Visa-free

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not requiring a visa when entering a country. not-comparable

    "It begins, as so many Chinese legal dramas do, with a perfectly ordinary act. A pastor buys a plane ticket, passes through customs, and takes his friends to South Korea’s Jeju Island—a visa‑free paradise better known for honeymooners than dissidents. They return home, suntanned and unscathed. Months later, the pastor is in shackles, accused of “organizing others to cross the national border illegally.”"

Example

More examples

"Meanwhile, Malawi’s government says it plans to implement the visa-free waiver arrangement starting in January."

Etymology

From visa + -free.

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