Visa & Immigration

1. Aiza no ahazoana visa?

   Where can I get a visa?

   Usage

   Ask where to obtain a visa

   Grammar Note

   Aiza is the interrogative for place. After the focus particle no the verb takes the circumstantial form: azo "obtained" → ahazoana "the place where it is obtained"

2. Misy taratasy fangatahana visa ve?

   Is there a visa application form?

   Usage

   Ask if visa application forms are available

   Grammar Note

   ve is a question marker placed at the end

3. Mila visa mpizahan-tany aho

   I need a tourist visa

   Usage

   State that you need a tourist visa

   Grammar Note

   Subject aho often appears at the end of the sentence

4. Azo halavaina ve ny visa?

   Can I extend my visa?

   Usage

   Ask if a visa extension is possible

   Grammar Note

   Azo + passive form expresses possibility

5. Aiza ny fanamarinana fidirana?

   Where is immigration?

   Usage

   Ask where immigration is at the airport

   Grammar Note

   fanamarinana fidirana means immigration inspection

6. Mba asehoy ny pasipaoronareo

   Please show your passport

   Usage

   Used by immigration officers to request passport

   Grammar Note

   Mba adds politeness to a request. "Passport" is pasipaoro, and -nareo is the possessive suffix "your" (plural/polite)

7. Fizahantany no anton'ny diako

   My purpose of visit is tourism

   Usage

   State tourism as your purpose of visit

   Grammar Note

   no is the focus particle: what precedes it (Fizahantany, "tourism") is the answer. dia means "journey", and with -ko it becomes diako "my trip"

8. Roa herinandro no hijanonako

   My stay is two weeks

   Usage

   State the duration of your stay

   Grammar Note

   Roa herinandro is "two weeks". mijanona "to stay" gives the circumstantial future hijanonana, plus -ko → hijanonako; the period before no is the focus

9. Aiza ny taratasy fanambarana doana?

   Where is the customs declaration form?

   Usage

   Ask where to find customs declaration forms

   Grammar Note

   doana is borrowed from French douane (customs)

10. Manana tapakila fiverenana aho

    I have a return ticket

    Usage

    Confirm you have a return ticket

    Grammar Note

    Manana means to have/possess. A ticket is tapakila; fiverenana ("return") comes from miverina "to go back"

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