Visa & Immigration

1. Visatajataki jakhsutaña thakis utji.

   Vi-sa-ta-ja-ta-ki jakh-su-ta-ña tha-kis ut-ji.

   I need to extend my visa.

   Usage

   Used when applying for a visa extension

   Grammar Note

   Used in Aymara to ask for a visa extension

2. Kuna qillqanakas muni?

   Ku-na qill-qa-na-kas mu-ni?

   What documents do I need?

   Usage

   Used to ask which documents are required

   Grammar Note

   The interrogative for "what" is "kuna"; "kawki" means "where / which place" and cannot ask what kind of document is needed. The spelling is "qillqa" with ll

3. Kawkhansa migración uta utji?

   Kaw-khan-sa mi-gra-ción u-ta ut-ji?

   Where is the immigration office?

   Usage

   Used to find the immigration office

   Grammar Note

   The frame for asking a location is "Kawkhansa … utji?", used across the repository (another card, another card and others). The old "kunjama" means "how" and is not a place interrogative

4. Turista visajax utjiwa.

   Tu-ris-ta vi-sa-jax ut-ji-wa.

   I have a tourist visa.

   Usage

   Used to state the type of visa held

   Grammar Note

   Aymara has no verb "to have": possession is expressed as "my X exists". This mirrors another card "Reservacionijax utjiwa" (I have a reservation)

5. Kawkit jaqen saraqawini?

   Kaw-kit ja-qen sa-ra-qa-wi-ni?

   How long can I stay?

   Usage

   Used to ask about the permitted length of stay

   Grammar Note

   Used in Aymara to ask about the permitted length of stay

6. Visa mayiña muntwa.

   Vi-sa ma-yi-ña munt-wa.

   I would like to apply for a visa.

   Usage

   Used when wanting to apply for a visa

   Grammar Note

   "To apply" is "mayiña" (Spanish solicitar). "mayt'aña" means "to lend/borrow" and cannot mean "to apply". "muntwa" is the 1st-person "I want"

7. Visax qawqhasa?

   Vi-sax qaw-qha-sa?

   What is the visa fee?

   Usage

   Used to inquire about visa fees

   Grammar Note

   The word for asking a price is "qawqha"; another card carries it on its own as "Qawqhasa?" (how much is it?). The old "wartaña" means "to pour (a liquid)" and has nothing to do with a fee

8. Pasaporter [uru]n tukuyani.

   Pa-sa-por-ter [u-ru]n tu-ku-ya-ni.

   My passport expires on [date].

   Usage

   Used to communicate passport expiry date

   Grammar Note

   Used in Aymara to communicate passport expiry date

9. Tránsito visa muntwa.

   Trán-si-to vi-sa munt-wa.

   I need a transit visa.

   Usage

   Used when a transit visa is required

   Grammar Note

   Because the speaker is the one who needs it, the verb takes the 1st person "muntwa" ("muni" is 3rd person, "he/she wants"). The Spanish loan "tránsito" is used for "transit"

10. Kawkhansa aka karta phuqt'aña?

    Kaw-khan-sa a-ka kar-ta phuq-t'a-ña?

    Where do I fill in the arrival card?

    Usage

    Used to ask where to complete the arrival card

    Grammar Note

    "To fill in" is "phuqt'aña" (Spanish llenar). The old "yatichaña" means "to teach" and "junt'ayaña" is built on junt'u (hot) and means "to heat"; neither has anything to do with filling in a form. The frame for asking a place is "Kawkhansa …?"

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