Questions tagged [passports]
For questions about the identification document and its uses in travel.
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How much time do I need on my Passport expiry date to leave Australia for South Africa?
I am a South African citizen returning to South Africa but my passport will only have a few days left at time of departure. Will Australian authorities and the airlines allow me to leave the country ...
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Cathay Pacific Online Booking: When to Enter Passport Details?
First of all, sorry if this question has been asked before.
This is my first time booking a flight directly from the Cathay Pacific website. I usually use a travel app, but there's a promo ticket code ...
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What exactly is APIS in airports and how does it work?
I would like to understand how exactly APIS work? Does it actually connect your passport data at check-in with the airline all along the line - at security, at immigration exit and immigration entry ...
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Is security at the airport connected with immigration exit point in Ukraine?
This might be a stupid question but I’m curious if the airport security has anything to do with checking your immigration status in Ukraine?
Meaning, I’m dual citizen of Ukraine and USA. Ukraine doesn’...
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Have drugstores stopped doing digital passport photos？
I’ve just been to a Walgreens and a CVS in the US; both told me they can’t take a passport photo and email it to me. They will only print it or put it on a flash drive. Is this a thing? Or did I ...
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Travel from India to USA with close passport expiry
i want to know if I will have any issues in the trip I'm planning.
My passport: India, I am Indian citizen with US Visa
Passport Expiry: 10 March 2025
US Visa Expiry: 6 April 2025
India to USA flight ...
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Scammed applying for ESTA, looking for travel options
Sorry if this is a bit long, my situation is somewhat complicated.
I used to have dual Croatian and Bosnian citizenship. I went to the US once in 2007 and again in 2017, each time applying for and ...
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Have the US or the EU extended passport validity rules for their own citizens?
Suppose I live in Germany and hold both a US passport and a Hungarian passport. For a vacation, I travel to the US on the US passport, and after two or three weeks I return to my home in Germany on ...
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Indian passport holder traveling to India with passport expiring in less than 6 months
I am an Indian passport holder traveling from IAD to Delhi on Air India at the end of June 2024. Just realized my passport is expiring in Dec 2024, so it's just shy of 6 months validity. I've read ...
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Can I enter France on an expired EU passport?
I am an EU citizen living in the UK with indefinite leave to remain. My EU passport expired recently and I seem to have no luck getting an appointment with my embassy in London.
There is the ...
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Can a 15-year-old travel alone with an expired Jamaican passport and a valid green card?
My 15-year-old daughter has an expired Jamaican passport and a valid green card. Can she travel alone to Jamaica with the expired passport?
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Name repeated twice on BRP
I just got my BRP however my name has been printed twice. In my passport I do not have a surname, only a given name. However, when I received my BRP my name was both in the given name and surname ...
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Travelling with two passports, both are valid from the same country
I have two passports, both still valid. I haven't used the newest one, though.
I will be traveling from China to Malaysia. I want to visit Malaysia for sightseeing and to visit some friends. I can get ...
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MRZ Surname and Visa Mismatch
In my passport the only field is a field called full name (no surname, first name distinction). My name has the following form: A B C D. I always (and consistently) use D as my surname. However, I ...
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Irish passport holder travelling with spouse (UK passport holder)
I am an Irish passport holder and my spouse is a UK passport holder. We have been travelling frequently between the UK and Spain. I am aware of the European Freedom of movement rules involving ...
