I’m new to traveling, and wanted to know, who exactly is a visa for? Is it for the country you’re leaving to tell them you are allowed to leave or something? Is it for the country you’re entering so you can tell them you’re been approved to enter from the previous country? Who sees it and who does it matter to?
All I could seem to find on Google is that it’s attached to your passport once you get one and that you need one. I was hoping to hear a more detailed explanation from someone who’s actually used one in the past so I kind of know what to expect!
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It’s an approval to enter a country issues by the one you are entering. It’s a means of tracking you as a foreigner entering, the nature of your visit, and a way to verify your departure within parameters of time allowed to visit.
Depending on your country of citizenship/residency, where you are traveling, and length of stay, some visas are automatically given at Immigration upon arrival, while others may need to be applied for and approved ahead of travel. So if you’re going to Mexico as a tourist for a week, you just get your visa as they check your passport and you return it upon departure so they can verify you’ve left. If you were going to India to study for 2 years, you’d need to apply ahead of time for a student visa.
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