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Which biometrics do UK border control store when EU citizens scan their passport at airport (both entering and leaving, from/to Europe)
Biometrics are not collected from the traveller itself, but passports are still being scanned by UK officials and these contain biometrics. Are such biometrics being (copied and) stored?
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Can a Non-EEA passport holder with a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP), who accompany EEA family, join the EEA queue at UK borders?
Can a Non-EEA passport holder with a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP), who accompany an EEA family member(/s), join the EEA queue at UK borders?
I note that there have been several questions relating ...
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How seriously should I take a CBP interview where I was told I have a red flag and could only stay for 30 days?
I’m 20 year old girl traveling on a ESTA for the second time over a longer period. The first time I used it for a longer 2 months period in June. Then I went home for one month and now I am back.
The ...
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Crossing european borders by land
I'm an American in Ireland, I'm going to be entering the UK and then France by land. I heard if traveling by bus or car many European borders don't have custom stops when entering. How do I get my ...
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ID check crossing the Italian-Swiss border by train
I struggled to find this info online. How often is my ID requested and checked when crossing the border between Italy and Switzerland (and back) by train (suppose that I have nothing to declare to ...
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ID check crossing the Italian-Swiss border by car
I struggled to find this info online. How often is my ID requested and checked when crossing the border between Italy and Switzerland (and back) by using my Italian car (suppose that I have nothing to ...
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Non-Citizen of Canada entry to US via border
My brother lives in Canada and in the process of getting residency over there. He has another nationality and not very long ago has acquired B (not sure 1 or 2) visa to the US. He can go back and ...
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Importing decorated bottles of alcohol to the USA
I live in Vancouver, BC, Canada. I am planning to buy bottles of sparkling wine, decorate them (to the point where it won't be possible to read the label anymore) and cross the border to the ...
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Crossing US border with music files I'm legally allowed to possess
Apart from directly buying digital music files, there are a few ways in which you could possess such files legally (at least in my country):
Creating them from CDs you legally own, to make listening ...
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Passing border in car not owned by me
I would like to cross Poland-Ukrainian border by car owned by my friend, but friend does not go with me. I travel from Poland to Ukraine and get back 10 days later. What kind of documents should I ...
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Will being detained at the UK border raise a stop indicator flag? [closed]
I was detained and questioned at the UK border after attempting to travel visa-free. This may have been due to the fact that initially I said I was there for “tourism” and when asked if I had any ...
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Can a non-EU citizen with residency visa traveling with me come with me through the EU passport line, when entering Schengen area?
I’m doing some travelling with my mate in a few weeks and I was wondering if, to save time, he could come through the Schengen border through the EU Line with me even though he is not a citizen?
I’m a ...
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Would travelling to Russia for a business trip make it more difficult to enter the US later?
I work as a programmer for a research institute in Germany, which itself is a subsidiary of a larger French corporation. I am also not a German citizen, I am originally from Canada. We are finishing ...
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UK: Questions to NON-EU tourists prior to reaching the border [duplicate]
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS QUESTION IS NOT A DUPLICATE AS SUGGESTED. This deals with information provided BEFORE reaching the border.
Are international (NON-EU/EEA/SCHENGEN) tourists generally required ...
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UK: Questions at the border for NON-EU visitors
Are international (NON-EU/EEA/SCHENGEN) tourists generally required upon entering the UK at the border to provide any information at all about the person they're visiting (both in case they're staying ...
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Will a USA no-fly blacklist prevent Canada passengers from flying domestically?
Related to this question, apparently someone who is on a USA no-fly list will not be allowed on international flights between other countries, if they have a chance of overflying or diverting to the ...
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Crossing from US to Canada at the Peace Arch on foot
I would like to drive my friend (US citizen) in Washington State US to the Peace Arch coastal border crossing between Blaine US and Surrey CA, to visit Vancouver BC for a few days.
Can I drop the ...
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How many airports around the world have border control for incoming domestic flights? [closed]
I've flown to various airports around the world and whilst international flights can have complicated rules around whether you have to go through border control (eg if the country is part of Schengen ...
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US citizen previously refused entry into the UK and been refused for visa. What to do now?
I'm so highly confused but maybe you guys can help me.
My girlfriend lives in Bristol, United Kingdom, shes a British Citizen while I'm American. I'm not very good at explaining myself so beware but ...
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What happens to people stuck on a land border in North America? [closed]
My German friend's US Visa expires, and he plans to travel to Canada, where he does not need a Visa. However, he has overstayed in the past, and so I suspect he has a high change of being refused ...
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Can I vacation with my girlfriend who is already in the USA?
I know there are lots of previous questions about visiting boyfriend/girlfriend in the USA and I did look over them. They are very helpful. My case is a little bit different, so that I think it might ...
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What US border crossings have exit checkpoints?
The Lukeville border crossing (US-Mexico) apparently has a US exit checkpoint, which is a huge advantage for foreign visitors, as their exits need to be electronically recorded.
(for those who don't ...
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Entering Russia on tourist visa with BlaBlaCar or hitchiking
I'm a Canadian with a tourist visa. Someone has offered me a ride from Riga to Moscow from BlaBlaCar and I wonder if I would be denied entry into Russia due to trying to enter from a private car ...
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In the Vienna-Bucharest train, info about border crossings, paying for snacks and sleeping car amenities
I will soon ride towards Bucharest from Austria using the Dacia Express train, on Vienna to Bucharest route.
The usual expert sources (seat61) deliver valuable info; anyway, I still have doubts on ...
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When a person gets a Mexican FMM online, when do they do the background check?
If a person applies for a Mexican FMM online, will the background check be done immediately, and more importantly, before the FMM is made available to print out, and then at immigration you only have ...
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Border Control from Copenhagen (Denmark) to Malmo (Sweden)
Has the asylum seeker/refugee situation in Sweden lead to any extra security checks or border checkpoints along this route?
I will be travelling from Copenhagen - Malmo and back in around a month so ...
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What happens if you declare an item and it is confiscated?
A few years back I was on a trip with a family member who brought back a meat product to Canada. I told them to declare it, so they did. It got confiscated entering at the Canadian border as a ...
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Is laziness about stamping passports common at the Bosnian-Montenegrin, Montenegrin-Albanian and Macedonian-Kosovan land borders?
The concerned person, a Dutch citizen, is going on a bus tour in former Yugoslavia, travelling Germany-Austria-Slovenia-Croatia-Bosnia-Montenegro-Albania-Macedonia-Kosovo. They only hold a passport ...
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Can I visit the US?
I was charged with some drug offences years ago, and they were all dropped because I was just a passenger and didn't know it was happening. I am not a drug trafficker, nor do I do drugs. I met someone ...
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Will I be refused entry at the UK border after a visa refusal?
My partner is British and I’m American; we’ve been dating for three years. I visited back in March 2017 for a week, entering the UK visa-free.
We then decided I should visit him and stay for 6 ...
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Do they check your passport and residence permit when travelling by train and bus in Europe?
I'm Chinese and currently waiting for my residence permit here in France. I'm not sure if my residence permit will be released before my scheduled trip in Europe. I'm planning to go to Belgium, ...
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Can I drive from Belgium to Sweden without a valid Schengen visa?
I promised my girlfriend to take her to see the Northern Lights. We live in Belgium and because of the visa application, she cannot leave the country for 6 months... We already drove to France, ...
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Crossing the Mexican/US border with USA tourist visa
I just got a USA tourist visa and I'm going to Mexico soon. I would like to know if I can cross the border to go to the USA (California), knowing that I have stated in my DS-160 form that I intended ...
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Why would TWO border checks be performed for the same bus upon entering Switzerland?
Yesterday I went by bus from the Euroairport (French sector) to Zurich. Unusually, two Swiss border checks took place.
First, at the St-Louis border checkpoint, officials boarded the bus, asking ...
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Why are German border checks alternately performed by border police and customs?
When entering Germany by bus from Switzerland, border checks are occasionally performed.
However, the checks are not always performed by the border police (Bundespolizei, officially responsible for ...
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Will I go through an immigration office if I enter Romania by bus?
I'm a Brazilian citizen currently living in Czech Republic, in Pilsen.
If I take a bus to visit Romania for 90 days and enter the country by road will I have to go through an immigration office to ...
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Crossing the border 3 times in 24 or 48 hours
I am planning on driving up Sani Pass (South Africa - Lesotho) in December 2017. Ideally, I would like to do two trips on two consecutive days. The concern is, that this would raise red flags and I ...
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Return ticket and bank statements: are these the most important criterion for passing the UK border check? How to prepare well in advance?
For a visa-requiring national who has obtained UK visa and is on an 8-day trip to the UK, what are the most important documents and criteria that can speed up the border control?
Is it true that ...
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Should I write down all four addresses on a UK Landing Card?
If I am staying at several (say, 4) different hotels across the country during my trip, should I list them all on the landing card under the field "Contact address in the UK (in full)"?
Many ...
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Are UK Landing Cards handed to passengers on WizzAir flights arriving at London Luton?
I cannot find any information anywhere on whether WizzAir hands out landing cards to passengers during the flights that land at Luton.
I understand that Landing Cards have been planned to be scrapped ...
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UK Visa Recommended Leave
Is there any recommended day to leave the UK before your visa expires? Should you leave 5 or 10 days before the visa expires?
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US Border With British Wife
Hopefully a quick question - I am a US citizen currently residing in the UK on a visa. I am traveling to the US for 2 weeks with my wife, who is a British citizen. We do not yet share a last name (due ...
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US Border With EU Wife [duplicate]
Hopefully a quick question - I am a US citizen currently residing in the UK on a visa. I am traveling to the US with my wife, who is a British citizen. We do not yet share a last name (due to just ...
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Passport control: Should we approach one-by-one or as a group?
My friend and I are currently waiting for our visa applications to be processed. If we end up obtaining a visa, once we travel to the Schengen zone, should we approach the immigration officer together?...
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Can you enter South Ossetia from Georgia?
As the title says, is it possible to enter South Ossetia from Georgia or do you have to enter from Russia?
Btw, I'm from Denmark if that matters.
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How to request for translator at Australian Border Control in advance?
How can one request for a translator of a certain language to be present at Sydney Airport's border control, while travelling to Australia?
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Does declaring items on customs necessarily imply taxes owed?
If an item needs to be declared on customs for any country when arriving by airport, and you declare that item, does that necessarily mean that you will need to pay duty/taxes on that item?
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Can you throw away electronics within a foreign country as a tourist? [closed]
Suppose, someone enters a country as a tourist and brings in personal electronics. Suppose, the electronic breaks inside the country so it becomes useless.
Can that tourist then throw away the ...
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How can I avoid being shown in a border control reality show?
Many countries now have popular reality shows which are filmed at immigration control (e.g. Australia, Canada, and the UK). These programs film both ordinary and scandalous events, and there is at ...
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Any law forbids taking pieces of rocks out of Scotland?
I've found some nice small pieces of rocks on a beach in Scotland, I'd like to take them home for my fishtank. Is there any law forbiding it? Would I have any trouble at the airport? I'll be traveling ...
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