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"Visa" in Portuguese: visto

o visto

Say it: VEES-toomasculine · o vistonoun/ˈvis.tu/

Visa in Portuguese is o visto. Say visto de turista for a tourist visa and pedir visto for apply for a visa. Cartão is not used for this sense.

Embassy appointment

Meu visto sai na sexta, se der tudo certo.
My visa comes out Friday, if all goes well.
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How to pronounce visto

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VEES-too

/ˈvis.tu/

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"Visa" in Portuguese: quick reference

PortugueseEnglish
o vistothe visa

Default noun.

visto de turistatourist visa

Type.

pedir vistoto apply for a visa

Process.

visto aprovadoapproved visa

Status.

How to use visto in real life

  1. 1Embassy appointment

    Meu visto sai na sexta, se der tudo certo.

    My visa comes out Friday, if all goes well.

    Wait.

  2. 2Trip planning

    Esse país pede visto para brasileiros.

    That country requires a visa for Brazilians.

    Requirement.

  3. 3Airport

    O agente conferiu o visto no passaporte.

    The officer checked the visa in the passport.

    Control.

Mistakes English speakers make with visto

Incorrect: Preciso de um visa.

Correct: Preciso de um visto.

Portuguese uses visto, not English visa.

Incorrect: A visto está pronta.

Correct: O visto está pronto.

Visto is masculine.

Good to know

Visto is paperwork; Visa the card brand is usually cartão Visa. Brazilians track e-vistos and embassy appointments carefully. Travel forums obsess over whether a country is isento de visto.

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Planning a trip abroad

  1. ChatPal

    Você tirou o visto?

    Have you already gotten the visa?

  2. You

    Ainda não. O visto demora umas três semanas.

    Not yet. The visa takes about three weeks.

  3. ChatPal

    Eu mando a checklist do visto por e-mail.

    I’ll send the visa checklist by email.

  4. You

    Por favor. Quero evitar erro bobo.

    Please. I want to avoid a silly mistake.

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FAQ

Common questions about "Visa" in Portuguese

Word?

O visto.

Tourist visa?

Visto de turista.

Apply?

Pedir / solicitar visto.

Credit card Visa?

Usually cartão Visa, not visto.

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