You need to apply for a passport before applying for a visa. Passports are handled at the entry-exit administration office where the household registration is located. You should bring your household registration book, ID card and photo with a white background. If the visa for going abroad is within the jurisdiction of your registered permanent residence, you should apply to embassies and consulates in China.
Visa is a kind of permission certificate issued by a country's organs according to its own laws for foreigners applying for entry, exit or transit. 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 around the world are divided into entry visas and transit visas, and some countries also have exit visas. There are two types of visas in China: 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.
Materials needed to apply for a visa
1. Passport: The validity period should be more than six months (from the date of going abroad), with at least one blank visa page and a copy of passport photo page.
2. On-the-job certificate: If the applicant is an on-the-job employee, the original on-the-job certificate letter issued by the company must be provided. The certification letter should indicate that the company agrees to leave the company, and specify the working hours, position and salary of the applicant in detail. On-the-job certification letter must list the address, telephone number and fax number of the company and related contacts, and affix the official seal.
3. ID card: original and photocopy.
4. Photos: Two photos (one posted on the form and the other scanned) shall meet the following requirements. Take a recent photo within three months, bareheaded (if you wear a hat or accessories according to special religions or customs, the hat or accessories must not block the applicant's facial features), and the facial size is 25mm wide and 35mm high.
5.Form 14A visa application form: the original is filled in English and signed by the applicant (the application form can be downloaded from official website, Singapore Immigration and Checkpoints Bureau).
6. Proof of financial resources: If the applicant does not have a job, he must provide documents to prove his personal financial situation, such as bank deposit certificate and real estate license.
7. Household register: the original and photocopy of the applicant's household register. If it is a collective account, you can go to the public security bureau to apply for the household registration certificate, and provide the original and copy.