How long does it take to get a visa and passport abroad?

It generally takes about ten working days for China citizens to apply for ordinary passports abroad.

It takes about five working days to apply for a passport in an emergency.

Applicants can get their passports as early as possible through online booking and express delivery. The longest passport processing period can be extended to 30 days. China citizens under the age of 16 issue ordinary passports valid for five years, and China citizens over the age of 16 issue ordinary passports valid for ten years.

Shenzhen passport processing cycle:

1. First issuance of ordinary passport: 10 working days.

2. 10 Working days for issuance, renewal, replacement and overdue renewal of ordinary passports.

3. In remote areas or inaccessible areas or due to special circumstances, if the exit-entry administration department of the public security organ cannot issue ordinary passports within 15 days, the time limit for issuing ordinary passports may be extended to 30 days with the approval of the person in charge of the exit-entry administration department of the provincial public security organ.

4. The time limit for urgent matters is 5 working days.

5. If the public security organ considers it necessary to conduct an investigation, the investigation time shall not be included in the promised time limit for handling the permit.

An Extended information passport is a legal document issued by a country to prove the nationality and identity of its citizens when they travel or stay abroad. The word Passport means port pass in English. In other words, a passport is a passport for citizens to pass through international ports in various countries. Therefore, some countries in the world usually issue passes instead of passports.

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 ordinary passports for business and ordinary passports for private purposes.

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 passports on business are mainly issued to those who go abroad to engage in business activities such as economy, trade, culture, sports, health, scientific and technological exchanges in state-owned enterprises and institutions in China, and those who are sent abroad for study, further study, visiting scholars and labor services.

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.

Visa is the annotation and seal of the sovereign organ of a country on the passport or other travel documents held by its own or foreign citizens to show that they are allowed to enter or leave its own territory or pass through it. 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.

Reference Baidu Encyclopedia-Passport Baidu Encyclopedia-Visa