visa
A permit to enter and leave a country, normally issued by the authorities of the country to be visited.
Example
“I came on a six-month tourist visa.”
Related words
- bridging visa
- e-visa
- golden visa
- prisoner visa
- tied visa
- visa run
- visa-free
- visa-on-arrival
- exit visa
- student visa
- tourist visa
- transit visa
Word history
From Latin "video" (vidēre).
Where this comes from
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