Questions tagged [travel]
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Is there any limit on how long a travel agent can take to book a flight?
When one purchase is a flight ticket via an online travel agent, the online travel agent may take some time to process the booking and send the actual ticket to the customer. Is there any limit on how ...
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Lithium batteries
Are all lithium batteries required by law to have a built in management system to stop them overheating and going on fire? If not why not?
The reason I‘m asking is hand luggage which is permitted to ...
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Are countries not allowed to require proof of revaccination (booster) against the yellow fever as a condition of entry?
I read on cdc.gov:
Countries cannot require proof of revaccination (booster) against [the yellow fever] as a condition of entry, even if the traveler’s last vaccination was >10 years ago.
Is ...
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What are the legal implications when sending an invitation letter for somebody applying for the Schengen visa?
Suppose the following hypothetical scenarios:
Alice coming to visit Bob, requires a Schengen visa.
Alice registered for an international event organised by Bob's Company and needs a Schengen visa.
I ...
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HIPAA release form for travel insurance
This is all USA related.
I'm filing a claim to cover my medical expenses that happened on a trip abroad. Some related expenses happened in the US after I got back. The insurance company sent me an &...
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What's the minimum transit time to be legally allowed to enter Singapore?
I read (sic):
Singapore immigration law suggests one should have atleast 10 hrs of transit time to get into the Country. [Author: Nakulan Ramamirthan]
I can't find the legal source of that claim. ...
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Can an expat with the origin from outside of the EU but with a permanent residence in Spain travel and work freely across the Schengen zone?
Can an African expat with granted residence in Spain freely travel and work across the Schengen zone? For example, let us consider the case of my wife. I've resided in Spain as a EU national for the ...
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It is illegal to vandalize public places in Europe?
For instance, if a fountain in Rome is vandalized by e.g. throwing acid in the water, is this illegal?
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What law(s) prohibited Singaporeans from visiting the PRC, other communist countries, and the ROC? When were they repealed and why?
In the past, for fear of communism, the Singapore government banned Singapore citizens below a certain age (I think 40 but I'm not sure) from visiting the PRC, North Korea, Cambodia, Laos, and Viet ...
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Is it illegal to obtain a travel agent license simply to get discounts in hotels and airfare?
My friend told me about how she got incredible discounts on hotels and airfare because she registered as a travel agent (Utah/USA) and many places offer high discounts to agents. She obtained her ...
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Legal Recourse American Airlines Threw Me Off Flight [closed]
I was recently thrown off an American Airlines Flight under the pretext that my suitcase had contained a laptop (information I had ill-advisedly volunteered to the lady at the desk right before ...
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I have an International Driving Permit (1949 convention) issued on July 1 2022: is it valid until June 30, 2023 end of day or July 1, 2023 end of day?
Also, end of day in which time zone? Country of issuance or country where one is currently located?
I read the 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic but didn't see the answer.
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Dilligence implications of VWPITTPA
The U.S. has Visa Waiver Program (VWP) that allows citizens of several countries to travel to the U.S. without a visa.
Entry isn't guaranteed and exceptions do apply. There is Visa Waiver Program ...
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If I am out of the country for a long time, am I liable for missed Jury Duty?
Say that I spend a few years traveling the world, visiting Europe, Asia, Africa, etc.. Then I come back to my home in the California to find missed several Jury Duty summons in the mail.
Am I liable ...
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Taxed in Spain due to COVID overstay?
Someone on Facebook claimed that tourists who were unable to leave Spain due to COVID were declared tax residents if their stay was over 183 days. I haven't been able to find such a case in a web ...
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