Visa & Immigration

1. Viza

   Visa

   Usage

   A visa for entering a country; the plural is "maviza"

   Grammar Note

   A class 9 noun borrowed from English "visa", with the plural "maviza"; loanword, native review recommended

2. Pasipoti

   Passport

   Usage

   A passport; the plural is "mapasipoti"

   Grammar Note

   A class 9 noun borrowed from English "passport", with the plural "mapasipoti"; loanword, native review recommended

3. Kasi viza yikukhumbika?

   Is a visa needed?

   Usage

   Checks at a counter whether a visa is required

   Grammar Note

   "Kukhumbika" means "to be needed", a passive form of "khumba" (to want). It begins with "yi-" to agree with "viza". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. Nkhukhumba kulembeska viza

   I want to apply for a visa

   Usage

   Says at a counter that you want to start a visa application

   Grammar Note

   "Kulembeska" means "to have something recorded, to register". "Kulembeska viza" covers the visa process as a whole. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. Ofesi yakuwona vya kunjira na kufuma mu charu yili nkhu?

   Where is the immigration office?

   Usage

   Asks where the immigration office is, for registration or paperwork

   Grammar Note

   Literally "the office that looks after entering and leaving the country". The official wording is long; the plural of "ofesi" is "maofesi". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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