Is there any difference between 办 and 申请？ From what I can tell, they seem to be pretty interchangable, you can do both for a visa, passport, etc. Just wondering whether you can 办 something but not 申请 it, or vice versa?
"申请护照" means "to apply for a passport" It describes the action of file an application for obtaining passport

"办护照" means "make arrangement to obtain a passport" It describes the whole procedure of obtaining passport