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What are the types of passports?

According to different laws and regulations in different countries, the types of passports in different countries are not exactly the same. There are mainly the following types: 1, labor passport, which is generally used for short-term labor dispatch of 0.5 to 3 years. 2. A tourist passport, as its name implies, is used for traveling, and generally it will not exceed 1 month. 3. A travel permit, strictly speaking, is not a passport. It is used as a travel passport and often appears in European countries. Passport is a legal document issued by a country to prove the nationality and identity of its citizens when they enter and leave the country and travel or stay abroad.

Regulations of the people's Republic of China on passports and visas

Article 3 Passports and visas are issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Public Security in China. Abroad, it is China's diplomatic representative offices, consular offices and organs authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Passports of persons going abroad on business shall be handled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the organs authorized by the Ministry. Passports and visas for people going abroad on private business shall be handled by organs authorized by the Ministry of Public Security.

Passports and visas for China citizens who travel or reside abroad shall be handled by China's diplomatic missions, consular offices or agencies authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Foreigners applying for Chinese visas abroad shall be handled by China's diplomatic representative offices, consular offices or agencies authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At home, visa applications from foreign diplomatic missions, consular offices, consular officials and civil servants in China are accepted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and foreign affairs agencies authorized by the Ministry. Other foreigners holding diplomatic or official passports applying for visas shall be accepted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and foreign affairs agencies authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or public security organs authorized by the Ministry of Public Security. Visa applications from people who hold ordinary passports or come to China for personal reasons shall be accepted by public security organs authorized by the Ministry of Public Security.

Article 4 The organ that issues passports and visas has the right to refuse to issue passports and visas; Have the right to announce the cancellation of issued passports and visas. Chapter II Issuance of Passports

Article 5 China passports shall be issued to China citizens who have reached the age of 16.

China citizens under the age of sixteen use the same passport with their parents; Passports can also be issued separately if necessary.