Questions tagged [german-citizens]
For questions specifically about people travelling with German passports.
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Can I travel from Germany to England alone as an unaccompanied minor?
I currently live in Germany and am a German citizen.
My passport is from the United States of America as I used to be a citizen there.
I am moving to England (UK) alone.
I am 14 years old and ...
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Travel to the US with a stamp from Israel in my passport
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I am going to travel to Israel at the end of the year for one week.
Somewhere I read, ...
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German couple (60,55) want to rent a car in Florida - Is an IDP required and are there maximum age restrictions?
My wife and I are German citizens. I am 60 and my wife is 55. We will be staying in Florida for 1 month and we would like to know if our German driving licence would be good enough to rent a car for 1 ...
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Stuck in New Zealand due to coronavirus
Extended family (2 adults, 2 kids) is currently stuck in New Zealand because of the coronavirus. Their original return flight was cancelled. They are German citizens.
They now say they don't have any ...
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What are the possible characters for a German passport number?
My German passport number contains an O (letter) or 0 (number), but I cannot tell which one. Is there a list of characters that are used for German passport numbers, or more concretely, can someone ...
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Is there an obligation to renew a small child's passport before its expiry date?
I obtained my daughter's first children passport when she was just a few months old. Now she is three and during our last flight an immigration officer complained that her passport had a baby photo. ...
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What “National Identification Number” to enter in an ESTA application, for a German?
I’m trying to complete an ESTA application (German citizen). One of the questions asked is about a National Identification Number, with this explanation:
Enter the number on your identity document, ...
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Can immigration authorities make cross checks between multiple passports of the same (German) person?
I have the following specific case but it would be nice to have a general answer if one does exist:
A fellow German traveler just spent 3 months in Turkey on his passport. He just then left to ...
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My passport is stuck at US embassy due to visa printing delay and I have travel plans
I am a South African citizen who is currently resident in Berlin, Germany. I have a valid work/residence permit. I am planning on traveling to US in September and I applied for a non-immigrant visa ...
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Which is "Visa Country of Issue" as asked by Air India?
I am trying to check in online for my flight on Air India. It asks for the "Visa country of issue".
Do they mean where I applied for the visa? I am German and did it in Germany.
Does it mean India,...
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Who to contact about ESTA refusal for previously overstaying partner of US citizen?
I am in need of help if anyone has experience in this please let me know who to contact.
I am a German citizen and have traveled the USA on ESTA a lot since my at-the-time fiancée is from there. In ...
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Getting into Brazil with an onward ticket from another country
I'm planning to travel around the world starting in the end of July. My first flight is Frankfurt to Rio de Janeiro (via Heathrow) on July 26th. I am a German citizen and I want to enter Brazil ...
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ESTA approved, but could there be problems entering the USA?
We are a family (two sons 7 & 9) from Germany and want to visit my wife's family in Boston next summer. My wife was born in Iran and, as an infant, moved to Germany with her parents. At the age of ...
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Can I travel with a Geneva convention 1951 travel document to Australia without visa?
I have a German Geneva convention 1951 travel document and I will visit Australia, do I need to apply for a visa?
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How can I renew my 30-day permit to stay in Singapore?
I've read that I can stay for 30 days in Singapore without a visa or without extending my stay. But can I stay 30 days in total or can I stay up to 30 days each visit?
I'm from Germany and only have ...