exit permit, noun phrase

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A travel document granted to one whose passport has been withdrawn for political reasons, permitting departure from South Africa but denying the right to return.
1968 J. Mayet in Drum Sept. 8Roughly thirty of my friends..were forced to leave on exit permits, thus being deprived of the right to come back to the land of their birth and enjoy the kinship of their loved ones.
1969 A. Paton Kontakion 135When his job was done, he was given an exit permit, a document which allows one to leave but never to return.
1970 Survey of Race Rel. (S.A.I.R.R.) 45According to the Minister of the Interior, 69 ‘exit’ (permanent departure) permits were issued in 1968, to 16 whites, 11 Coloured, 9 Asians, and 33 Africans.
1970 Daily News 10 JuneCatherine..will leave on an exit permit because the authorities have refused to renew her passport.
1988 E. Anderson in Frontline May 12You can have an exit permit to somewhere far away — we suggest England — and you needn’t come back. Ever.
1989 J. Hobbs Thoughts in Makeshift Mortuary 163If I leave..I’ll have to go on an exit permit...They’ve withdrawn my passport.
A travel document granted to one whose passport has been withdrawn for political reasons, permitting departure from South Africa but denying the right to return.
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