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Submit

Meaning in immigration & visas, with examples

/səbˈmɪt/verbCore term

In immigration & visas, submit means: To formally give or send an application, form or document to an authority so that it can be considered.

In Turkish: sunmak, teslim etmek, göndermek

How it is used

Very common in official instructions: submit your application, submit your documents, submit evidence. Online systems have a Submit button, and after you press it you usually cannot change your answers. The noun is submission.

Example sentences

  1. I submitted my application online last night and booked the biometrics appointment this morning.

  2. All documents must be submitted in English or with a certified translation.

Common collocations

  • submit an application
  • submit documents
  • submit evidence
  • submit online
  • date of submission
  • apply forTo make a formal request for something, such as a visa, permit or passport, usually by filling in a form and sending documents.
  • 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.
  • application formThe official form you fill in with your personal details, travel plans and history when you request a visa, permit or citizenship.
  • supporting documentsThe papers you send with an application to prove what you say in the form, such as bank statements, letters from employers or hotel bookings.

This word in other fields

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