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Tourist visa

Meaning in immigration & visas, with examples

nounCore term

In immigration & visas, tourist visa means: A short-stay visa for holidays, sightseeing or visiting friends and family, which does not allow you to work in the country.

In Turkish: turist vizesi, turistik vize

How it is used

Some countries call it a visitor visa or visit visa, and in the United States most tourists travel on a B-2 visa. Applicants usually show a travel plan, enough money and reasons to return home. Working on a tourist visa is normally not allowed.

Example sentences

  1. My parents are applying for a tourist visa to spend the summer with us.

  2. You can't accept paid work while you're here on a tourist visa.

Common collocations

  • apply for a tourist visa
  • on a tourist visa
  • visitor visa
  • short-stay visa
  • visaOfficial permission from a country that allows a foreign citizen to enter, stay in or pass through it for a particular purpose and period.
  • Schengen visaA short-stay visa for the Schengen Area, a group of European countries that have removed regular passport checks at their shared borders.
  • business visaA short-stay visa for business activities such as meetings, conferences, negotiations or training, which normally does not allow local employment.
  • visa-freeAllowing you to travel to a country without getting a visa first, usually for a short stay such as tourism or business meetings.
  • travel itineraryA plan of your trip showing dates, places, flights and where you will stay, often included with a short-stay visa application.

More terms: Visa Types

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