work visa

collocation in English

meaningsofworkandvisa

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work
noun
uk
/wɜːk/us
/wɝːk/
an activity, such as a job, that a person uses physical or mental effort to do, usually ...
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visa
noun[C]
uk
/ˈviː.zə/us
/ˈviː.zə/
an official mark, usually made in a passport, that allows you to enter or leave a ...
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(Definition ofworkandvisafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwork visa

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She signed up with a modeling agency and got aworkvisa.
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Instead, he believes theworkvisaprogram will reduce illegal immigration.
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However, the league folded before she could be cleared for aworkvisa.
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Workvisaissues again became a problem prior to 2013 spring training.
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The work card is not aworkvisa, although it may be used in conjunction with aworkvisa, permanent resident card or other documentation.
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If a person has aworkvisathat expires, and renews it later, it doesn't count as two consecutive years.
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Many countries have immigration and visa restrictions that prohibit a person entering the country for the purposes of gaining work without a validworkvisa.
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We will want to renew work visas as we renew a range of other visas.
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The demand for work visas needs to be reviewed.
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On asylum and immigration policy, it seems that member states would keep the right to decide how many work visas to issue and of what type they should be.
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The new work visas will also include fingerprinting, iris scanning, and digital photos.
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However, work visas can be difficult to obtain, so many choose to work illegally.
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It would also provide a tax credit for veterans who start a business franchise, allow an increase in immigration for certain types of work visas, and strengthen copyright protections.
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Generally, this is due to the diaspora effect - a situation where a sizable population of a country moves abroad to other countries on work visas.
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One recent trend in work visas is that various countries attempt to get special preference for their nationals as part of treaty negotiations.
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The official reason was that they did not have proper work visas but the cause may have been a falling out with the owner of a rival art school.
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The provision of legal residential status and flexible work visas would likely allow for increased circular migration between countries.
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