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Why does multiple entry visa take longer to process than single entry visa?
When I applied for a single entry visa to Indonesia, the Indonesian embassy in my country approved it within a week. However, when I went to apply for a multiple entry visa, it took about 3 times as ...
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Vietnam visa application online safety
There are several websites which offer to get Vietnam visa by applying online, they require sending passport and other personal data. How to know that selected website for visa issuing is reliable and ...
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Travel to UK with passport having less than 6 months' validity
The passport is getting expired in Oct 2019 and travel to UK is in the month of June 2019.
So the passport is less than 6 months validity from the date of travel.
Do I need to renew the passport ...
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Expiration of passport one month after leaving Canada [duplicate]
Can I travel to Canada end of March to 4 April 2019 if my visa expires with my passport on 29 May 2019
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My passport was machine washed while abroad
I am on an L1b visa in the US with a foreign passport. It was machine washed, everything is readable, a little washing appearing on the visa. I don't have a US ID and I need to travel to the embassy ...
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My Indian passport doesn't contain a postcode. Can I still apply for a Schengen visa?
I am planning to move to Poland. My passport doesn't have a post code in the address. Will that be of any issue with my visa application?
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Traveling with a previous non-expired passport
I renewed my non biometric passport two weeks ago. It expires in 2019.
So I now have two passports, a biometric one and a non biometric one. I'm traveling in a week and have to apply for a UK visa in ...
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Can I travel on other forms of U.S. identification traveling from US to BVI and back?
US passport is with French Consulate to obtain a student visa. I am traveling to the BVI's the day after I submit my application. Can I use my Massachusetts driver's license and U.S. birth certificate ...
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What countries can I enter with just a 1951 Convention refugee travel document?
I had refugee protection in Italy under the Geneva convention with a Refugee Travel Document. Except for Schengen countries, what other countries can I travel to with this document and don't need a ...
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Applying for Schengen & UK tourist visa. Changed name after marriage, but maiden name is on passport
Background:
I'm a US citizen and carry a US passport. My wife is only a US Permanent Resident, and carries a foreign passport. She legally changed her last name with Social Security, but at this ...
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My passport contains a surname, while my other documents do not. What should I do when applying for Schengen visa?
There is surname in my passport but my actual name does not include a surname. This actual name without a surname is the one written in my occupational documentation and bank statement. I'm now ...
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How did an Egyptian visa get placed in an emergency passport not valid for travel to Egypt? [closed]
Because of lost passport the embassy in UAE gave me a certificate valid for one month for returning to Kyrgyzstan only but I got visa on it to enter Egypt and I travel from UAE to Egypt. After 5 years ...
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Why do consulates take away your passport to issue the visa?
As far as my passport is concerned, a visa is a (very fancy) sticker.
Why is it that consulates actually take away your passport and give it back with the visa on it?
Why not just examine your ...
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Affidavit for emergency travel document for Pakistan
If a person has to travel to Pakistan urgently from UK having expired passport, there is one of the requirements to provide Affidavit stating:
When applicant last entered the UK
In which visa ...
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Am I eligible to travel to the US with my UN 1951 Travel Document issued by Malta (EU)?
I hold a UN 1951 Convention travel document (which is an e-passport as well) issued by Malta (EU). Also have a residence permit and a Maltese ID card. I know I can travel within the Schengen area and ...