an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
verb (used with object),vi·saed,vi·sa·ing.
to give a visa to; approve a visa for.
to put a visa on (a passport).
Also visé.
Origin of visa
1830–40; <French, short for Latin carta vīsa “the document (has been) seen”; vīsa, feminine past participle of vidēre “to see, look at”
Undeterred by the snub in November, and denied a visa to Italy, Agca made plans for clandestine travel to Vatican City.
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The language school did not focus on providing instruction but instead was a visa mill.
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I eventually left the West Bank for Jordan with a visa I obtained from the French embassy.
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Australia earlier cancelled Blanc's visa over claims his tactics promote sexual assault.
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On top of the $8-10K salary, visa and transit costs will be covered.
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The only visa it bore was that of the American Embassy in London, dated two days previously.
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Had he made any attempt to get a visa or to announce that he was going to try to pick up a visa in Helsinki?
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
About his being in touch with the Russian authorities seeking a visa?
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And was an application for your husband for a visa included or enclosed with Exhibit 12 when you sent it?
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At the hamlet of Abeele there is a Belgian custom-house (visa of "triptyque" or motor-car permit).
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British Dictionary definitions for visa
visa
/ (ˈviːzə) /
nounplural-sas
an endorsement in a passport or similar document, signifying that the document is in order and permitting its bearer to travel into or through the country of the government issuing it
any sign or signature of approval
verb-sas, -saingor-saed(tr)
to enter a visa into (a passport)
to endorse or ratify
Word Origin for visa
C19: via French from Latin vīsa things seen, from vīsus, past participle of vidēre to see