What is the difference between a visa and a passport?

The difference between a visa and a passport is as follows:

1, with different definitions, a visa is an entry permit and a passport is an identity document to prove citizenship and nationality;

2, the application place is different, the visa is generally applied in foreign embassies and consulates, and the passport is generally applied in China;

3, the use period is different, the visa can generally only be used in a blind country, and the passport can be used all the time during the validity period.

Passports are as follows:

1, labor passport, used for short-term labor dispatch, valid for six months to three years;

2. Travel passport, valid for no more than one month;

3. Non-labor passport, not engaged in labor and commercial activities, mainly used for family affairs such as visiting relatives;

4. Business passport, engaged in business activities;

5. The official passport is held by overseas personnel sent by the government for an unlimited period of time;

6. Long-term passports can be converted into green cards for long-term residents.

Legal basis: Article 11 of the Passport Law of the People's Republic of China

In any of the following circumstances, the passport holder may apply for a new or reissued passport in accordance with the regulations:

(1) The passport is about to expire;

(2) The passport visa page is about to run out;

(3) The passport is damaged and cannot be used;

(4) The passport is lost or stolen;

(5) Other circumstances in which a passport needs to be renewed.

Passport holders applying for renewal or replacement of ordinary passports shall submit their applications to the exit-entry administration department of the public security organ of the local people's government at or above the county level where their household registration is located; In foreign countries, I will submit it to the people of China, China's embassies and consulates abroad or other overseas institutions entrusted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After returning to China, China citizens who have settled abroad apply for renewal or replacement of ordinary passports, which shall be submitted by themselves to the exit-entry administration organ of the public security organ of the people's government at or above the county level in their temporary residence.

The renewal or replacement of diplomatic passports and official passports shall be handled in accordance with the relevant regulations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.