overstay
Remain too long
To overstay is to remain somewhere longer than intended, permitted, or welcome.
You can overstay a visa, overstay your welcome, or overstay a visit.
The word implies exceeding some limit—official or social: We overstayed our welcome and they stopped inviting us.
His visa expired after he overstayed by three months.
Remain past welcome
- impositionUnfair demand on someone
- unwelcomeNot wanted here
- burdenOppressive weight or duty
- guestWelcomed visitor
host · uncomfortable · awkwardness · hints · departure · prolonged · excessive · tolerance
Remain past welcome
- tarryDelay one's leaving
- dawdleLinger without purpose
- loiterRemain idly in place
- delayEnforced waiting period
prolonged · remain · extend · linger · overshoot · exceed · stretch · continue
Force acceptance of
- uninvitedWithout formal welcome
- unwantedNot wished for
- bothersomeCausing mild annoyance
- burdensomeDifficult to endure
presumptuous · inconsiderate · overbearing · encroaching · obtrusive · nuisance · pushy · intrusive
Cease to be valid
- violationBreaking of rules
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
- illegalForbidden by statute
- unlawfulForbidden by statute
deportation · immigration · penalty · fine · ban · extension · renewal · compliance
outstay
Remain past welcome
- impositionUnfair demand on someone
- unwelcomeNot wanted here
- burdenOppressive weight or duty
guest · host · uncomfortable · awkwardness · hints · departure · prolonged · excessive · tolerance · exhaustion
outstay
Remain past welcome
delay · prolonged · remain · extend · linger · overshoot · exceed · stretch · continue · persist
impose
Force acceptance of
- uninvitedWithout formal welcome
- unwantedNot wished for
- bothersomeCausing mild annoyance
burdensome · presumptuous · inconsiderate · overbearing · encroaching · obtrusive · nuisance · pushy · intrusive · meddlesome
expire
Cease to be valid
- violationBreaking of rules
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
- illegalForbidden by statute
unlawful · deportation · immigration · penalty · fine · ban · extension · renewal · compliance · documentation
- border controlvisa requirements, passport control, guard, border crossing, border security
- excessexcess, too much, excessive, excessiveness, overabundance
- UK ImmigrationBritish citizenship, British passport, Home Office, immigration law, immigration officer
- Indian DiasporaGujaratis, Punjabis, Sikhs, expatriates, expats
- immigrationimmigrant, immigrants, visa, refugee, citizenship
- migrationmigration, immigrants, refugees, immigration, emigration
overstaytake one's leave
Formally say goodbye
read the room · beat a hasty retreat · make one's exit · head out · take off
- overstay one's welcomeRemain past desired time
- overstaying welcomeRemaining beyond desired duration
- visa overstayRemaining after authorization expires