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When Canadian citizen residing abroad comes to visit Canada

My question may seem a bit silly, but when it comes to official matters, it's better to be sure. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find explicit information on travel.gc.ca, so maybe someone has ...
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Entry to and residency in Argentina for an ex-felon with a murder conviction [migrated]

Can anyone tell me if a U.S. citizen with a 40-year old murder conviction (out on parole 7 years with no further criminal activity) who is not on the Interpol or no fly list is able to enter Argentina ...
Dan Adamik's user avatar
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2 answers
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Can a country learn I have two passports from another country? [closed]

I'm a resident of this country. During residence renewal or naturalization process, would they learn that I have two active passports* from another country? I only presented one passport to this ...
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1 answer
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Why do some Schengen countries not stamp passports of residence permit holders?

You're a resident of Schengen country A. You're entering or exiting Schengen via Schengen country B. B doesn't stamp your passport while entering/exiting. Why is that? Doesn't this complicate things ...
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18 votes
6 answers
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Transit through US without being a resident of any country

Since this year, 2022, I am not a resident of Germany anymore. I am officially unregistered, and I haven't visited my home country since then. That doesn't mean that I gave up citizenship, however. I ...
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2 votes
0 answers
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What does the letter code on a UK biometric residence permit indicate? [closed]

What does the letter code indicated on a British Biometric Residence Permit refer to? What are the different possible codes?
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6 votes
2 answers
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Travelling without Canada permanent residency card

My boyfriend and I were planning to travel to Germany, his home country, a month from now, but we realized his permanent residency card expires just before then. He is reapplying for his PR card, but ...
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3 votes
1 answer
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I am a European citizen with temporary residency in Iran travelling to USA

I am a European citizen, working on an international assignment in Iran currently. I am travelling in a few days to the USA. I have a 10-year multiple-entry USA visa, which I got since I was in Iran ...
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1 answer
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Canadian citizen staying in the US

I have recently learned from a family friend that if a Canadian citizen is here for 6 months on visa-free terms, after the 6 months are up, they can go back to Canada and stay for one day, then come ...
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16 votes
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Can EU citizens 'border-hop' between Schengen countries to prolong their 90-day maximum stay? [closed]

The European Commission states that EU citizens have the right to reside on the territory of another country "for up to three months without any conditions other than the requirement to hold a valid ...
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8 votes
1 answer
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Travelling from France with a German student residency and a Fiktionsbescheinigung

I have a 2-year student residency in Germany. The residency ends in a few days so I had an appointment yesterday to renew it. Instead of a new residency I got a Fiktionsbescheinigung where the third ...
MetalDragon's user avatar
33 votes
3 answers
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Why did a Customs agent ask a US citizen about residency?

I live in Costa Rica but I am a US citizen. The last time I traveled solo back to the States, the customs agent grilled me about how long I live in CR vs the US. He said I needed to reside in the US ...
Chris Denise Badger's user avatar
11 votes
4 answers
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Can army draft dodgers travel on a different passport? [closed]

I'm assuming they just don't go to the country where they are avoiding the army conscription. Am I right in my assumption? If they have a different passport showing citizenship etc, they can as a ...
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2 votes
1 answer
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Can I re-enter Hungary if my residence renewal is in process?

I have two passports, Moroccan and Ukrainian. I got my Hungarian residence permit with my Moroccan passport. Now I am planning to travel to Russia; I will use my Ukrainian passport to travel since no ...
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Sweden UT Card holder can have non-Sweden country as point of entry [duplicate]

I have a Sweden UT card (Resident Permit), and I am a non-EU citizen. Right now, I am in India. I have not used my Sweden UT card before. Is it possible for me to enter any other Schengen country (not ...
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1 vote
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entering Greece with blue paper [duplicate]

I applied for a Greek residence permit two months ago and got my blue paper. In the meantime, I returned to my home country and my Schengen has expired. Now, I will go to Athens to collect my ...
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3 votes
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Entry to Germany with Swiss national visa, staying for a week [duplicate]

As far as I know, it is possible to freely travel inside the Schengen zone with visa D of some EU country, using 90/180 rule (up to 90 days in 180 days). However, I have the following question: I have ...
Antonio's user avatar
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4 votes
2 answers
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Traveling to the US as a Canadian citizen with US green card, after over a year away [closed]

I am a Canadian citizen and US green card holder. After receiving my green card I have been almost constantly away, studying in Europe for the last five years, and coming back to the US to visit my ...
greencardquestion's user avatar
1 vote
1 answer
269 views

With a single entry visa, can I visit Ghana and return to India?

I am a student in India with a single entry student visa, a resident permit valid for one year. I am from Ghana. I want to go back to my country for two weeks and come back to India. Can I exit and ...
Ama Boadiwaah's user avatar
2 votes
1 answer
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Re-Entry in Italy (lost residence permit before leaving italy - permesso di soggiorno) [duplicate]

I had a flight for my home country (Pakistan) in last days. On the day of departure, while going to airport, I lost all my documents including passport and permesso di soggiorno. I filed a loss report ...
usra's user avatar
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10 votes
1 answer
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Is my Finnish Schengen residence permit (issued for work) still valid if I'm no longer employed?

I have a residence permit (Finland), the valid days as per permit card is until June 30, 2016. I de-registered my SSN and moved out of Finland on October, 2015. Now I would like to travel to Germany, ...
sat's user avatar
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2 votes
0 answers
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Will I be refused a residence permit for having overstayed my Schengen visa? [closed]

My Schengen visa expired on 25 June 2014, but my residence permit will be issued on 15 July 2014 (I was supposed to get it before my visa expired but the person who deals with my residence permit is ...
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