visé

Definition

1. Noun:

   • An official endorsement or stamp placed on a passport, typically by a consular or immigration authority, indicating that the holder is permitted to enter, leave, or stay in a specific country for a certain period.

2. Verb:

   • To endorse or stamp a passport with a visa, granting official permission for the holder to enter, leave, or transit through a country.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • She applied for a tourist visa to visit France. (An official stamp allowing entry for tourism.)
  • His visa expired last month, so he must leave the country. (The permission period ended.)

• Verb:

  • The embassy viséd her passport within three business days. (The embassy stamped and approved her passport with a visa.)
  • They will visé your documents upon arrival at the border. (Officials will endorse the passport with a visa.)

Advanced Usage

• "to obtain a visa": to successfully receive official permission for entry.

  • He obtained a student visa to study abroad. (He secured the necessary endorsement.)

• "visa waiver": a program allowing citizens of certain countries to enter without a visa for short stays.

  • Under the visa waiver program, she did not need a visa for her trip. (She was exempt from the visa requirement.)

• "visa on arrival": a visa granted at the port of entry.

  • Many countries offer a visa on arrival for tourists. (The visa is issued upon entering the country.)

Variants and Related Words

• Visa (n): the standard spelling (often used interchangeably with "visé").

  • His visa application was approved. (The request for official endorsement.)

• Viséed (adj, past participle): having been endorsed with a visa.

  • The viséed passport allowed him to board the flight. (The passport had the official stamp.)

Synonyms

• Endorsement: an official approval or stamp on a document.
• Stamp: a mark or impression made by an official authority.
• Permit: a document granting permission (though broader in meaning).

Phrasal Verbs

• Visé through: to have a visa processed or approved.

  • The application was viséd through the consulate quickly. (The visa was approved by the consulate.)

• Visé over: to transfer or extend a visa.

  • She viséd over her existing visa to cover the extra stay. (She extended the visa endorsement.)

Related Idioms

• Hold a visa: to possess official permission for entry.

  • He holds a work visa for the United Kingdom. (He has legal permission to work there.)

• Without a visa: lacking the required official endorsement.

  • Traveling without a visa is illegal in most countries. (Entering without permission is prohibited.)