1. The Difference Between Passport and Visa
There
shouldn’t be any confusion about the difference between passport and visa as
they are two entirely different entities but are interrelated. Passport and
visa are two important items that you focus on if you are planning to travel to
another country. So, what is a passport and what is a visa? We should first
know what they are to know the difference between them. In general, passport
and visa are two terms often used in connection with foreign travel. There is a
lot of difference between the two terms. One of the main differences between
passport and visa is that the passport is a travel document whereas the visa is
a kind of permission. This article attempts to clarify the difference between a
passport and a visa by way of explaining what each item is and the purpose of
it.
What is a Passport?
Passport is a travel document that
determines and establishes the personal identification of the traveler. Thus,
passport has details pertaining to the citizenship and place of birth. To be
more precise, a passport contains the owner’s name, sex, date of birth, place
of birth, citizenship, and profession. With this information, anyone can find
out the nationality and identity of the owner of the passport. The passports
also contain the details of the issuing authority, place of issue, and the
validity period.
It is important to note that a
national government issues the passport of an
individual as a kind of travel document. This document establishes the
nationality and the identity of the holder of the document. You would do well
to know some of the major types of passport such as ordinary passport, official
passport, diplomatic passport, temporary passport, family passport, camouflage
passport and, of course, fantasy passport, which is not a legal travel document
but is a kind of souvenirs.
What is a Visa?
Visa, on the other hand, is a kind of permission that is granted officially by a government to enter,
stay, and transit in a particular country. In other words, visa is an official document in the
form of an official permission that has to be granted for a person to enter
into a specific country. In fact, visa is issued by a government official of
the specific country that you would visit.
It is
important to consider visa too as a document, a distinct one in the form of a
stamp in the passport itself. Moreover, visa is also of various types such as
tourist visa, transit visa, business visa, temporary worker visa, and student
visa. This only shows that people from various walks of life need to have
various kinds of visa as travelers.
What is the difference between Passport and Visa?
• One of the main
differences between passport and visa is that the passport is a travel document
whereas the visa is a kind of permission.
• Passport confirms your
identification while you are traveling to other countries. Visa shows whether
or not you have the permission to enter another country.
• Passport is a separate
document. Usually, it is a small booklet. However, visa is a stamp that appears
on your passport. This is also one of the main differences between passport and
visa.
• There are different
types of passport and visa. Some major types of passport are ordinary passport,
official passport, diplomatic passport, temporary passport, and family
passport. Some types of visa are tourist visa, transit visa, business visa,
temporary worker visa, and student visa. According to your need, you have to
choose the visa.
• Passport is issued by
the government of the country you belong to. If you are an American national,
then your passport is issued by the American government. Visa, on the other
hand, is issued by the government official of the country you hope to visit.
For example, if you are planning to visit India, then, Indian government
official issues your visa. This is done through the Indian High Commission or
the Indian Embassy in your country.
• Normally, getting a
passport is not a complicated process. However, getting a visa can be a
complicated process as a visa lets someone stay in a country for some time.
Depending on the country you hope to visit, the hardship in getting a visa can
be more or less. Normally, visiting visa can be gained easily. However, for
some countries such as Japan even getting a visiting visa is a hard job.
2. The procedures to make Passport and Visa
·
The procedures to
make a Passport in Indonesia
1.
For Indonesian
citizens who are domiciled or located in the Territory of Indonesia, passport
request submitted to the Head Office of Immigration;
2.
For Indonesian
citizens who are domiciled outside the Territory Indonesian, passport request
filed with the immigration officers who are appointed by Chief Representative
of Republic Indonesia;
3.
Publishing of
passport at the Immigration Office made through the stages:
a.
Applicant or who
are authorized fill out the form in accordance with the columns specified. In
the event that the application is submitted via the website, hereinafter referred
to as pre-request, the applicant or who are authorized must fill out the
electronic form and scan requirements.
b.
Furthermore, for
a passport submitted to the Immigration Office counter officers by the
applicant or who are authorized accompanied the requirements that have been
determined. In case the application is submitted via the website, applicant or
who are authorized must submit the evidence of pre-request.
c.
Counter officers
verify the original requirements brought by the applicant or a the authorized
and then scanning the document, check the results of the scan and check the
list of preventive.
d.
Counter officers
rejected the application and provide proof of rejection, if found to Biodata
details of applicant same with a list of prevention.
e.
Counter officers
give a receipt to applicant who has met the requirement and the name not listed
in the list of prevention.
f.
On the appointed
day, applicant towards the counter Treasurer receiver to make the payment
process.
g.
Treasurer
receiver after received the payment, enter the number of perforations passport
and print as well as giving a receipt of payment to applicant.
h.
Furthermore,
applicants awaiting the call to capture the faces and fingerprints
corresponding queue number that is stated in the queue. Queue machine will call
automatically and displays the queue number on the screen.
i.
Applicant must
come on when taking pictures of faces and fingerprints. Immigration officers do
capture pictures of faces and fingerprints of the applicant in accordance with
the number of queues.
j.
After the process
of capturing pictures and fingerprints, applicant waiting for a call again for
the interview process.
k.
Applicant must
come up with a showing of the original document as a requirement at the time of
the interview process.
l.
Officer
interviews conducted research on the completeness original requirements
document, print applicant Biodata, and then applicant signed the result of
printing and passport cover.
m. Interviewing Officer may suspend the next process if
the results of the research found suspicions about the identity and the
identity of applicant for do further research and, if the results of advanced
research proved a violation of the immigration application may be rejected.
n.
After the
interview process is completed and otherwise comply with the requirements,
applicant are welcome to back again for taking passport within the specified
time, then file request forwarded to the officer of printing.
o.
Immigration
officers do printing applicant biodata page, and pages of notes authorized /
official notes and page validation / endorsements (if needed) and make
laminated passport cover and then to test the quality of the printing and
lamination. If found defective doing replacement of a cover passport without
tariffs.
p.
Head of Division
/ Section Head the authorized put initialed in passport and then Head of
Immigration Office signed the the passport, and return it to the Immigration
Officer for do calibration stamp duty and scan the signature page Head Office.
q.
Counter Officer
handed over the passport to applicant or who are authorized, and the applicant
or who are authorized signed the receipts passport in the revenue column.
r.
The completion
time for a passport maximum period of 4 (four) business days after the
interview process.
s.
The completion
time for a passport as mentioned above do not apply for a passport is damaged,
missing or duplicated.
· The procedures to make a Visa for travel to Indonesia
1. Passport Requirements:
Original, signed passport valid for 6 months beyond stay; for
multiple entries the passport must be valid at least 1 year. The passport must
have at least four blank passport page available for visa stamp(s).
Amendment pages in the back of the passport are not suitable for visa
stamps.
New York: The passport must have four blank
passport pages.
2. Indonesia Visa Application Form:
The Consulate of Indonesia requires a visa application form that
is completed online.
Your application must: • Display your name exactly as it appears in your
passport
• Include answers for all fields
• Be signed by applicant
• Uploaded a photo to your online application. This photograph must match the
photo you provided with documentation sent to us.
NOTE: Print the confirmation page and submit with all other visa application
documents. Applications that do not include this online visa application
confirmation will be rejected by the consulate.
3. Photo Requirements:
Two recent, identical 2 x 2 passport type
photographs, in color, front view and with a plain/white background.
Los Angeles: No glasses may be worn in the photos,
and one passport photo must be scanned in order to complete the on-line
Indonesian application form.
4. Letter Of Invitation:
If visiting friends or relatives, a letter of invitation from
applicant’s host explaining the relationship to the applicant and the purpose
of travel to Indonesia. In addition, the letter must indicate the length of
stay, place of stay, and contact information of the host.
5. Proof of State Residency:
Chicago, Houston and San Francisco: A copy of applicant driver's license.
Please enlarge for clarity. Address on driver's license must match address on
visa application form.
6. Proof of Travel Arrangements:
Computer generated flight itinerary from the airline or a travel
agency or copy of airline ticket showing entry and departure from Indonesia.
7. Applicants Under the Age of 18:
A child (under 18) who is not traveling with both parents or a
legal guardian must provide a notarized letter of consent signed by the
non-accompanying parent(s) or guardian authorizing the Indonesian consulate to
issue a visa to the minor. A copy of the child's birth certificate and
guardianship or custody agreement documents are also required.
8. Medical Requirements:
Inoculation is recommended but not mandatory, and is required
only if applicant had previously traveled to areas/countries infected by yellow
fever.
9. Proof of Sufficient Funds:
Evidence of sufficient funds; most recent bank
statement or letter from the bank providing confirmation of sufficient funds.
10. Letter of Employment :
Houston, New York, San Francisco and Washington DC only: An original letter of employment, certifying
that the applicant is an employee of the company in good standing. The letter
must indicate the dates for which leave was approved and the intended date of
return to the company. If the traveler is retired, financial proof of
retirement fund is required.
11.
Special Instructions:
Applicants traveling to restricted areas such as Aceh, Maluku,
and Irian Jaya, will need to provide an invitation from the Indonesian
government. To obtain an invitation, the applicant must contact the sponsor our
counterpart in Indonesia to pursue the Authorization (Otorisasi) at the
Clearing House of the Department of Foreign Affairs or at the Indonesian
Immigration. When the Authorization is approved, the original Authorization
will be faxed either to the Embassy of Indonesia or to the nearest Consulate
General to the applicant. In additional to the original, the Notification
(Pemberitahuan) of the approval of the Authorization is sent to the applicant's
sponsor or counterpart in Indonesia. The visa will be issued based on the
original Authorization. Once the approval has been received by the Embassy or
Consulate General, the applicant may proceed to send us the visa application
form and other visa supporting documents to Travisa for visa processing.
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