What are visas and passport used for in a country?

Answer 1

A passport is issued by your home country and is proof of who you are and that you are a resident of that country. A visa is issued by the country which you are visiting giving you permission to enter and stay in that country for a certain amount of time.

Answer 2

A visa is simply the right to visit, stay or travel through a particular country.

A visa may lay out rules and regulations for the traveller to abide to whilst travelling in a particular country. Eg. No access to government funds or state funded hospitals. The visa also sets the duration of your stay in the country.

Your passport in fact belongs to your government and is a right of travel document, the visa provides the bearer of the passport to enter a foreign country.

Depending on the visa it may be for business or pleasure (tourism). Some countries have treaties with each other allowing the bearer of the passport to arrive at the country of destination and get a "visa on arrival", other countries require you to apply for visa at the consulate of the destination country prior to travelling there.

Answer 3

To prove:

A) You aren't a criminal or illegal immigrant

B) What country you live in

C) That you have the right to enter their country

Answer 4

The purpose of a visa is to allow a person to gain access or entrance into Another Country for a given period of time. However, that person must have a valid reason for entering the country.

Answer 5

To monitor the Immigration of overseas visitors and to qualify people to be able to enter a country. People who have a criminal history are limited in their ability to travel.