Before the student applies for a visa they are issued what's called a form i-20 from the school.

在学生申请签证之前，他们会从学校得到一份名为i-20的表格。

A certain level that you need to achieve before you can enter a university or apply for a visa.

在你进入大学或者是申请签证之前需要达到的某一个特定水平。

He had applied for a visa to the United States, and just needed his lottery number to be called.

他已经申请了去美国的签证，只需要等待幸运降临。

I decided not to apply for a visa because it's too expensive.

我决定不申请签证，因为它太贵了。

What’s the procedure for applying for a visa?

【procedure】申请签证需要怎样的手续？

You will also have to apply for a visa unless you are from a handful of nations.

除非您来自少数几个国家， 否则您还必须申请签证。

But the cost of applying for a visa is still high for the majority of Cubans: up to ten times the average monthly wage.

但是申请护照的费用对大多数古巴人来说依然过于昂贵，高达平均月工资的十倍。

Starting from Wednesday, those holding Singaporean passports who enter China for business, tourism, family visit and transit purposes will no longer need to apply for a visa.

从周三开始，持新加坡护照进入中国商务、旅游、探亲和过境的人员将不再需要申请签证。

Senators Martin Heinrich and Jeff Flake sponsored a bill that would permit the Department of Homeland Security to " search open source information, including internet and social media postings" of people applying for a visa to enter the U.S.

参议员马丁·海因里希（Martin Heinrich）和杰夫·弗雷克（Jeff Flake）提出了一项议案，议案允许美国国土安全部对申请签证入境人士的公开类信息进行调查，包括互联网和社交媒体的贴文。

The British embassy's website suggests applying for a visa any time up to three months in advance, but Turks at the meeting complained that they had no hope of getting one unless they applied at least 30 days before travelling.

英国大使馆网站上的信息称，可以于访问日期前三个月内的任何时间申请签证，但是与会的土耳其人却抱怨说，除非出行前至少提前30天申请，否则毫无在出发前拿到签证的可能。