transit visas
Passing-through travel documents
A transit visa permits brief passage through a country while traveling to another destination.
Unlike tourist or work visas, transit visas typically allow stays of only 24 to 72 hours and restrict the holder to airport zones or designated transit areas: She needed a transit visa just to change planes in Moscow.
Some countries waive transit visa requirements for short layovers.
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Authorization for permanent residency
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Legal right to stay indefinitely
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