visa extension
More time abroad
A visa extension is official permission to remain in a country beyond the original expiration date of one's visa.
Travelers and residents apply for extensions through immigration authorities when they need more time than initially granted: She filed for a visa extension three weeks before her tourist visa expired.
The process typically requires documentation justifying the additional stay.
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- entry stampOfficial passport arrival notation
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- immigration officeAgency processing foreign nationals
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
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End of authorized stay
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