A passport is a document which is used for personal identification during abroad travels. It is used to verify one’s country of citizenship.
If traveling outside your country, it is used to regain entry into your
country of citizenship. Passport is an official document issued by a national government. A passport contains the following personal
data : name, sex, date of birth, and place of birth.
Visa is an official permission that allows us into a specific country.
This permission is granted by a government official of the country we
wish to visit. The visa can be a separate document but usually it is a
stamp in the passport of the traveler.
Types of passport:
- Ordinary passport ‘“ the ordinary passport is also called tourist
passport and it is issued to the citizens who are planning to travel
abroad.
- Official passport ‘“ official passport is also called service
passports and it is issued to the government employees. The official
passports are used for work related travels of the government employees.
- Diplomatic passport ‘“ the diplomatic passports are issued for the
consuls or diplomats for their work related travels. It is important to
point out that diplomatic passports do not mean automatic diplomatic
immunity. Also the owners of diplomatic passports have to obtain visas
like every other citizens.
- Temporary passport ‘“ temporary passports are also known as
emergency passports and they are issued to the people who lost their
passports during their visit in a foreign country. This temporary
passports are only valid for a short period of time which is needed for
the return of the tourists to their country.
- Family passport ‘“ the family passports are issued to the whole
family. Not every member of the family gets separate passports.There is
only one passport holder.
- Fantasy passport ‘“ fantasy passports are recent creations and they
are not official documents. They only appear to be regular passports but
they are representing countries that do not exist anymore or never
existed in the first place.
Types of visa:
- Tourist visa ‘“ the tourist visa is issued for the purpose of touristic travels.
- Transit visa ‘“ transit visa is valid only for 5 days and sometimes
less and it is issued for passing through a certain country to reach a
third destination.
- Business visa ‘“ business visa is issued for businessmen who travel to a certain country to engage in commercial activities.
- Temporary worker visa ‘“ this visa is issued to temporary workers in a foreign country.
- Student visa ‘“ student visa is issued to students who are studying in a foreign country.
