How to tell what kind of visa a passport belongs to?

There is a "type" column on the visa, which is the type of visa. Different countries have different types of visas. I can't answer your specific question here, because the number of visa types varies from country to country.

In China, visas are divided into diplomatic visas, courtesy visas, official visas and ordinary visas.

Issuing diplomatic and official visas to foreigners who enter the country for diplomatic or official reasons; Issue courtesy visas to foreigners who need courtesy because of their special status. The scope and methods of issuing diplomatic visas, courtesy visas and official visas shall be stipulated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Foreigners who enter the country for non-diplomatic or official reasons such as work, study, visiting relatives, traveling, business activities, talent introduction, etc. , will be issued the corresponding ordinary visa. The types and issuance methods of ordinary visas shall be stipulated by the State Council? .

Ordinary visas are divided into the following categories, and the corresponding Chinese phonetic alphabet is marked on the visa:

(1) Visa C is issued to international train attendants, crew members of international aircraft, crew members of international ships and their accompanying families, and automobile drivers engaged in international road transport.

(2) D visa, issued to permanent residents.

(3) F-visa, which is issued to those who enter the country for exchange, visit, inspection and other activities.

(4) G visa, which is issued to persons passing through China.

(5) J 1 visa, issued to foreign resident journalists of foreign news agencies in China; J2 visa is issued to foreign journalists who enter the country for short-term interviews.

(six) L visa, issued to inbound tourists; If you enter the country as a group, you can issue a group L visa.

(seven) M visa, issued to the entry of personnel engaged in business activities.

(8) Q 1 visa, which is issued to the families of China citizens who apply for entry and residence due to family reunion, the families of foreigners who have permanent residency in China, and those who apply for entry and residence due to foster care; Q2 visas are issued to relatives of China citizens living in China and foreigners with permanent residency in China to apply for short-term entry to visit relatives.

(9) R visas are issued to foreign high-level talents needed by the country and urgently needed professionals.

(10) Issue visas with the words S 1 to the spouses, parents, children under the age of 18, parents of spouses and persons who need to stay in China for other personal reasons of foreigners who apply for long-term visits; S2 visa is issued to the families of foreigners who apply for short-term entry to visit relatives, stay in China for work and study, and those who need to stay in China for other personal reasons.

(11) X 1 visa, issued to those who apply for long-term study in China; X2 visa is issued to those who apply for short-term study in China.

(twelve) Z visa, issued to people who apply for work in China.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia _ visa