Travel / A2

VEEZ-uh/ˈviːzə/

A visa is official permission to enter a country: a tourist visa, visa application, visa in your passport. Passport is the identity book; a visa is extra permission some countries need. Stamp may appear in the passport. Check dates before you fly. Do not write visor (on a helmet) for visa.

Meaning

An official mark or document that allows you to enter a country.

Examples

• “Check your visa dates before you fly.”
• “Allow two weeks for the visa to arrive.”
• “Her student visa was valid until September.”

Good to know

a tourist / student visa. Related: passport. Mix-up: visor (helmet).

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