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noun ADJ. entry, exit, transit | student, tourist, travel VERB + VISA get, obtain I obtained a visa after hours of waiting at the embassy. | extend, renew | give sb, grant (sb), issue, issue sb (with) | deny sb, refuse sb She was refused a visa because of her criminal record. | need, require Do South Africans need a visa to go to France? | stamp | check | overstay He was arrested for overstaying his visa. VISA + VERB expire Her visa expired six months ago. VISA + NOUN regulations, requirements, restrictions | application PREP. on a ~ She entered the country on a student visa. | ~ for Do you need a visa for Egypt?
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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visa
verbs
apply for a visa
• I applied for a visa to visit China.
get a visa
( also obtain a visa formal )
• He was having difficulties getting a visa.
give/issue somebody a visa
( also grant somebody a visa formal )
• She has been granted a special visa.
refuse/deny somebody a visa
• The Lebanese embassy refused him a visa.
somebody's visa expires/runs out
(= it ends )
• I had 14 days to leave the country because my visa had expired.
extend/renew somebody's visa
(= allow a visa to apply to a longer time )
• He hoped that his visa might be extended.
overstay your visa
(= stay longer than you are allowed to )
• Two women in the group had overstayed their visas.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + visa
a tourist/travel/visitor's visa
• He applied for a tourist visa.
a work/student visa
• They'd sent their daughter abroad on a student visa.
an entry/exit visa
• All foreigners need an entry visa.
a transit visa
(= a visa that allows you to pass through a particular country )
• Transit visas will be issued at the airport.
a 14-day/six-month etc visa
• Special 10-day visas were issued to cover the time of the conference.
visa + NOUN
a visa application
• U.S. immigration authorities have turned down their visa application.
the visa requirements
• Check the visa requirements with your travel agent.
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