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visa

[vee-zuh] / ˈvi zə /


NOUN
green card
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Beyond barring U.S. access, loss of a visa is widely viewed as raising suspicions about a politician’s character — a major reason, observers say, why few Mexican lawmakers acknowledge being stripped of visas.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Later on, the “Make No Sense” singer hinted at some other legal roadblocks ahead in his transition across the globe: “It can’t be my home until they give me my visa, right?”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

First of all, committing fraud in visa applications is already illegal.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

Jeff, 62, who has UK citizenship from his Scottish ancestry, is currently in Wrexham house-hunting, while Janice, 65, is in the USA selling their home and awaiting her visa.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Worse still, her visa was about to expire.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

They entered the US legally in 2014 on visas, and became lawful permanent residents in 2016.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Factors that may contribute to loss of visas include criminal activity, past immigration violations and national security concerns.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Despite European countries regularly denouncing the restrictions Afghanistan puts on women, Sweden, Denmark and Germany have also refused them visas.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

Morocco gets first dibs for temporary work visas in areas like agriculture.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Once our visas expired, we applied for political asylum, but after two years without progress, we were told there was no record of our application.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

Theirs was not an official military mission such as the Dutch or Swiss had accredited to the Control Council, but simply a purchasing mission with passports visaed by the Soviet occupation authorities.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hereafter peasants who may wish to move in from the country to Rovigno must apply for a permit 15 days in advance and have it visaed by the Chief of Police.

From Time Magazine Archive

The chamber needed two more copies of the original bill, which also had to be registered at the registration office and visaed by the price control office.

From Time Magazine Archive

His cautious employers had merely supplied him expense money and instructions to have his passport visaed for England, France and Germany.

From Time Magazine Archive

No sooner said than done; there was one of the Messagérie steamers up for Malta next day; got my passport visaed, secured berth, all right.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 6, June, 1862 Devoted To Literature and National Policy by Various




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