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Countertendency Visa
The countertendency visa issued by immigration organizations or departments who are responsible for the management of entering and/or leaving a country, is a kind of proof of approval to issue a visa to the applicant. After the applicant is issued a countertendency visa, he also has to visit the embassies or consulates of his target country stationed abroad to transact the visa. Some countries stipulate that the applicant can handle the visa upon arrival at the port of his destination country.

Transit Visa
After you obtain the entry visa to your target country, if passing through a third country via any transportation vehicle, a transit visa is required. Some countries stipulated that if the duration of stay doesn't exceed 24 hours or other defined period of time when passing through here as the transit country, no visa is required (but going out from the airport is not allowed). But some countries stipulated that no matter how long you will stay or whether you leave the airport or not, a transit visa must be obtained. As with other visas, the transit visa also stipulates the period of validity and duration.

Visa on Arrival
if the applicant can not directly obtain the visa in his own country, upon arrival at the port of his target country by holding a passport and the entry permit issued by his own country, a visa will be issued. However, the applicants should pay great attention on this point as there are only a few countries that will issue this kind of visa (visa on arrival). Before your departure, you should check whether you’re chosen destination issues visa on arrival or not, only then can you go on your way.

Visa in Paper Form
Visa on a separate document, and not affixed to a passport is another kind of visa form but has the same function and validity as a visa in a passport. What is different is that this visa is on a special-purpose paper outside the passport, which must be used in conjunction with the passport. The photos on both of the two should be consistent with each other.

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Last updated: May 9, 2008

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