exit visa

noun

: a visa that lets a person leave his or her own country

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As a Jew fearing for her safety as the Nazis came to power, she was forced to sell the painting for $360 to a Nazi appraiser as a mandatory condition for securing an exit visa to England. — Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2025 In 1939, the Nazis forced her to sell the painting to an art dealer in Berlin in exchange for 900 Reichsmarks ($360 today) and an exit visa to England. — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Jan. 2024 At the last minute, the protagonist gives his precious exit visa to a doctor, surrendering both his new lover and the prospect of a better life. — Jasmine Liu, The New Republic, 4 Aug. 2023 The brothers sold their family home and business for the exact price of an exit visa. — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023

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“Exit visa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exit%20visa. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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