visa

(noun)

A permit to enter and leave a country, normally issued by the authorities of the country to be visited.

Examples of visa in the following topics:

  • Illegal Immigration

    • An illegal immigrant in the United States is a non-citizen who has either entered the country without government permission and in violation of United States Nationality Law, or stayed beyond the termination date of a visa.
    • According to Pew, between 4 and 5.5 million unauthorized migrants entered the United States with a legal visa, accounting for between 33–50% of the total population.
    • A tourist or traveler is considered a "visa overstay" once he or she remains in the United States after the time of admission has expired.
    • Visa overstays tend to be somewhat more educated and better off financially than those who entered the country illegally.

  • Immigration and Border Security

    • Illegal immigrants are those non-citizens who enter the United States without government permission and are in violation of United States nationality law or stay beyond the termination date of a visa, also in violation of the law.

  • Immigration Reform

    • These six sections are: (1) fixing border enforcement, (2) increasing interior enforcement, such as preventing visa overstays, (3) preventing people from working without a work permit, (4) creating a committee to adapt the number of visas available to changing economic times, (5) a type of amnesty program to legalize undocumented immigrants and (6) programs to help immigrants adjust to life in the United States.

  • Immigration Policy

    • These six sections are: (1) fixing border enforcement, (2) fixing interior enforcement, such as preventing visa overstays, (3) preventing people from working without a work permit, (4) creating a committee to adapt the number of visas available to changing economic times, (5) an amnesty type of program to legalize undocumented immigrants, and (6) programs to help immigrants adjust to life in the United States.

  • Civil Rights of Immigrants

    • The California DREAM (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors) Act is a package of California state laws that allow children who were brought into the US under the age of 16 without proper visas/immigration documentation who have attended school on a regular basis and otherwise meet in-state tuition and GPA requirements to apply for student financial aid benefits.

  • The Cabinet

    • Also provides credentials in the form of passports and visas.