When traveling abroad with the whole family, the most critical issue is the tourist visa. Many people find it very troublesome to apply for a visa, because adults, children, working people, retired people, and those in school all need to prepare different materials. If you accidentally miss the same information, your application may be delayed.
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Recently, Youyou learned about some "shortcuts" to apply for a visa from Xiao Jiang, who is responsible for the visa business of Kangtai Travel -
United States: Children under the age of 14 do not need to be interviewed when applying for a family visa
Reminder: Be careful to bring relevant information Notarized certificate
The US ten-year visa has always been popular with citizens because it is valid for a long time and can be used with new and old passports. In addition, you can enter many countries visa-free with a valid US visa. Therefore, there are many families around Youyou who will Stock up on U.S. visas for your family to travel conveniently.
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If your parents apply for US visa , you can also apply for one if you have children under 14 years old at home. Because in the United States, for applicants under the age of 14, if there is no history of U.S. visa rejection, they can apply for it through an adult in the family, that is, they do not need to make a special trip to the U.S. embassy or consulate for a visa interview, and compared to adult applicants, The information that applicants under 14 years old need to submit is relatively simple.
However, because applicants under 14 years old are still in school, they need to prepare a certificate of school attendance in Chinese and English. Specifically, there are several situations. If both parents are traveling together, remember to bring the child's birth medical certificate, notarized certification, or notarized kinship certificate when traveling. If only one parent is traveling with the child, in addition to the above information, , a power of attorney for custody from the father or mother is also required to be notarized and certified. If both parents are not traveling together, for example, if the child goes to summer camp alone, it is necessary to add a notarized and certified custody power of attorney from both parents (the principal must be an adult).
Although based on the experience of many family visa interviews, the visa officer may not always ask for the above materials, but once the visa officer requests it and you cannot provide it, it may cause trouble for the visa. It is recommended to be fully prepared.
Japan: The main applicant has good conditions and the whole family can get a visa
Reminder: The specific actual terms change from time to time
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Since May last year, Japan has relaxed visa issuance conditions for Chinese citizens. If the father or mother's own information meets the requirements, the spouse and children in the family can easily obtain a three-year or five-year multiple-time Japan tourist visa without too much information.
For example, Japan has issued multiple visas to Chinese people with sufficient financial ability since last year, which can benefit qualified people and their families - even stay-at-home mothers cannot provide proof of employment and financial income, as long as the conditions of their spouses are met If so, the whole family can get the same visa.
However, the relevant visa requirements are always changing, and the requirements at that time shall prevail.
New Zealand : It only costs one person to apply for a five-year multi-visa for the whole family
Reminder: Pay attention to the validity period of the passport
Since May 8 last year, the New Zealand Immigration Service has issued multiple five-year visas to Chinese citizens who go to New Zealand for tourism and business activities. Return visas and visit visas generally allow (visitors) to stay for 1 month each time they visit New Zealand, but it is important to note that the stay must not exceed 9 months in any 18-month period.
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For family applicants, one of the more user-friendly aspects of the New Zealand visa is that even if the validity period is extended to five years, the price will remain the same as before, and allows joint applications in the name of a family to be delivered. You only need to pay one visa fee for the materials. A family can include a main applicant + the main applicant’s spouse + minor children under the age of 18, so if you plan to travel, it is best to apply as a family.
However, it should be noted that the visa period issued by New Zealand will not exceed the validity period of the applicant's passport. Therefore, if the passport only has one or two years of validity left, you will only be able to obtain a visa with the same validity period as the passport when applying for a New Zealand visa.
In addition, if the family applies for a five-year multiple-visit visa to New Zealand, the specific visa validity period and number of entries shall be subject to the visa type given by the embassy or consulate.
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When applying for a visa as a family, this certificate is very important
When a family goes abroad to apply for a visa, they may encounter the need for various notarizations. Since some unemployed people or children cannot provide proof of their assets and employment, Or when the travel expenses are borne by relatives, you will need to provide relevant asset certification materials of the person responsible for the expenses. In addition to providing the household registration book, birth certificate, marriage certificate and other documents proving the relationship between the two, you also need to provide the corresponding documents. Notarized and certified documents proving the relationship.
Take the European Schengen country visa as an example. According to relevant requirements, minors under the age of 18 traveling to Europe must obtain a birth certificate notarization. One or both parents or entrusting others to travel with the child must obtain a birth certificate notarization and foreign affairs. For certification, the total time for the two notarizations takes about 10 working days . Therefore, you must set aside a certain amount of time to handle this notarization.
