B1nountravellaw
US/ˈviː.zə/
UK/ˈviː.zə/
an official document or stamp in a passport that allows you to enter, leave or stay in a country
In context
You need a visa to work in that country.
She applied for a student visa three months before the course started.
His tourist visa expires at the end of the month.
Words that go with visa
verb + preposition
- apply for a visaHe applied for a visa at the embassy.
noun + noun
- tourist visaA tourist visa is valid for thirty days.
- work visaThe company helped me get a work visa.
- student visaA student visa allows part-time work.
- visa applicationThe visa application takes about two weeks.
verb + noun
- extend your visaYou can extend your visa for thirty more days at the immigration office.
- grant a visaThe embassy refused to grant her a visa.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
make a visaCorrect: get a visa