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Visa Types Based on different reasons of entering or departing the country, visas are generally divided into 6 categories: The departure visa, the entry visa, visa for leaving first and then reentering, visa for entering first and then leaving, again-entry visa and the transit visa.

Some countries (regions), according to different purposes for entry, classify the visa into many kinds like the diplomatic, official, immigrant, non- immigrant, courteous reception, tourist, work, study and business visas as well as the household visa and so on.

At present, most countries of the world mainly have the three kinds of visa: the diplomatic, official and ordinary visa.

Now, there are four categories of visa are issued in China: the diplomatic, courteous reception, official business and standard visa.

Visa Code In order to be advantageous in both recognition and management, according to different purposes of visa applicants, some countries use different letters as the visa code marked on the issued visa.

The most visa codes are issued in the United States, of which there are over 18 codes for non-immigrant visas. China also has many codes for different visas, which respectively are only issued to specifically targeted individuals and groups.

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Last updated: May 9, 2008

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