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Reference number

Meaning in immigration & visas, with examples

nounCore term

In immigration & visas, reference number means: A unique number or code given to your application, which you use to track it and quote whenever you contact the authorities.

In Turkish: başvuru numarası, referans numarası, dosya numarası

How it is used

Each system has its own name for it: application number, case number, receipt number or file number. Emails from immigration offices ask you to "quote your reference number". People keep it somewhere safe from the first day.

Example sentences

  1. Please quote your reference number in all correspondence.

  2. I entered my reference number on the tracking page, but there's no update yet.

Common collocations

  • quote your reference number
  • application reference number
  • case number
  • receipt number
  • visa applicationA formal request for a visa, made up of a completed form, the required documents, the fee and often an appointment to give fingerprints.
  • pendingNot yet decided or finished; used for an application that has been submitted but has no decision yet.
  • processing timeThe time the authorities need to make a decision on an application, counted from when it is submitted or when biometrics are given.
  • submitTo formally give or send an application, form or document to an authority so that it can be considered.

This word in other fields

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