Types of Visa
Here's defining the various categories of visa depending on
your purpose of visit.
- Single Entry Visa : A
single entry visa is valid for only one visit to the
destination country_ Whatever the purpose of your visit, you shall be
eligible for
just one entry through the validity of your visa. For instance your visa
validity
date has not expired but you have already visited the country once, you
shall still
not qualify for another trip to the said country.
-
Multiple Entry Visa : This entitles you to
multiple visits to the country through
your visa's validity tenure. This means you can re-enter the country several
times
without applying for a fresh visa as long as your within the validity tenure
of your
visa. Multiple entry visas are largely preferred by businessmen for they can
never
be certain of the number of visits it might take to close a business deal.
-
Tourist Visa : This kind of visa is
allocated to tourists alone when the purpose of
your visit is travelling only and not engaging in any form of commerce. When
you
plan on a holiday to a foreign location solo or with your family, you will
be
applying for a tourist visa. It is still easier to get such visas. Other
than the
requisite documents, you need to provide a proof of your hotel stays and
return
flight tickets aside from showing a certain specified amount in your bank
account to
ensure to the local authorities that you will be in charge of yourself
during your
visit to their country.
-
Residence Visa: While a residence visa
doesn't give you the permit to take up
employment in a given country, it entitles you to stay for an extended
period of
time in a particular country. A residence permit or a residence visa is
given to a
foreign national to stay for an extended though definite period of time. In
many
cases, a person may have family residing in a foreign country and by
applying for a
residence visa you can stay with them for a prolonged duration, several
months on
end. Of course, it does not entitle you to seek any sort of employment in
the
foreign country in the interim.
-
Work Visa: A work permit visa entitles you
to take up residence as well as employment
for a definite period in a given foreign country. You could either be hired
for a
specific period of time from 6 months to 1 year, depending on your contract,
to
perform a job in a foreign country offering you the subsequent right to take
up
residence in the interim_ But in case your stay 4eotoihialt E you need to
apply for
renewal of your work permit visa. Several Indian companies have tie-ups
abroad with
their co8n(SetearA,tti and you could be send to accomplish a task to the
said
foreign country for a specific period of time under a work permit visa_
