What do passport type and code mean?

Passport type refers to the type of passport, and code is the passport code.

The types of passports include diplomatic passports, official passports, official official passports and ordinary passports. Most people hold ordinary private passports applied for at the Public Security Exit and Entry Administration Department, that is, "ordinary passports."

The "P" in the above standard refers to ordinary passports and service passports (including ordinary service passports); "W" refers to diplomatic passports. Code is the country code, which refers to the abbreviation of the country that issued the passport. For example, CHN refers to China.

Passport style

1. The size of an ordinary electronic passport is 125mm*88mm, with a maximum of 48 pages, and the cover is maroon red.

2. The second page of the passport is the information page, which is coated and numbered. The international standard machine readable code is printed in the machine readable area at the bottom of the information page.

3. Page 3 is the request page. Setting up a request page is a common practice internationally. In addition to requesting other countries to provide assistance to the license holder when necessary, it is also a ceremonial greeting for the license holder when passing through the border of other countries.

The content on the request pages of various countries is similar. On the Chinese passport, it reads "The People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China request the military and political agencies of all countries to facilitate the passage and provide necessary assistance to the license holders."

4. Pages 4 to 7 are remark pages, used to print various annotations (for example: passport renewal/reissue annotations, etc.);

5. Pages 8 to 46 are visa pages, used to affix visa stickers from various countries and stamp entry and exit stamps.

6. Page 47 is the emergency information page. Setting up an emergency information page is also an international practice. A passport is a certificate for citizens of a country to prove their identity and nationality when they are abroad. True and valid information should be filled in on the emergency information page.

7. Page 48 is the precautions page.

The above content refers to Baidu Encyclopedia - Passport of the People's Republic of China