ABSTRACT
A visa is most commonly a sticker endorsed in the applicant's passport or other travel document. The visa, when
required, was historically granted by an immigration official on a visitor's
arrival at the frontiers of a country, but increasingly today a traveller
wishing to enter another country must apply in advance for a visa, sometimes in
person at a consular office, by mail or over the internet. The actual visa may
still be a sticker or a stamp in the passport or may take the form of a
separate document or an electronic record of the authorisation, which the
applicant can print before leaving home and produce on entry to the host
country. Some countries do not require visas for short visits.
Some countries require that their citizens, as well as foreign
travelers, obtain an "exit visa" to be allowed to leave the country. Uniquely, the Norwegian special
territory of Svalbard is an entirely visa-free zone under the terms of the Svalbard Treaty.
Some countries – such as those in the Schengen Area – have agreements with other countries
allowing each other's citizens to travel between them without visas. The World Tourism Organization announced that the number of tourists who
require a visa before traveling was at its lowest level ever in 2015.
This paper discusses the design and
implementation of an Online Visa registration database application with WAMP
SERVER database. It also discusses the issues of selecting appropriate database
model, interface design, and system deployment. A projection of record growth
in relation to student population and system requirement was carried out in the
study. Finally it discusses the applicability of the system in academic
institutions. The Programming language used in developing this application is
Visual Basic.net 2012. It runs in Windows 98 to Latest windows 8.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Title
Abstract
Certificate
Acknowledgement
Table
of Content
CHAPTER ONE
1.1
Introduction
1.2
Background of the Study
1.3
Statement of Problems
1.4
Objectives of the Study
1.5
Significance of the Study
1.6
Limitation of the Study
1.7
Scope of the Study
1.8
Assumption of the Study
1.9
Definition of Terms
CHAPTER TWO -
Literature Review
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Overiew
2.3 History
2.4 Conditions of Issue
2.5 Types
2.6 Purpose
2.7 By method of Issue
2.8 Visa Run
CHAPTER THREE -
Methodology and Analysis of the System
3.1
Introduction
3.2
System Requirement and Specifications
3.3
System design
3.3.1
Logical design
3.3.2
Input design
3.3.3
Output design
3.3.4
Activity diagram
3.4
Structure of database design
3.5
System flowchart
CHAPTER FOUR –
Design and Implementation of a new system
4.1 System testing strategies
4.2 Unit test
4.2.1 Integration Testing
4.3 Testing computer system requirements
4.4 Software maintenance and issue
4.4.1 Corrective maintenance
4.4.2 Preventive maintenance
4.4.3 Adaptive maintenance
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0
Summary
5.1
Conclusion
5.2
Recommendation
5.3
References
5.4
Appendices
CHAPTER
ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1
BACKGROUND
OF THE STUDY
A visa (from the Latin charta visa, meaning
"paper which has been seen") is
a conditional authorization granted by a country (typically to a foreigner) to
enter and temporarily remain within, or to leave that country. Visas typically
include limits on the duration of the foreigner's stay, territory within the
country they may enter, the dates they may enter, or the number of permitted
visits. Visas are associated with the request for permission to enter a country
and thus are, in some countries, distinct from actual formal permission for an alien to enter and remain in the country. In
each instance, a visa is subject to entry permission by an immigration official
at the time of actual entry and can be revoked at any time.
A visa is most commonly a sticker endorsed in the applicant's passport or other travel document. The visa, when
required, was historically granted by an immigration official on a visitor's
arrival at the frontiers of a country, but increasingly today a traveller
wishing to enter another country must apply in advance for a visa, sometimes in
person at a consular office, by mail or over the internet. The actual visa may
still be a sticker or a stamp in the passport or may take the form of a
separate document or an electronic record of the authorisation, which the
applicant can print before leaving home and produce on entry to the host
country. Some countries do not require visas for short visits.
Some countries require that their citizens, as well as foreign
travelers, obtain an "exit visa" to be allowed to leave the country. Uniquely, the Norwegian special
territory of Svalbard is an entirely visa-free zone under the terms of the Svalbard Treaty.
Some countries – such as those in the Schengen Area – have agreements with other countries
allowing each other's citizens to travel between them without visas. The World Tourism Organization announced that the number of tourists
who require a visa before traveling was at its lowest level ever in 2015
1.2.
Statement of Problem
Manual systems of visa registration
always put pressure on people to be correct in all aspect of their work.
With manual systems the level of service is dependent on individuals and
this puts a requirement on management to run training continuously for staff to
keep them motivated and to ensure they are following the correct procedures.
It can be all too easy to accidentally switch details and end up with
inconsistency in data entry or in hand written orders. This has the
effect of not just causing problems with customer service but also making
information unable be used for reporting or finding trends with data discovery.
Reporting and checking that data is also a problem and can be time
consuming and expensive.
Other problems found during manual visa
registration system are:
Ø Inconsistency in data entry, room
for errors, miskeying information.
Ø Long term visa issue.
Ø System is dependent on good
individuals.
Ø Reduction in sharing information and
customer services.
Ø Time consuming and costly to produce
reports.
Ø Lack of security of data.
Ø Duplication of data entry.
Ø High cost
Ø Fraud
1.3. Objective
of Study
The objectives of this study is to
design a computerized payroll system for an organization,
Ø To
design a computerized system for online registration.
Ø To
design a computerized payment platform.
Ø To
design a system that accurately stores data and retrieves payment history when
needed.
Ø To
design a computerized system for tracking vacation time, maternity and
paternity leave.
1.4.
Significance of the study
The study will aid in reducing
errors, fraud, increase speed and also aid growth in organizations if
successfully implemented. Manual visa registration systems in organizations
will be totally eliminated with this computerized system in place. The study will
also serve as a guide to other student researchers who may want to conduct
further research on the subject matter. Findings and recommendations from this
system will aid in developing newer versions to serve optimally.
1.5. SCOPE/LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
The scope of this study is centered
on the design and implementation of an online visa registration system.
Limitation
Financial
constraint- Insufficient fund tends to obstruct the efficiency
of the researcher in sourcing for the relevant materials, literature or
information and in the process of data collection (internet, questionnaire and
interview).
Time
constraint- The researcher will at the same time engage in
this study with other academic work. This consequently will cut down on the
time devoted for the research work.