1.
visa
an official endorsement in a passport permitting entry into or stay in a foreign country
Etymology
From English "visa".
Common collocations
- ビザを申請する (to apply for a visa)
- ビザを取得する (to obtain a visa)
- ビザが下りる (a visa is granted)
- ビザが切れる (a visa expires)
- ビザ免除 (visa exemption/waiver)
Types
- 観光ビザ (tourist visa)
- 就労ビザ (work visa)
- 学生ビザ (student visa)
- ワーキングホリデービザ (working holiday visa)
- 配偶者ビザ (spouse visa)
Watch out
Everyday speech in Japan uses ビザ for one's permission to live there (ビザの更新, renewing a visa), but officially that is 在留資格 (residence status); ビザ in the strict sense is the entry permit, officially 査証. Don't confuse ビザ with ピザ (pizza).
Related words
Related Words
Related:
旅券 (passport)
Related:
パスポート (passport)
Related:
在留資格 (residence status)
Related:
入国審査 (immigration inspection)
Compare:
入国管理 (immigration control)
Related:
入国管理局 (immigration bureau)