Visa & Immigration

1. Necesito prorrogar el mio visáu.

   I need to extend my visa.

   Usage

   Used at the counter when applying to extend your permitted stay

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Visa is the masculine noun visáu (ending in an accented -u). The possessive mio does not change for gender or number

2. ¿Qué documentos necesito?

   What documents do I need?

   Usage

   Asking an official which documents an application requires

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Questions open with an inverted ¿. The masculine plural ends in -os (documentos)

3. ¿Ónde ta la oficina d'inmigración?

   Where is the immigration office?

   Usage

   Asking for the location of the immigration office

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. "Where" is ónde (not Spanish dónde). De shortens to d' before a vowel

4. Tengo un visáu de turista.

   I have a tourist visa.

   Usage

   Telling an officer which type of visa you hold

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Visáu is masculine, so the indefinite article is un

5. ¿Cuántu tiempu puedo quedar?

   How long can I stay?

   Usage

   Asking how long you are allowed to stay

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. "How much" before a masculine singular noun is cuántu, and "time" is tiempu (both end in -u)

6. Quixera solicitar un visáu.

   I would like to apply for a visa.

   Usage

   A polite way to say at the counter that you want to apply for a visa

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Quixera is a softer, more polite way to ask than quiero (x is pronounced /ʃ/)

7. ¿Cuála ye la tasa del visáu?

   What is the visa fee?

   Usage

   Asking how much the visa application fee is

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. "Is" is ye (not Spanish es). De + el contracts to del

8. El mio pasaporte caduca el [fecha].

   My passport expires on [date].

   Usage

   Stating your passport's expiry date; replace [fecha] with the date

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. The possessive mio does not change for gender or number. Replace [fecha] with the date

9. Necesito un visáu de tránsitu.

   I need a transit visa.

   Usage

   Used when a visa is required even for passing through in transit

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Tránsitu is the masculine noun ending in -u (Spanish has tránsito)

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