exit visa

noun

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

Examples of exit visa in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 26 Apr. 2024.

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