visa

/ˈviːzə/

noun 4name 2verb 1

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(noun.)

ADJ

entry, exit, transit | student, tourist, travel

VERB + VISA

get, obtain

She needs to get a visa before she can travel to Japan next month.

extend, renew | give sb, grant (sb), issue, issue sb (with)

deny sb, refuse sb

The government denied him a visa after discovering he had overstayed in the country before.

need, require

Travel to Australia requires a visa for most foreign visitors.

stamp | check

overstay

If you overstay your visa, you may face a fine or deportation.

VISA + VERB

expire

My work visa expired last month, so I need to apply for an extension immediately.

VISA + NOUN

regulations, requirements, restrictions | application

PREP

on a ~

My friend is working in Australia on a temporary visa that expires next year.

~ for

I applied for a visa to study abroad next year.

Definitions

noun

A permit to enter and leave a country, normally issued by the authorities of the country to be visited.

I came on a six-month tourist visa.

Several Sun MySQLers have been denied short stay business visas to Australia - yes, Australia - as they attempted to attend a Linux conference in Hobart, Tasmania. According to a blog post from Kaj Arno, vice president in charge of "database community" at Sun Microsystems, several employees - many of whom worked with MySQL - have been barred from entering Oz.

verb

To endorse (a passport, etc.).

"Let me tell you that I am going to spit into that coffee! Yes, and if you do not get me my passport visaed this very minute, I shall take it to Monsignor myself.”

name

A credit card company.

Got PayPal or Visa, whatever'll please ya As long as I've got the dough.

Paying with Visa abroad uses the same high-tech, anti-fraud systems as at home, so your payments are safe wherever you are.

Alternative spelling of visa.

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

I came on a six-month tourist visa.

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However, I couldn't continue by land to Georgia, as I would have liked: Russia still maintains its crazy, Sovietesque visa regulations, which makes getting a transit visa extremely difficult and extre

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"Let me tell you that I am going to spit into that coffee! Yes, and if you do not get me my passport visaed this very minute, I shall take it to Monsignor myself.”

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Got PayPal or Visa, whatever'll please ya As long as I've got the dough.

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Paying with Visa abroad uses the same high-tech, anti-fraud systems as at home, so your payments are safe wherever you are.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, visa is marked as dated. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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