ビザ
Meanings
1
A travel or residence visa: official permission related to entering, staying in, working in, or studying in a country. Common in compounds such as 観光ビザ, 学生ビザ, and 就労ビザ.
I applied for a student visa to study in Japan.
My tourist visa expires next month.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉のビザを取得するto obtain a visa for a country
It took a long time to get a visa for the United States.
- ビザを申請するto apply for a visa
I'm planning to apply for a visa next month to study abroad.
- ビザが切れるfor a visa to expire
I completed the renewal procedure before my visa expired.
- ビザが下りるfor a visa to be granted/issued
My visa was finally granted, so I can leave next week.