Visa & Immigration

1. Preciso prorrogar o meu visado.

   I need to extend my visa.

   Usage

   Use when applying for a visa extension

   Grammar Note

   "Prorrogar" means to extend a deadline or period. "Visado" is the visa; with the possessive it takes the article: "o meu visado"

2. Que documentos necesito?

   What documents do I need?

   Usage

   Use to ask which documents are required

   Grammar Note

   The interrogative "que" carries no accent in Galician, unlike Spanish "qué"

3. Onde está a oficina de inmigración?

   Where is the immigration office?

   Usage

   Use to find the immigration office

   Grammar Note

   Basic way to ask where something is. "Onde" takes no accent

4. Teño un visado de turista.

   I have a tourist visa.

   Usage

   Use to state the type of visa you hold

   Grammar Note

   First person of ter is "teño". "Visado de turista" literally means "visa of tourist"

5. Canto tempo podo quedar?

   How long can I stay?

   Usage

   Use to ask how long you may stay

   Grammar Note

   "Canto" has no accent. "Quedar" means to remain in a place

6. Quería solicitar un visado.

   I would like to apply for a visa.

   Usage

   Polite way to open a visa application at the counter

   Grammar Note

   The imperfect "quería" of querer works as a polite wish

7. Cal é a taxa do visado?

   What is the visa fee?

   Usage

   Use to confirm the visa fee

   Grammar Note

   "Do" is the contraction de + o. "Taxa" is an official fee paid to the state

8. O meu pasaporte caduca o [data].

   My passport expires on [date].

   Usage

   Use to give your passport expiry date; replace [data] with the date

   Grammar Note

   "Caducar" is used for documents and food that expire. The possessive takes the article: "o meu"

9. Necesito un visado de tránsito.

   I need a transit visa.

   Usage

   Use when talking about the visa needed for a layover

   Grammar Note

   "Necesitar" takes its object directly, without a preposition

10. Onde teño que cubrir a tarxeta de chegada?

    Where do I fill in the arrival card?

    Usage

    Use to ask where to complete the arrival card

    Grammar Note

    "Ter que" plus infinitive expresses obligation. "Cubrir" also means to fill in a form

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