Visa & Immigration

1. أحتاج إلى تمديد تأشيرتي.

   Aḥtāju ilā tamdīdi taʾshīratī.

   I need to extend my visa.

   Usage

   Used when applying for a visa extension

   Grammar Note

   "أحتاج إلى" means 'I need' in Arabic. "تمديد" means extension/renewal

2. ما المستندات التي أحتاجها؟

   Mā al-mustanadāt allatī aḥtājuhā?

   What documents do I need?

   Usage

   Used to ask which documents are required

   Grammar Note

   "ما" is the interrogative for 'what'. Arabic uses the relative pronoun "التي" for 'which'

3. أين مكتب الهجرة؟

   Ayna maktab al-hijra?

   Where is the immigration office?

   Usage

   Used to find the location of the immigration office

   Grammar Note

   "أين" asks 'where'. "مكتب الهجرة" is the immigration office

4. لدي تأشيرة سياحية.

   Ladayya taʾshīra siyāḥiyya.

   I have a tourist visa.

   Usage

   Used to state the type of visa held

   Grammar Note

   "لدي" means 'I have', formed from "لدى" plus the first person pronoun suffix

5. كم مدة إقامتي المسموح بها؟

   Kam muddat iqāmatī al-masmūḥ bihā?

   How long can I stay?

   Usage

   Used to ask about the permitted length of stay

   Grammar Note

   "كم مدة" asks 'how long a period'. "المسموح بها" means 'the permitted one'

6. أرغب في التقدم بطلب تأشيرة.

   Arghabu fī al-taqaddum bi-ṭalab taʾshīra.

   I would like to apply for a visa.

   Usage

   Used when wanting to apply for a visa

   Grammar Note

   "أرغب في" is a formal expression of desire, more polite than just "أريد"

7. ما رسوم التأشيرة؟

   Mā rusūm al-taʾshīra?

   What is the visa fee?

   Usage

   Used to inquire about visa application fees

   Grammar Note

   "رسوم" is the plural of رسم meaning fee/tax in official contexts

8. جواز سفري ينتهي في [التاريخ].

   Jawāz safarī yantahī fī [al-tārīkh].

   My passport expires on [date].

   Usage

   Used to communicate passport expiry date

   Grammar Note

   "ينتهي" means 'it ends/expires', from the verb نهى

9. أحتاج إلى تأشيرة عبور.

   Aḥtāju ilā taʾshīrat ʿubūr.

   I need a transit visa.

   Usage

   Used when a transit visa is required

   Grammar Note

   "تأشيرة عبور" is a transit visa. "عبور" means passing through or transit

10. أين أملأ بطاقة الوصول؟

    Ayna amlaʾu biṭāqat al-wuṣūl?

    Where do I fill in the arrival card?

    Usage

    Used to ask where to complete the arrival card

    Grammar Note

    "أملأ" is first person of ملأ (to fill). "بطاقة الوصول" is arrival card

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