visa

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.

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.”

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.