What does visa mean?

A visa is an endorsement-type certificate issued to a citizen.

A visa is an endorsement or stamp issued by a country’s sovereign authority on the passport or other travel documents held by Chinese or foreign citizens. 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 for entry to foreign citizens. The visa is usually attached to the applicant's passport or other international travel document. In special circumstances, a valid passport or other international travel document may be submitted on a separate sheet.

Things to note when applying for a visa are as follows:

1. You should choose a travel agency with legal qualifications to handle the visa application on your behalf. That is to say, the travel agency should have a travel agency business license with outbound business qualification issued by the National Tourism Administration, or a general travel agency business license and business license issued by the provincial tourism bureau;

2. In a physical travel agency When applying for a visa, you must carefully read and sign the agency contract, make sure the agreed matters are as comprehensive as possible, and whether the translation materials are retained;

3. You should not apply previous or other country’s visa experience to apply for a new visa. Visa policies change every six months, and different countries have different visa policies;

4. It is best not to apply again immediately after a visa rejection.

Legal Basis

"Implementing Rules for the Exit and Entry Administration Law of the People's Republic of China and the People's Republic of China"

Article 17 of the People's Republic of China and the People's Republic of China The passport is valid for five years and can be extended twice, each time not exceeding five years. Application for extension should be made before the expiry of the passport validity. When abroad, passport extensions are handled by Chinese diplomatic missions, consular offices or other overseas agencies authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At home, passport extensions for Chinese citizens who have settled abroad are handled by the public security bureaus (bureaus) of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government. ) and its authorized exit-entry administration department of the public security organ; for citizens residing in the country, the passport extension before leaving the country shall be handled by the exit-entry administration department of the public security organ where the certificate was originally issued or where the residence is registered. Article 7 After citizens residing in the country have obtained the visa or entry permit for the country they are traveling to, they should go through household registration procedures before leaving the country. Those who leave the country to settle down must go to the local police station or household registration office to cancel their household registration. If you leave the country for a short period of time, you must apply for temporary household registration and restore your permanent household registration at your original place of residence with your passport upon return.