tourist visa

Vacation entry document

A tourist visa is an official document or stamp permitting entry to a foreign country for leisure travel, typically valid for a limited period—often 30 to 90 days.

Tourist visas generally prohibit employment or long-term residence: She overstayed her tourist visa by six months.

Some countries issue them on arrival; others require advance application.

Opposites
purpose of travel

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Authorization for foreign employment

employment visa · work permit · business visa · student visa · skilled worker visa

duration and permanence

tourist visapermanent residency

Legal right to stay indefinitely

green card · immigrant visa · citizenship · naturalization

work authorization

tourist visawork permit

Official employment eligibility document

work authorization · work visa · right to work · working holiday visa

Family

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