What is the visa?
1. visa is a kind of license issued by a government agency for foreigners applying for entry, exit or transit according to their own laws.
The visa is usually attached to the passport or other international travel documents held by the applicant. Under special circumstances, valid passports or other international travel documents can be written on a separate sheet. With the progress of science and technology, some countries began to issue electronic visas and biological visas, which greatly enhanced the anti-counterfeiting function of visas.
Generally speaking, visas for countries all over the world are divided into entry visas and transit visas, and some countries also have exit visas. Visas in China are divided into entry visas and transit visas.
There are many kinds of visas in different countries. According to the identity of the holder, the type of passport and the reason for the visit, visas are generally divided into four types: diplomatic visas, courtesy visas, official visas and ordinary visas. Some countries classify visas into travel, visit, work, study and residence according to the reasons of visitors.
5. Visa has different forms and titles in its development. Such as endorsement visa, stamp visa, sticker visa, machine-readable visa, individual visa, group visa and so on.
Legal basis: Article 3 of the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Passports and Visas, the organs that issue passports and visas are authorized 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.