Visa knowledge has become more popular: what are visas on arrival, transit visas, and visa exemptions?

Traveling abroad has become the choice of more and more people. Visa and passport are the most troublesome things when traveling abroad. Today, the editor will tell you about it.

1. What is ADS visa?

The Chinese explanation of ADS (ApprovedDestinationStatus) visa is "approved tourist destination country". After adding an ADS visa, you can only travel in the approved tourist destination country. This visa cannot be endorsed or extended within the destination country. People holding this kind of visa must travel in and out of a group.

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2. What is Visa on arrival?

A visa on arrival means that you do not need to apply for a visa for the destination country before departure. Instead, you apply for it after arriving in the country. This can avoid the various procedures for applying for a visa before entering the country.

List of 37 countries that unilaterally allow Chinese citizens to apply for visas on arrival:

Asia (19): United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, East Timor, Laos, Lebanon, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka , Thailand, Turkmenistan, Brunei, Iran, Indonesia, Jordan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Bangladesh

Africa (12): Egypt, Togo, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Comoros , C?te d'Ivoire, Madagascar, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Mauritania

Americas (2): Guyana, Saint Helena (British Overseas Territory)

Oceania (4): Fiji, Palau, Tuvalu, Vanuatu

3. What is visa-free?

Visa-free means that you do not need to apply for a visa for the destination country, that is, Access to the country is available.

List of 11 countries that unilaterally allow Chinese citizens to enter visa-free:

Asia (1): South Korea (Jeju Island)

America (6) : Antigua and Barbuda, Haiti, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (British Overseas Territory

), Turks and Caicos Islands (British Overseas Territory), Jamaica, Dominica,

Oceania (3): US Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan, etc.), Samoa, French Polynesia

Africa (1): French Reunion Wang

Six countries that have reached mutual visa exemption with China for ordinary passport holders:

San Marino, Seychelles, Mauritius, Bahamas, Fiji, Grenada

4 , What is a transit permit?

A transit visa refers to a visa that you need to pass through a third country when taking transportation after obtaining an entry visa to a certain country.

Some countries stipulate that when passengers take transportation through their borders and stay no more than 24 hours or a certain period of time, they are exempted from applying for a transit visa (generally they are not allowed to leave the international airport). Some countries also stipulate that , regardless of the length of stay or whether you leave the airport, you must apply for a transit visa.

5. What is a separate visa?

Can it be used separately from the passport? A separate visa is a form of visa. It has the same features as the visa that is generally endorsed on the passport. The difference is that it is signed separately on a special piece of paper in addition to the passport, but it must be used at the same time as the passport. The separate visa must be used together with the passport to effectively achieve the purpose of entry and exit.

6. What is a Schengen visa? What are the Schengen countries?

A Schengen visa refers to a visa issued in accordance with the Schengen Agreement. Once an applicant obtains a visa from a certain country, he or she can travel freely within all Schengen member states during the validity period of the visa and the period of stay.

7. What is the relationship between the validity period of the visa and the period of stay?

The validity period of the visa means that the visa is valid for a certain period of time. After this period of time, the visa will be invalid. The period of stay of a visa refers to the period of time that the visa holder is allowed to stay in the country (region) to which he is going.

8. What is the number of times a visa is valid?

The number of times a visa is valid means that you can enter and leave the country once, twice or multiple times within the validity period of the visa or the period of stay. national borders. For example, a visa holder's visa is valid for 3 months, the allowed stay period is 15 days, and the number of validity is two times, which means that the person can have two opportunities to enter and exit the country within the 15-day stay period.

9. What are the ways to apply for a foreign visa?

There are two main ways for Chinese citizens to apply for visas to countries (regions) that have diplomatic relations with my country: First, in person Hold your passport and relevant materials for visa application in person, go to the embassy or consulate of the country you are going to in my country, and contact directly to apply for a visa; second, entrust an authoritative and reliable visa agency to handle it for you.

10. What are the passport requirements for applying for a foreign visa?

To apply for a foreign visa, you must have a valid passport or other valid travel documents in place of the passport. Most countries require that the validity period of the passport must be longer than the validity period of the visa or the period of stay. Some require the validity period of the passport to be at least half a year, otherwise the visa application will not be processed.

11. What are the time requirements for the embassy to process visas?

Most visa processing times take about two weeks, depending on the situation. It should be noted that most embassy processing times are calculated on working days.

Each country’s embassy must be closed for vacation during its National Day.

Countries that believe in __ are closed during Christmas (December 25) and Easter. Islamic countries are closed during the Eid al-Adha festival (around April 18).

During New Year's Day, May Day, National Day, and Spring Festival, most embassies also have holidays together with domestic units, but the holiday time is generally shorter than in China.

The embassy may also be closed when the country’s head of state visits or the embassy moves to a new location.

Each embassy will generally provide notice of holiday arrangements two weeks in advance.

12. Will the visa fee be refunded if the visa is refused?

When a general visa application is accepted, the visa fee will not be refunded regardless of whether the visa is ultimately granted. The visa fee is the first fee paid for the review of visa materials, and each country decides how to charge the visa fee. Usually, countries determine charging standards based on the principle of reciprocity.

What does 13 and 10 years mean?

In March 2015, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced at the two sessions press conference that China and Canada would issue multiple-entry visas to each other for ten years. . In accordance with the principle of reciprocity and reciprocity, both parties do not require interviews or fingerprints for visa applicants.

If you are really lucky enough to get Canada's 10-year multiple-entry visa, this means that you can travel to and from the Pacific Ocean multiple times within ten years, with a maximum stay of six months.

If you apply for a ten-year multiple-entry visa to Canada, you can also enjoy visa-free access to the following nine countries:

1. South Korea: Transit visa-free stay for 30 days (the destination must be Canada, and you can enter once for both round-trips)

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2. Singapore: Visa-free stay for 96 hours in transit (valid for at least 1 month, you can only choose to enter once for a round trip);

3. Costa Rica: 30-day visa-free stay (Canada and more) Sub-visa, the stay cannot exceed the validity date of the visa)

4. Panama: visa-free for 30 days (requires a used Canadian visa);

5. Turkey: electronic visa ( Canadian visa is required to be valid when entering)

6. Philippines: visa-free stay for 7 days;

7. Honduras: visa-free for 30 days;

8 , Dominica: visa-free for 30 days;

9. Bermuda: visa-free for 180 days;