What is the difference between a passport and a visa?

First of all, the forms of documents are different.

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.

Second, the service life is different.

Passports are not permanent documents,

There is 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) in various countries require passports to be valid for more than 6 months when issuing visas. If the passport is valid for less than six months, it must first apply to the public security organ for extension.

Then apply for a visa at the embassy or consulate.

Third, the use is different.

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.

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Passport classification:

China issues 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.

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

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.

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 on business.

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.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-passport

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-visa