Usage Note
Visa is borrowed directly into French and is used for both travel documents and, in formal contexts, an official endorsement or stamp on a document. The plural is visas. In administrative French, apposer son visa means to add one's official approval signature, going beyond the travel sense.
Examples
"Il a obtenu un visa pour la Chine."
Natural Translation
He obtained a visa for China.
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