prisoner visa
- noun
- Formal
:
visa de prisionero
- The government issued a prisoner visa to allow her entry.
Examples
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He was allowed to remain in the country after receiving a prisoner visa.
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The application process for a prisoner visa can be lengthy and complicated.
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Authorities reviewed her eligibility before approving her husband's prisoner visa.
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He applied for a prisoner visa after his release.
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The application process for a prisoner visa can take several weeks before final approval.
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He was allowed to stay in the country under a prisoner visa after his legal issues were resolved.
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Authorities approved her request for a prisoner visa so she could visit her husband in custody.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward noun–noun compound: 'prisoner' (someone in custody) + 'visa' (entry/stay document), so its meaning 'a visa for or granted to a prisoner' is directly inferable from the parts. This follows regular English compounding patterns and is cross-linguistically predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand it.
Etymology
Prisoner visa comes from the simple idea of a prisoner, someone under legal custody, needing a visa, official permission to enter or stay in a country. So the term means 'a visa for someone in legal custody'.
