visa

vi·sa  (vz)

n.

An official authorization appended to a passport, permitting entry into and travel within a particular country or region.

tr.v. vi·saed, vi·sa·ing, vi·sas

1. To endorse or ratify (a passport).

2. To give a visa to.

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[French, short for Latin (carta) vsa, (the document has been) seen, from feminine past participle of vidre, to see; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]

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visa

Noun

an official stamp in a passport permitting its holder to travel into or through the country of the government issuing it [Latin: things seen]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	visa - an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it passport - a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country imprimatur, sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant - formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"
Verb	1.	visa - provide (a passport) with a visa endorse, indorse - sign as evidence of legal transfer; "endorse cheques"
	2.	visa - approve officially; "The list of speakers must be visaed" approve, O.K., okay, sanction - give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"

Translations

visa [ˈviːzə] n → visado, visa (LAM)

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visa [ˈvɪːzə] n → visa m

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visa [ˈviːzə] n → Visum nt

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visa [ˈvɪːzə] n → visto