Visa types

1. According to visa types, there are diplomatic visa, service visa, and ordinary visa.

2. According to reasons of entry and exit there are immigration visa, tourist visa, work visa, business visa, and family member visa.

3. According to the status of entry or exit there are exit visa, entry visa, and transit visa. According to times of stay, there are one-time visa, two-time visa, and multiple-time visa.

4. According to the length of stay, there are long-term visa and short-term visa.

5. Visas are usually categorized as per the status of entry and exit: exit visa, entry visa, exit and entry visa, entry and exit visa, re-entry visa, and transit visa, 6 categories.

According to the applicant's reason for entry, some countries (regions) would categorize the issued visas into diplomatic visa, service visa, immigration visa, non-immigration visa, courtesy visa, tourist and sightseeing visa, work visa, student visa, business visa, and family member visa, etc.

Currently, most countries in the world categorize their visas into diplomatic visa, service (official) visa, and ordinary visa.

China currently has four types of visa, namely, diplomatic visa, courtesy visa, service visa, and ordinary visa.