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Business visa

Meaning in immigration & visas, with examples

nounCore term

In immigration & visas, business visa means: A short-stay visa for business activities such as meetings, conferences, negotiations or training, which normally does not allow local employment.

In Turkish: ticari vize, iş seyahati vizesi

How it is used

Applicants usually include an invitation letter from the host company and a letter from their employer confirming the trip. Attending meetings is usually fine on a business visa, but doing paid work for a local company usually needs a work visa.

Example sentences

  1. Our client in Hamburg sent an invitation letter for my business visa.

  2. A business visa lets you attend the trade fair, but not take a job there.

Common collocations

  • apply for a business visa
  • business trip
  • letter from your employer
  • business visitor
  • invitation letterA letter from a person, company or organisation in the destination country that invites you, explains the reason for the visit and sometimes promises to cover costs.
  • work visaA visa that allows a foreign citizen to enter a country in order to take up employment there.
  • tourist visaA short-stay visa for holidays, sightseeing or visiting friends and family, which does not allow you to work in the country.
  • multiple-entry visaA visa that lets you enter and leave a country as many times as you like while it is valid, as long as you follow the limits on length of stay.

More terms: Visa Types

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