport system, and the National Government promulgated the Passport Regulations on June1932+1October 3/KLOC-0. After the founding of New China, passports of the People's Republic of China were printed and activated, and the system of printing, issuing, using and managing passports was formulated.

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