ˈVisa card (also Visa) trademark
a type of credit card (=plastic card used to obtain goods and services, which the buyer pays for later) which can be used all over the world

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

vi‧sa /ˈviːzə/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: Latin, 'things seen', from visus; ⇒ vision]
an official mark put on your passport that gives you permission to temporarily enter or leave a foreign country:
I was still in New York, trying to get a visa to visit Russia.
a work/student/tourist visa
She applied for a three month tourist visa.
an entry/exit visa

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visa
noun
ADJ. entry, exit, transit | student, tourist, travel
VERB + VISA get, obtain I obtained a visa after hours of waiting at the embassy.
extend, renew | give sb, grant (sb), issue, issue sb (with) | deny sb, refuse sb She was refused a visa because of her criminal record.
need, require Do South Africans need a visa to go to France?
stamp | check | overstay He was arrested for overstaying his visa.
VISA + VERB expire Her visa expired six months ago.
VISA + NOUN regulations, requirements, restrictions | application
PREP. on a ~ She entered the country on a student visa.
~ for Do you need a visa for Egypt?

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

visa

apply for a visa
I applied for a visa to visit China.
get a visa (also obtain a visa formal)
He was having difficulties getting a visa.
give somebody a visa (also grant somebody a visa formal)
She has been granted a special visa.
refuse/deny somebody a visa
The Lebanese embassy refused him a visa.
somebody's visa expires/runs out (=it ends)
I had 14 days to leave the country because my visa had expired.
extend/renew somebody's visa (=allow a visa to apply to a longer time)
He hoped that his visa might be extended.
overstay your visa (=stay longer than you are allowed to)
Two women in the group had overstayed their visas.
a tourist/travel/visitor's visa
He applied for a tourist visa.
a work/student visa
They'd sent their daughter abroad on a student visa.
an entry/exit visa
All foreigners need an entry visa.
a transit visa (=a visa that allows you to pass through a particular country)
Transit visas will be issued at the airport.
a 14-day/six-month etc visa
Special 10-day visas were issued to cover the time of the conference.
a visa application
U.S. immigration authorities have turned down their visa application.
the visa requirements
Check the visa requirements with your travel agent.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

Visa
Visas are required by many countries for entry of a foreigner. A visa is a stamp in a foreign national's passport issued by a U.S. consular officer which creates a legal presumption that there are no apparent reason to deny entry into the U.S. Regardless of the stamp, the final decision to grant admission is made by an officer of the U.S. Immigration Service at the port of entry.

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