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Can I use a FIFA FAN ID to enter and leave Russia for tourism purposes?
I am currently in Russia on a 90-day student visa that expires in September. I have tickets to attend the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 final match on July 2nd. Attending this event requires ...
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Refuse to answer questions at border control
When returning from a long holiday, rather than the usual cursory glance at the passport and wave through, the person behind the passport control desk started asking a whole load of rather intrusive ...
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Are there normally passport checks when entering Great Britain from Northern Ireland?
When I arrived by ferry from Belfast (Northern Ireland, UK) to Birkenhead (Merseyside, England, UK), police were checking all (foot) passengers for their passports (perhaps car passengers too — I ...
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Entering Canada from the US by bus
I shall be visiting Canada during the summer, however, I will be entering the country by bus from New York. Would I still need an eTA to cross the border?
I will be coming from Malta (Europe+EU ...
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Can a dual citizen disregard border controls?
There are many places in the US-CA border which are unguarded or "honor system". In one on a recent documentary, vehicles stopped at an unmanned inspection station and picked up a "white courtesy ...
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How can I ensure my exit from the US by land is recorded?
Seeing as the US does not perform border control on exit (save for occasional spot checks, usually when traffic is moving slowly at the border), how do I make sure my exit by land is recorded so that ...
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Are North Cypriot land border crossings equipped with passport stamps?
A friend and I may go to North Cyprus and Cyprus. We would enter at Ercan Airport, and as he's on a (British) passport, he would get an entry stamp (as North Cyprus is not in the EU).
However, I've ...
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Tourist in USA, can I go to Canada and come back? and does that reset my 6-month stay?
I'm a tourist in USA (I have 6 months as legal period). I will go to Canada for 2 or 3 months (I have ETa) so no problem. My question is if I will have any problems to enter USA again.
I heard some ...
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Travelling to Northern Ireland from Republic of Ireland
I am a non EU National and currently residing in Ireland. I intend to travel to Northern Ireland (i.e. Belfast) by road and also possess a UK Standard Visitor Visa. Is there any Immigration Control ...
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Do you get off the bus at the Röszke border when exiting Hungary for Serbia?
When entering Croatia from Serbia at Batrovci, you get off the bus at the Croatian side for passport control, while when exiting Croatia, an offcer boards the bus and collects documents.
When ...
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Why do Swiss road border crossings differ in setup? [closed]
Having crossed the Swiss border at numerous locations by bus, I've observed that they use totally different setups.
Setup 1: at this crossing, Germany and Switzerland each has a separate one-way ...
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Going to Argentina from Brazil without a Brazilian entry stamp
I'm backpacking in South America and have found myself in an interesting situation. I was travelling in Paraguay and got to Ciudad del Este, from there I took a local bus across the river to Foz do ...
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Dual citizenship (US and Ecuador) travel to China
I have valid US and Ecuadorian passports due to birth in Ecuador and being naturalized in the US. I plan on traveling to Shenzhen via Hong Kong. Basically my flights are to/from Hong Kong and I will ...
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Can I obtain a visa for Brazil at a land crossing?
The standard Brazil visa application seems to be quite a long and involved process which requires plenty of documentation. I have heard a long time ago though that one can instead get the visa at a ...
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Why two customs/immigration controls?
In the last four days I've driven my motorbike from Milano to Kalamata going through a few nations on the east side of Adriatic sea, and in a couple of occasions I found myself crossing two customs to ...
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