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Can I leave South Africa for a week and then come back for another three months?

I'm a Venezuelan visiting South Africa and I'm planning to stay longer since I met my boyfriend here and he want me to stay for another three months visiting him, but since my visitor visa is about to ...
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Business Schengen Visa for Tourism Purpose

I have a mutli entry schengen visa valid until Dec 2023 which was obtained under the business visa route. I am an Indian citizen and will be travelling from here. My business trip may now be cancelled ...
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Are there 2 Parkruns close enough together with a large enough start time difference such that one could run both on one day?

Parkrun is a popular 5K run which occurs every Saturday (plus New Year’s Day and Christmas Day) at 100s of locations around the world. The majority of these events start at 9am, but some have a ...
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Will a "visa run" work in Mongolia?

Mongolian Embassy website says: “US citizens can travel to Mongolia without visa if his/her duration of stay is less than 90” But I don’t find anything like the Schengen “within 180 days.”  Is there ...
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How Long is Entry in Singapore Usually?

I’m a British Citizen. How long is the standard default tourist entry for into Singapore? Or how long can I usually stay for on these trips? I cannot find this detail pretty much on gov.uk nor on ...
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Racism at Schengen ports of entry. Are there better ports of entry for people of color?

I'll cut to the chase. I am an Indian national and as brown as brown can be. The last time I entered France via Paris, the immigration official was super rude to me, and also upon telling him that I ...
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How to find online touristic information, the kind we should not ask for on this site?

We regularly have to close questions by new users who ask for what to do or where to go in a popular tourist destination. There is a lot of touristic information online, as well as in travel books, ...
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Given an area (eg, a city), how can one assess the percentage of tourists it contains?

I sometimes wonder whether an area (eg, a city) has many tourists. How can one assess the percentage of tourists there is in a given area? I know it varies over time but just to get a vague ...
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Is Sri Lanka still a viable destination for a relaxing holiday given these crieria?

I visited Sri Lanka in 2012 and it was the perfect destination for a relaxing holiday. I found it safe, friendly and relaxing. Given the political turmoil there this year, I wonder if the country is ...
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Attending a conference on a tourist visa through another Schengen member state

I am from India. I have to present a research paper at a conference in Belgium (in mid-september). However, I am not getting any vfsglobal visa appointments in august/september. One alternative way I ...
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Using Schengen Type 'C' visa issued for Business purposes for Tourism

I have a multi-entry Schengen Type 'C' visa issued for Business training trip by Spain, which I have recently completed and came back to my own country. Is it possible to use this visa for purely ...
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Schengen Visa: Tourist or Visitor

I am a Non-Euro citizen, traveling to France and Switzerland for Tourism for 15 days. My entry and exit flights are from France. My stay in France is for 6 days And stay in Switzerland is for 9 days. ...
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Digital COVID pass for non EU tourists; public transport and bars in Germany

Current rules allow me to visit Germany as a fully vaccinated non-EU citizen as a tourist so long as I show my non-EU double vaccination certificate (with an EU approved vaccine) and so long as ...
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If I get a positive response on a Covid-19 test for the purpose of travelling to the USA, and then do another and get a negative, can I use that one?

I'm planning to travel to the USA and I feel concerned about the false positive rate of antigen tests for Covid-19. Unfortunately, there aren't many places that offer PCR tests with quick enough ...
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Is there some sort of "on-arrival visa interview" necessary for first-time US visitors utilising ESTA?

I'm planning to visit the USA this December for tourism reasons (staying less than 3 months), and I've successfully applied for ESTA and been approved for it. I am aware of the Covid-19 restriction ...
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