exit visa

Meaning

An exit visa is an official stamp or document required by some countries allowing a person to leave that country. Unlike an entry visa, it regulates departure rather than arrival. This term is used in formal travel, immigration, and legal contexts.

Examples

• Foreign workers must secure an exit visa from their employer before departing the country.

  Foreign workers must secure an exit visa from their employer before departing the country.

• The embassy advised that obtaining an exit visa could take up to two weeks.

  The embassy advised that obtaining an exit visa could take up to two weeks.

• Without a valid exit visa, immigration officials will not allow you to board your flight.

  Without a valid exit visa, immigration officials will not allow you to board your flight.

• She had to pay a processing fee to renew her expired exit visa.

  She had to pay a processing fee to renew her expired exit visa.

• Certain countries still require tourists to present an exit visa upon departure.

  Certain countries still require tourists to present an exit visa upon departure.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I need an exit visa to enter Japan for my vacation.

  ✓ I need an entry visa to enter Japan for my vacation.

  Learners often confuse entry visas with exit visas. An exit visa is only for leaving a country, not entering one.

• ✗ The officer stamped my passport with an exit passport.

  ✓ The officer stamped my passport with an exit visa.

  A visa is the specific document or stamp permitting travel, while a passport is the identity booklet itself.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Before you head to the airport, make sure your ___ has been approved by the ministry.

  💡 A document allowing you to leave a country.

  Show answer

  exit visa

• He was detained at the border because he lacked a valid ___.

  💡 Document required to depart.

  Show answer

  exit visa