visa

noun
UK: /ˈviː.zə/
US: /ˈviː.zə/

  1. An official mark, stamp, or document that allows a person to enter, leave, or stay in a country for a specific period.

    1. I need a visa to visit my family.
    2. She applied for a student visa to study abroad at the university.

  2. An endorsement on a passport indicating that the holder is allowed to enter, leave, or remain for a specified period of time in a country.

    1. He showed his visa at the border checkpoint.
    2. The immigration officer checked her passport and visa upon arrival.

Synonyms

document authorization approval endorsement permit
visa transitive-verb

  1. To put a visa on a document, especially a passport, to show that someone is allowed to enter a country.

    1. The embassy can visa your passport quickly.
    2. They must visa all passports before people can enter the country.

  2. To officially approve or authorize someone's entry into a country by issuing a visa.

    1. The government refused to visa the journalist.
    2. The consulate will visa applications that meet all requirements.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "visa" in English means: An official mark, stamp, or document that allows a person to enter, leave, or stay in a country for a specific period., An endorsement on a passport indicating that the holder is allowed to enter, leave, or remain for a specified period of time in a country..

The phonetic transcription of "visa" is /ˈviː.zə/ in British English and /ˈviː.zə/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "visa": document, authorization, approval, endorsement, permit.

Example usage of "visa": "I need a visa to visit my family.". More examples on the page.