Synonyms for
Visa
Definition
A visa is an official document or stamp in a passport that allows a person to enter or leave a particular country.
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Formal
Antonyms
Common collocations
- apply for a visa
- obtain a visa
- visa application
- visa requirements
- student visa
- tourist visa
- work visa
- entry visa
Word family
noun visa
Usage note
A visa is a type of official permission, often stamped in a passport, allowing someone to enter or leave a country. It is not typically used metaphorically.
Example sentences
- My dad has a visa that lets him work in the United States.
- I need to apply for a visa before I can go on my trip to China.
- The embassy denied her visa application because she didn't have enough money.
- I lost my visa and had to get a new one before I could leave the country.
- The tourist visa only allowed her to stay in the country for two weeks.
Quotes
'Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.' – Ibn Battuta
'I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list.' – Susan Sontag
'The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.' – Saint Augustine