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 ...
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Can you travel by car across states with an expired foreign passport?
I'm from California with legal documents.
My partner, is Korean with an expired Korean passport and no other form of ID.
Can we travel by car together to different states like Nevada or Arizona?
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Renewing Ukraine Passport at New York Consulate
I am trying to make an appointment for my mother (Connecticut resident) to renew her passport at the Ukrainian Consulate in NY. The process is a bit confusing.
After navigating the site I believe that ...
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Passport validity while transitting through Bangkok
I'm a Dutch citizen currently staying in Australia. My Dutch passport expires 6th of January 2025 and my return ticket is August 23rd 2024 - flying:
Perth > Bangkok (3 hr layover),
Bangkok > ...
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Dual Passports: Advice on API and destination entry procedures
Many countries, such as Japan, now require API (Advanced Passenger Information) before travel.
My wife is a dual passport holder (UK passport and Chinese passport with Japanese working permit). We ...
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Bought ticket using 2nd first name
I booked a ticket to SA and bought it using my second first name. My name on the passport is:
First name: "Asher Aharon"
Last name: "Gross"
And I bought the ticket under the name ...
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When travelling to Turkey my passport was scanned and then the immigration official called someone. Why could that be? [closed]
When entering Turkey my passport was scanned and then the immigration official went on the phone to someone. After that the same thing happened when I was leaving Turkey.
I am not sure why that was. ...
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Removing V-list
I am a South African citizen by birth and I am having a problem with my passport as it has been v-listed. When I enquired at Department of Home Affairs (DHA), I was told my name is there because there ...
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Travel in Schengen with Portugal residency card while US passport has less than 6 months remaining validity
We are contemplating a cruise on Norwegian Cruise Line that’s entirely in the Schengen area (Greece, Malta, Spain, Portugal), ending 6 Oct 2024. My wife has a US passport that expires 18 Mar 2025, ...
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Passport application for a minor with divorced parents
I share custody of my child with my ex-husband, and she currently lives with him in another state. We are planning an international trip next year and I’m working on our passport applications. If I'm ...
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Given name / surname while booking a flight
I am trying to book a flight from Mumbai to Bali on 28th July.
My Indian passport has a given name but no surname. Given name is Gursimrat Singh, and there is no surname.
How should I book tickets, as ...
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Why do Irish authorities check passports of those entering Britain?
I am a British citizen and took a flight from Toronto to Dublin and then Dublin to Manchester, both with Aer Lingus.
I was surprised that I had my passport checked in Dublin by the Irish authorities ...
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Two passports, one name transliterated slightly differently
My 2-year-old Anglo-Russian granddaughter has just received her first Russian passport for a family trip to the UK in July (The family lives in Russia and she was born there). Her British passport is ...
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Do children need a passport to travel by car from the United States to Canada and back?
We are a married couple with 2 children, 7 and 10 years old. All of us are US citizens. Both my spouse and I have US passports. The children currently have no passports or other photo IDs.
What ...
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Regarding the government signature on the front page of a passport
In my Indian passport there is no signature in the front, which is the government signature of India. The last time while travelling they stopped me in immigration saying that this is actually not an ...
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Child’s passport has maiden name [duplicate]
My child’s passport just arrived, but by parents details, it has my maiden name and not my married name. His unabridged birth certificate and my ID has my married name. Is this correct?
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Validity passport non-EU person with Schengen residence
My wife and I are going from Belgium to Italy by plane for a week in June. I am a Belgian citizen, my wife is Asian.
She has EU (Belgium) residence through our marriage, and traveling inside Schengen ...
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Incomplete first name and last name in flight ticket. Will there be any problem?
I booked an international flight ticket. My first name is AAA BBB. Surname is CCC DDD.
But I booked the flight ticket as BBB CCC. Will there be any problem?
Thank you.
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What are examples of "Official Observations" in a passport?
I noticed in my UK passport that there is a page (next to the details page) labelled "This space is reserved for official observations". Underneath it says "There are no official ...
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Travel with passport expiring in a month
I am planning a trip to South Korea the first two weeks of June and I have a little concern. My Italian passport will expire in August (1.5 month after).
Normally when finalizing the trip I am ...
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Expired passport and flight tomorrow
Tomorrow I am flying from Eindhoven airport to London Stansted. My friend has an expired passport. The passport expired in February this year. We cannot get a new passport anymore but we could get a &...
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Going to Amsterdam tomorrow. Two months left on passport
I've had this vacation planned for quite a few months. I knew that my passport expired this summer and didn't think anything of it since the trip is a couple months ahead, in April. However, just now ...
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I am Lebanese and a resident in the UAE. Can I travel from the UAE to Lebanon with a transit in Doha, Qatar and a passport less then 6 months?
Lebanese passport
Going to Lebanon
From the UAE
Passport less then 6 months
Layover in Qatar
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India Entry Requirement - Foreign Traveller - Passport Validity
Wanted to check if someone here had first had experience on this.
Traveling to India with my Son (US passport holder) next month. He has a valid e-visa (already stamped last year) that expires on ...
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I have 2 given names but I booked a flight ticket with just my first name
So basically I have 2 names, “Ivy Maxine”. I put on my ticket “Ivy (Middle) Tejerero (Surname) Cuarteros”. Is there any problem with this? I don’t want to refund because they have a refund fee. I'm ...
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Travelling with two passports (same name) - which passport should be used for booking? [duplicate]
I need advice for my family's itinerary: China - Indonesia - UK - China. My kids have Chinese and UK passports. Can I book their tickets using only their Chinese passports? Exiting China with the ...
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Can someone travel on my passport? [closed]
I applied for an ESTA to travel to America and it was declined, no reason was given.
After all research I came to know that someone has been traveling on my passport since 2015. So I'd like to know ...
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Flying to South Korea when passport includes maternal surname but ticket does not
I am flying to South Korea from Miami, Florida. My passport says my name like "Patricia Rivera Ruiz" (my dad's last name and mom’s last name, since I am hispanic), but my plane ticket says &...
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Does any country punch or used to punch a hole through the whole passport in some cases, and if so, in which cases (e.g., passport cancelation)?
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I believe I’ve seen a hole punched through the whole booklet and a corner cut on all pages (except the cover IIRC) but that was a very very long while ago. The hole may have been a different ...
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Singapore - enter and exit on different passports? [duplicate]
I would like to visit a friend in Singapore during my travels and an hoping to book a transfer there.
My US passport allows me entry to Singapore, but I want to use a different passport to enter my ...
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Is there any e-visa that is both linked to a passport and valid beyond the expiration of that passport?
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I would assume that there is no such thing as an e-visa that is both linked to a passport and valid beyond the expiration of that passport. In the absence of evidence to the contrary I am ...
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French passport renewal: What happens if one doesn't return the old passport after the last valid visa expired?
I read about French passport renewals (Google Translate):
The old passport must be returned. If it included a visa, it can be kept for the period of validity of this visa.
Assume that the old ...
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Risks of transiting through Doha airport whilst being ineligible for a transit visa?
I am considering flying from United Kingdom to Australia via Doha, with a three hour layover each way. My (United Kingdom) passport would have <6 month validity so I would not be able to enter ...
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French passport renewal: Must the old passport be returned if one has a valid e-visa using the old passport's number?
I read about French passport renewals (Google Translate):
The old passport must be returned. If it included a visa, it can be kept for the period of validity of this visa.
How about visas that are e-...
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Travelling on passport that has 1.5 months left
I was supposed to get a new passport last week but it turns out they have delayed it for 1 month, while I booked tickets for next weekend.
I am travelling from the UK to Saudi Arabia with a layover in ...
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I missed 1 digit from my passport number when booking an appointment for a Germany Schengen visa. Will the visa officer handle it?
I missed 1 digit from my passport number while I booking an appointment for a Germany Schengen visa [short term]. Will this be a problem?
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