Visa & Immigration

1. Visummi sivitsortariaqarpara.

   I need to extend my visa.

   Usage

   Used when applying for a visa extension

   Grammar Note

   Obligation is expressed by the affix -tariaqar- inside the word. On the consonant stem sivitsor- it surfaces as sivitsortariaqar-, parallel to pulaartariaqarpara.

2. Sunik allagartanik pisariaqartitsivunga?

   What documents do I need?

   Usage

   Used to ask which documents are required

   Grammar Note

   The object of pisariaqartitsivoq stands in the modalis case -mik / -nik, as in aningaasanik amerlanernik pisariaqartitsivunga "I need more money".

3. Nunasiniartunut allaffeqarfik sumiippa?

   Where is the immigration office?

   Usage

   Used to find the immigration office

   Grammar Note

   nunasiniartunut allaffeqarfik is the name for the Danish immigration authority. sumiippa? is the fixed phrase for "where is it?".

4. Takornarianut visummi pigaara.

   I have a tourist visa.

   Usage

   Used to state the type of visa held

   Grammar Note

   Example: assiliaq pigaara "I have the picture". The possessed noun stays in the absolutive.

5. Maani qanoq sivisutigisumik uninngasinnaavunga?

   How long can I stay?

   Usage

   Used to ask about the permitted length of stay

   Grammar Note

   Ability is expressed with the affix -sinnaa-, attached directly to the vowel-final stem uninnga-, as in taku- → takusinnaavara.

6. Visummi qinnutigissavara.

   I would like to apply for a visa.

   Usage

   Used when wanting to apply for a visa

   Grammar Note

   -ssa- marks future or intention and doubles as a polite request. Transitive verbs in -gaa take the shape -gissavara, as in oqaatigaa → oqaatigissavara.

7. Visummi qanoq akeqarpa?

   What is the visa fee?

   Usage

   Used to inquire about visa fees

   Grammar Note

   qanoq akeqarpa? is the fixed phrase for asking a price; it uses the verb akeqarpoq "has a price", not the noun akia "its price".

8. Aqqusaarnermut visummi pisariaqarpoq.

   I need a transit visa.

   Usage

   Used when a transit visa is required

   Grammar Note

   Necessity is naturally expressed impersonally with pisariaqarpoq "it is necessary"; the purpose is marked by the allative -mut.

9. Nunamut isernissamut immersugassaq sumi immersorsinnaavara?

   Where do I fill in the arrival card?

   Usage

   Used to ask where to complete the arrival card

   Grammar Note

   On the consonant stem immersor-, the ability affix -sinnaa- yields immersorsinnaa-, parallel to akuersorpaa → akuersorsinnaavara.

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