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Period of Validity The period of validity is an extremely important condition of a visa, which is imprinted on all visas issued by all sovereign states in the world. In other words, there are no visas without a marked period of validity. The period of validity indicates that the visa is only valid for a limited period of time, if that time limit is exceeded, the visa will have expired. Therefore, the applicants, who apply for visas to various countries (regions), should fix the visa's period of validity in their mind after obtaining the visa, and leave for your target country within its period of validity.

Different countries have different ways of expressing the period of validity. Mostly they use "valid until…", "validity", "from…to…" or "within…month(s)" which is entered in Arabic numerals.

Duration of Visa The duration of a visa refers to the time you are permitted to stay in your target country (region) and are expressed on the visa page as "duration of (each) stay …days", "from…to…" or "with stay of … days", which is also completed in Arabic numerals.

Valid Times of Visa Within the period of validity or the duration of visa, valid times refer to how many times you may enter or leave your target country.

Visa Issuing Date The issuing date of a visa is the date upon which your visa is issued by the appointed official body so that the period of validity and duration of a visa can be documented and precisely controlled. This is also a very important date that you should bear in mind. Remember that an expired visa is not valid for the purposes of travel.

Signature and Seal on Visa Almost all visas issued by most countries in the world are signed with a handwriting signature and/or the seal of the officials concerned as a file in some related official departments. This is also a vital and necessary procedure and of great help in distinguishing whether the visa has been faked or is genuine.