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What is a visa?

A visa is an entry-exit permit certificate issued by a sovereign country to a foreign citizen or its own citizen who applies to enter or exit the country. It is an endorsement and stamp on the passport or other valid travel document held by the person applying for entry or exit to indicate permission to enter or exit the country or pass through the country's territory. Visas are usually issued by the consulate abroad in the country of destination.

What is a tourist visa?

Tourist visa is a type of visa. It is generally a quick visa application method established to facilitate tourists and develop tourism resources. Correspondingly, it is also subject to restrictions. Generally speaking, the validity period and stay period are short, and it can only be used to engage in tourism-related activities.

What are the characteristics of a tourist visa?

The purpose of visit is tourism, and the visa validity period and stay period are relatively short.

What is a business visa?

Business visa mainly refers to the on-site inspection or business negotiation conducted by relevant personnel to engage in investment, trade, conferences, exhibitions, labor services, etc. in the destination country for official business or personal reasons. Such persons are required to hold a business visit visa when entering the destination country. Generally speaking, business visitors to the destination country can only stay in the country for a short period of time, and the visitors should leave the country within the time specified in the visa.

What is Schengen visa

Visa issued under the Schengen Agreement. This agreement, so named because it was signed in Schengen, Luxembourg, sets out a single visa policy for member states. According to this agreement, a visa issued by any Schengen member state is also considered valid in all other member states without the need to apply for a separate visa. The countries that implement this agreement are commonly known as "Schengen countries".

Chinese passport visa-free and visa-on-arrival countries

Visa on arrival country:

Africa: Republic of Benin, Burundi, Cape Verde, Comoros Island, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda

Asia: Bahrain, Cambodia, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Laos, Lebanon, Maldives, Nepal, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste

Europe: Georgia

Oceania: Tuvalu

Visa-free countries

Americas: Dominica, Haiti

Asia: Sri Lanka

Europe: Kosovo

Oceania: Cook Islands, Fiji, Micronesia, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Samoa, Vanuatu

What are the requirements for visa on arrival?

1.1 The visa-on-arrival passport is valid for more than six months;

1.2 At least one to two blank pages, many countries require two pages;

1.3 Have a return ticket or a ticket to continue the journey;

1.4 A certain amount of cash, travellers' checks and international credit cards can prove sufficient financial strength to support travel.

The difference between visa and passport

Passport is a legal document issued by the country to prove the nationality and identity of a country's citizens when they enter and exit the country's borders, travel or stay abroad. The word passport means port pass in English. In other words, a passport is a form of identification that allows citizens to travel through various international ports. Therefore, some countries in the world usually issue pass documents in lieu of passports.

A visa (visa) is an endorsement or stamp by a country's sovereign authority on the passport or other travel documents held by its or foreign citizens to indicate that they are allowed to enter or exit the country or pass through the country's borders. It can also be said to be an endorsement-type certificate issued to them. In summary, a visa is a document issued by a country's entry-exit management agency (such as the Immigration Bureau or its embassy or consulate abroad) to express approval of entry to foreign citizens. To put it bluntly: a passport is just a book, and the visa is affixed to this book. A passport is equivalent to an ID card, and a visa is equivalent to a pass.

The difference between group visa and individual visa

Tourist visas are divided into group visas (L visa) and individual visas (G visa).

Individual visas allow relatively free entry and exit to tourist destinations, while group visas can only be used if you join a group.

Does the group visa only apply to travel with a group?

Generally speaking, group visas can only be used to travel with a group. However, some places in Southeast Asia are not very strict and you can travel freely; while in Europe, Australia, Japan, South Korea and other places, it is necessary to enter and leave the group in a group, and you are not allowed to leave the group in between.

Issues related to visa application

Visa application process

1.1 Check visa information by yourself: Through the visa search function, you can check the visa information you need;

1.2 Call to verify visa information: Communicate with visa customer service to learn the latest information on visa application, such as whether there have been recent changes in visa information;

1.3 Visa information/visa fees/visa agreement: Submit visa information, visa fees and sign a visa agreement in accordance with the agreed method;

1.4 The embassy accepts visa applications: After receiving the visa information and visa fees, it will sort and review the visa materials on the same day, and arrange for staff to go to the embassy to deliver the visa application on the first embassy working day;

1.5 Notify the visa result and return the passport: After the application is successful and the passport is collected at the embassy, we will notify the visa applicant as soon as possible and return the passport and invoice to the applicant in the agreed manner; if unsuccessful, we will notify the visa applicant as soon as possible and return the passport to the applicant. The visa fee will not be refunded.

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