Overstay \O`ver*stay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overstayed}or {Overstaid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstaying}.] To stay beyond the time or the limits of; as, to overstay the appointed time; to overstay one's welcome. --Bp. Hall.
The United States and other countries have ensured that students do not overstay their visas, and students usually are forced to leave their families behind in China.
The government statement issued today said both sides reaffirmed understandings on the return to China of illegal immigrants and Chinese who overstay their visas in Hong Kong.
A higher percentage of Poles illegally overstay their visas than residents of any other major country, said INS researcher Robert Warren.