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A visa, (derived from Latin, meaning “paper that has been seen”) is a conditional authorization, which one can obtain by either: delivering specific, required, certified, translated, stamped, legalized, approved (and not double-side-printed because the Austrian embassy doesn’t like that) pieces of paper, or by making sure to be born in a country that acquires wealth, status, and power. The visas typically come in the form of obviously a sticker. This sticker is then granted by the in-charge political entity of a territory to an alien allowing them to enter, exist within, or exist outside their territory. The said sticker limits their duration of stay, the areas within the territory they may exist in, the dates they may start existing there, the number of permitted visits, or whether the individual has the ability to perform existential actions such as working, studying, getting medically treated or simply taking residence in the territory at issue.

Toqa Eissa, born in Cairo in 1998, is a visual artist and illustrator. Spanning a wide range of mediums, from painting to sarcasm, her works mainly explore human interactions. She obtained her BA from Helwan University (2020) in Cairo. She also studied Fine Arts at the Cardiff Metropolitan School of Art and Design in Wales on an ERASMUS+.

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