How to Use visa in a Sentence

visa

noun
  • There is also the issue of getting visas for the crews.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Movies Julio Torres survived the visa office and the art world.
    Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
  • This isn't the first time viewers have seen an emotional step back in the visa process.
    Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The family sold their house for Amos to obtain a visa for Qatar and work in the Gulf nation.
    Samindra Kunti, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • This set off a scramble to secure visas in the country before the scheme closed.
    Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Kolkhorst didn’t mention visa holders, and no updates have been made to the bill so far.
    Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2023
  • There are far too few visas for Afghans who helped America during the war.
    Readers, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Only five years ago, Western tourists couldn’t even get a visa to travel to the Gulf monarchy.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2023
  • For many, the way out is through education visas to study abroad or work permits.
    Robert Badendieck, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Kasumba had applied three times for a visa to come to the U.S. and play baseball but had been refused each time.
    Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2023
  • But after his case went to court, his visa was revoked and Djokovic was deported from the country.
    Howard Fendrich, ajc, 18 Mar. 2023
  • In 1970, my mom came to the U.S. from Ecuador on a tourist visa while pregnant with me, her invisible carry-on luggage.
    Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Both Li and Zhang maintain that Lu’s visas and travel documents were valid.
    Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Carter hired a consultant to help her with the visa to speed things up considerably and answer her questions along the way.
    Valentina Valentini, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The tech-forward nation has excellent visa options for those looking to live and work abroad.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 19 Nov. 2023
  • To stay in New York, Alejandro needs an employer to sponsor his visa.
    Devan Coggan, EW.com, 24 May 2023
  • The program is often a precursor for H-1B visa hopefuls.
    Arcelia Martin, Dallas News, 9 July 2023
  • As a college student in 1983, Norton visited the U.S. on a student visa.
    Kate Tuttle, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
  • In many countries, first-time visitors wait more than 400 days for a visa interview.
    Eric Johnson, Dallas News, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Williams visited West Africa masquerading as a sales rep on a business visa.
    Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2023
  • The bill would have allowed for year-round workers and some migrant workers would be eligible for a three-year visa.
    Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The number of visas issued would vary somewhat with demand from construction firms.
    Tami Luhby, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Robinson still does not have the proper work visa to return to action; the club is hopeful the situation gets resolved in the coming weeks.
    Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Haj Ahmad applied for asylum the day before his visa was set to expire and then began the humbling process of waiting for its approval.
    Chloe Schama, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Some of those were funded by the EB-5 investor visa, which offers a path to a green card in exchange for a large investment in an American business.
    Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
  • For many tech workers, the current downturn has exposed the precarious nature of life on an H-1B visa.
    Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The program makes visas to the U.S. available to citizens from countries with low immigration rates.
    The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2023
  • This applies to those who illegally cross the border and those who come into the country legally but overstay their visa.
    Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The pair are currently living apart while Mahmoud waits for his American visa to be processed.
    Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 28 May 2023
  • Those migrants would be able to gain permanent residency, or a green card, once their visa is available.
    Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 7 July 2023

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