Will the passport for studying in Japan expire? What if it expires?

It is not difficult to apply for a passport to study in Japan, but it is more troublesome if the passport expires. Let me tell you about how to deal with the expired Japanese study passport and the common problems. Come and have a look with me if necessary.

What if the passport expires but the visa is valid?

Many people think that after the passport expires, they must apply for a new passport at the Exit-Entry Administration. Will the multiple-entry visa within the validity period of the old passport be invalid because of the new passport?

Generally speaking, when an old passport is invalid, a small triangle, usually the whole one, will be cut out with scissors. If the visa on the passport is still valid, pay attention! When applying for a new passport, explain to the staff of the exit-entry administration and ask them to "show mercy". Don't cut off these valid visas, just cut off the cover page of your passport!

How to apply for a complete visa to leave the country with an old passport?

When you successfully keep the valid visa of your old passport, the next question is, can you leave the country smoothly with the valid long-term visa on your new passport and old passport?

In Japan, old and new passports are allowed to enter and leave the country, but it is necessary to ensure that the visas on the old passports are intact. This is very convenient, but some other countries, such as Canada, New Zealand and Singapore, need to go to the consulate to apply for visa transfer.

Pay special attention, under no circumstances should you apply for a visa on your old passport. It is said that someone once tore a valid visa page from an old passport and used it in a new passport, because it was very troublesome to bring two passports. This is absolutely wrong. Old passports with visa pages shall not be damaged or destroyed.

What if the old and new passports can't be used at the same time?

Old and new passports are not allowed to be used at the same time. Can a valid visa be used? The solution is to transfer the valid visa on the old passport to the new passport.

How to change the visa? I need to submit the relevant application to the embassy or consulate, and provide the original old passport, the original new passport and an English letter signed by me explaining why I want to move, such as the old passport expired or the visa page is full.

The situation in other countries is different and needs to be treated specifically. In order to avoid delaying the trip, we remind everyone to apply for visa transfer as soon as possible.

Is there any other way?

Last resort: get a new passport first, and then get a long-term visa.

In the past two years, many countries have extended the validity of China tourist visas, ranging from two or three years to five or ten years. If you don't want to encounter the trouble that your passport is expired and your visa is still valid in the future, and you plan to go abroad many times during the validity period of your visa, then the best solution is to replace your old passport, apply for a new passport, and then apply for a visa with a new passport.

What is the number of valid visas?

The number of valid visas refers to one, two or more entry and exit within the time allowed by the validity period or stay period of the visa. For example, the visa is valid for 5 months, the allowed stay period is 30 days, and it is valid twice, which means that you can have two opportunities to enter and leave the country during the 30-day stay.

When is the release date?

The date of issuance of a visa refers to the date when the visa is issued by the visa authority, so as to calculate the validity period and stay period of the visa. Its English expression is "X month X day X year". This is a very important content, which needs to be remembered in case the visa expires.

What is the validity and duration of the visa?

The validity period and stay period of a visa are two different concepts, but they are interrelated. The duration of the visa refers to the time allowed for the holder to stay after entering the country. It is different from the validity period of a visa. The validity period refers to the use period of the visa, and the stay period refers to the time you can stay after entering the country. The stay time is included in the validity period.

Passport expiration solution

1. According to relevant regulations, China citizens whose passports have expired in China should reapply according to the method of applying for passports for the first time, and get a new passport at the office before your passport expires;

2. China citizens who have settled abroad may apply for passport renewal to the nearest exit-entry administration department of the public security organ with their original passports and residence certificates. The renewed passport indicates which passport to change, and the original passport can be sent back to the applicant;

3. If the validity period of the passport is shorter than that required by the foreign visa period, the holder may apply to the issuing authority in advance with the relevant visa certificate of the country;

4. Passports issued by Chinese embassies and consulates abroad can apply to the provincial public security department or the exit-entry administration department of the nearest public security organ, and the examination and approval authorities will reissue them after verification with the embassies and consulates abroad that issued passports;

5. Can the new passport be combined with the original passport? If the visa page of the holder's original passport has been used up, but the valid visa on the original passport must be kept, the issuing authority may combine the new passport with the original passport, and at the same time, the issuing authority shall fill in the remarks page of the newly issued passport, that is, the words "this passport is renewed according to the passport number". "People's Republic of China (PRC) XX" will be added.