1
: an endorsement made on a passport by the proper authorities denoting that it has been examined and that the bearer may proceed
2
: a signature of formal approval by a superior upon a document
: to give a visa to (a passport)
Examples of visa in a Sentence
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TIME, 11 Apr. 2024
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
New Zealand is tightening its worker visa allowances, imposing a new English-language requirement on applicants to restrict migration.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
Israel has also stopped issuing year-long residency permits to international staff, keeping them on two-month visas instead and causing some key positions to go unfilled for months, Bouloukos said.
—Claire Parker, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
The strengthening of the U.S. dollar and ongoing visa delays have deterred travelers from visiting the States, WTTC’s president and CEO Julia Simpson told Bloomberg.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2024
If the court sides with Muñoz, other families could be entitled to some explanation about why they were denied visas.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
The Hong Kong government is also trying to attract more people to the city with a new talent visa, where those earning more than 2.5 million Hong Kong dollars ($320,000) a year, or graduates from one of the world’s top 100 universities, can get a visa to live and work in Hong Kong.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 27 Mar. 2024
The legislation also provides an additional 12,000 special immigrant visas for Afghans who assisted the U.S. military and are attempting to escape the Taliban government.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2023
Most of Nomad Capitalist’s ranking comes down to visa free travel – that is, the number of countries a passport will allow its holder to enter without a visa.
—Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2023
Noun
Other than the preferential visas, sanctions on Russian air carriers and reciprocal bans on Western airlines have slashed the destinations where Russian nationals can escape their frigid winter, making already-popular Thailand an easier choice.
—TIME, 11 Apr. 2024
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
New Zealand is tightening its worker visa allowances, imposing a new English-language requirement on applicants to restrict migration.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
Israel has also stopped issuing year-long residency permits to international staff, keeping them on two-month visas instead and causing some key positions to go unfilled for months, Bouloukos said.
—Claire Parker, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
The strengthening of the U.S. dollar and ongoing visa delays have deterred travelers from visiting the States, WTTC’s president and CEO Julia Simpson told Bloomberg.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2024
If the court sides with Muñoz, other families could be entitled to some explanation about why they were denied visas.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
The Hong Kong government is also trying to attract more people to the city with a new talent visa, where those earning more than 2.5 million Hong Kong dollars ($320,000) a year, or graduates from one of the world’s top 100 universities, can get a visa to live and work in Hong Kong.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 27 Mar. 2024
The legislation also provides an additional 12,000 special immigrant visas for Afghans who assisted the U.S. military and are attempting to escape the Taliban government.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
Verb
When the Southern Hemisphere of the Earth faces the sun and experiences summer, the Northern Hemisphere experiences winter — and visa versa.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2023
Most of Nomad Capitalist’s ranking comes down to visa free travel – that is, the number of countries a passport will allow its holder to enter without a visa.
—Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2023
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“Visa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visa. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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vi·sa
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: an endorsement made on a passport by the proper authorities denoting that it has been examined and that the bearer may proceed
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