visa
part of speech
noun (a visa, visas); proper noun (Visa — a card company)
meaning for a pupil
1) A visa is an official stamp or document that lets you enter, stay in, study or work in a foreign country for a certain time. tree →
2) Visa (with a capital V) is the name of a company whose logo appears on bank cards; people say «I'll pay by Visa». tree →
sense in the lessons
In geography and everyday life visas are needed to travel to some countries; you show your passport and visa at the border. In lessons on migration and adult life, families may need a work visa, student visa or tourist visa. Phrases: apply for a visa, tourist visa, work visa, student visa, visa-free.
examples
- Dad had to apply for a visa before his trip to China. tree →
- My cousin got a student visa to study in Canada. tree →
- Some countries let you visit visa-free for a short time. tree →
- The officer checked her passport and stamped her visa. tree →
- His visa runs out next month, so he must go home or renew it. tree →
- Mum paid for the shopping with her Visa card. tree →
- A work visa allows you to have a job in another country. tree →
note
Plural visas. A visa is not the same as a passport: the passport shows who you are and where you come from; the visa is permission from the other country. Pronounced VEE-zuh.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «visa» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.