transit visa
noun[C]
ukusadocumentthat gives someone therighttotravelthrough acountrybut not tostaythere:
Visitors mustapplyfor atransitvisafor Canada fromtheircountryofresidence.
Examplesoftransit visa
transit visa
There is no change to the requirements for obtaining atransitvisa.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Many people who have to pay for atransitvisafeel aggrieved and regard it as a fine for passing through this country.
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Thetransitvisarestriction is basically a deterrent to people who may pretend to be in transit to other places.
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The average cost of processing an application ranges from £25 for a direct airsidetransitvisato £230 for a settlement visa.
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To require them to have atransitvisaas well is somewhat bureaucratic, adding to the troubles of airport immigration officers in particular.
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In practice, thetransitvisaregime already exists.
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In those countries, atransitvisais issued then and there.
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It is now our intention to imposetransitvisarequirements very sparingly indeed.
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It would be extremely odd if there were a visa regime but we could not impose atransitvisarequirement if necessary.
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If a passenger is a transit passenger and described as such, what is the purpose of requiring him to hold atransitvisa?
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