single entry
noun
: a method of bookkeeping that recognizes only one side of a business transaction and usually consists only of a record of cash and personal accounts with debtors and creditors
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The new policy limits nearly all non-immigrant and non-diplomatic visas issued to nationals of these four African countries to a single entry valid for just three months, the BBC reported.
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
But the new direction, in which a three-month visa will only allow for a single entry, is part of a wider review of the US’s policy on issuing reciprocal non-immigrant visas, the State Department said.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 9 July 2025
The new tourist visa allows for a single entry and up to 90 days of stay, with the option to extend for another 90 days.
—Maykel Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
That means Julie-Anne, Julie Anne, and Julieanne are counted as a single entry.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
But the new direction, in which a three-month visa will only allow for a single entry, is part of a wider review of the US’s policy on issuing reciprocal non-immigrant visas, the State Department said.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 9 July 2025
The new tourist visa allows for a single entry and up to 90 days of stay, with the option to extend for another 90 days.
—Maykel Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
That means Julie-Anne, Julie Anne, and Julieanne are counted as a single entry.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
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“Single entry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20entry. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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