tied visa

noun

A kind of visa under which a migrant worker, typically a foreign domestic worker, cannot legally leave their job and find employment elsewhere.

Meanings

nountied visa (plural tied visas)

plural tied visas

  1. A kind of visa under which a migrant worker, typically a foreign domestic worker, cannot legally leave their job and find employment elsewhere.
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