Okuzeka
Immigration & Visas vocabulary · Visa Types

Transit visa

Meaning in immigration & visas, with examples

nounCommon term

In immigration & visas, transit visa means: A visa that some travellers need just to pass through a country on the way to another one, for example when changing planes.

In Turkish: transit vize, transit vizesi

How it is used

Rules depend on your nationality, the airport and whether you leave the international transit area. An airport transit visa covers only the transit zone. Travel agents remind clients to check the transit rules of every country on the route.

Example sentences

  1. I didn't realise I needed a transit visa for a four-hour layover in London.

  2. If you stay in the international transit area, you may not need a transit visa.

Common collocations

  • airport transit visa
  • need a transit visa
  • transit area
  • transit through
  • visaOfficial permission from a country that allows a foreign citizen to enter, stay in or pass through it for a particular purpose and period.
  • 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.
  • port of entryAn official place, such as an airport, seaport or land border crossing, where travellers and goods can legally enter a country and are checked.
  • visa-freeAllowing you to travel to a country without getting a visa first, usually for a short stay such as tourism or business meetings.

More terms: Visa Types

Practise with graded reading

Reading at the right level is the fastest way to make new words stick. Pick free English books by level:

This page explains English vocabulary for learners. It is not legal advice.