visa
Passport's official endorsement
A visa is an official endorsement in a passport permitting entry into or transit through a particular country.
Visas may specify duration, purpose, and conditions: tourist visa, work visa, student visa.
Her visa expires next month.
He applied for a visa to visit his relatives.
To visa a passport is to stamp it with such authorization. (Capitalized VISA is the credit card company.)
Government-issued travel credential
- applicationFormal request document
- stampMark-making device
- consulateForeign diplomatic office
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
photograph · signature · biometrics · expiry · renewal · fee · eligibility · regulations
Outer edge or limit
- checkpointInspection station on route
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
stamps · quarantine · declarations · admission · deportation
Official written authorization
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- permissionGranted right to act
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
grant · consent · endorsement · waiver · exemption · restriction · revocation · denial
Traveler visiting attractions
- studentOne formally enrolled somewhere
- workEffort toward a goal
- businessCommercial activity or occupation
- transitMovement between places
diplomatic · immigrant · nonimmigrant · fiancé · spousal · refugee · asylum · residency
Traveler visiting attractions
- destinationIntended arrival point
- itineraryPlanned sequence of destinations
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
- vacationLeisure time away
holiday · excursion · backpacking · journey · trip · getaway · transit · layover
One who relocates
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
- emigrantPerson resettling in another nation
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- refugeePerson fleeing danger abroad
sponsor · petition · quota · lottery · naturalization · resettlement · detention · undocumented
passport
Government-issued travel credential
- applicationFormal request document
- stampMark-making device
- consulateForeign diplomatic office
embassy · photograph · signature · biometrics · expiry · renewal · fee · eligibility · regulations · appointment
border
Outer edge or limit
- checkpointInspection station on route
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
inspection · stamps · quarantine · declarations · admission · deportation
permit
Official written authorization
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- permissionGranted right to act
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
clearance · grant · consent · endorsement · waiver · exemption · restriction · revocation · denial · appeal
tourist
Traveler visiting attractions
- studentOne formally enrolled somewhere
- workEffort toward a goal
- businessCommercial activity or occupation
transit · diplomatic · immigrant · nonimmigrant · fiancé · spousal · refugee · asylum · residency · temporary
tourist
Traveler visiting attractions
- destinationIntended arrival point
- itineraryPlanned sequence of destinations
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
vacation · holiday · excursion · backpacking · journey · trip · getaway · transit · layover · arrival
migrant
One who relocates
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
- emigrantPerson resettling in another nation
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
refugee · sponsor · petition · quota · lottery · naturalization · resettlement · detention · undocumented
- travel termsnonstop, direct, airline, one-way, round-trip
- V-wordsvacuum, valley, value, vampire, van
- immigrationimmigrant, immigrants, refugee, citizenship, asylum
- international affairspassport, embassy, treaty, diplomat, United Nations
- approvalsapproved, approve, authorizing, certification, endorsing
- Authorizationspermit, license, consent, approval, clearance
visavisa denial
Rejected travel authorization request
deportation order · entry ban · travel ban · ban · expulsion
visagrounding
Connecting to earth
detention · travel restriction · house arrest · confinement · quarantine
- tunnel visionInability to see periphery
- night visionAbility to see dimly
- double visionPerceiving duplicate images
- vision statementDeclared organizational aspiration
- blurred visionUnclear visual perception
- 20/20 visionStandard visual sharpness
vision, visible, advise, visual, revise, supervise, advisor, advised, advisory