Unanswered Questions
240 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Where can I view Timatic information for a given day in the past?
Where can I access Timatic information for a given day in the past? E.g. see Timatic information when flying from country X to country Y on date yyyy-mm-dd.
From what I can see searching for a ...
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Is there a Schengen equivalent of a Redress Control Number?
I recently learnt that I have the same first name, last name and birthdate as someone who has been banned from entering the Schengen area.
According to a border police officer, this will cause me to ...
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Wife is a Chinese Citizen I am a US Citizen, should we go through Chinese passport control together or separately?
I recently got married and my wife and I are flying back to China for a wedding reception. When we enter china should we go through passport control together as we are a family unit or separately ...
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US visa validity for Dual Citizen of Syria and Antigua
I presented myself to the US embassy for a B2 visa appointment as an Antigua and Barbuda citizen, but I also hold a Syrian passport. The visa processing officer ended up approving my application but ...
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Can the Romanian border be crossed at the Tripoint of the Balkans?
At the Tripoint of the Balkans (Hungary, Romania, Serbia – located near Szeged), there is a border crossing station between Hungary and Serbia (apparently opened a few years ago), yet there doesn't ...
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How can babies travel from Northern Cyprus (TRNC) to the South (ROC)?
An officer on the Greek side of the Cyprus Green Line told me that a baby being carried by a parent can cross with a birth certificate; no passport or photo ID is required for the baby. I'm wondering:
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What type of Schengen visa should I apply for a conference in Spain?
I'm a recent college graduate (unemployed) from Turkey and I plan to attend the Cisco Live conference in Barcelona. This is how the company organizing it defines the event:
Cisco Live provides awe-...
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German citizen, US LLC, living in Germany: Can I use an VWP?
So:
I am a German citizen with no US visa status
I am one of two members of an US LLC (the other member is US citizen)
I am getting paid in the form of member distributions in USD
My questions are:
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Are non-commercial vessels leaving the US required to make a passenger manifest available to the US government?
The background for this question is the lack of any formal exit (emigration) procedures when exiting the US. Instead, when such exit records are required, the government relies on airlines' passenger ...
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Passport Stamping and Residents cards
I am a U.K. citizen with a Bulgarian residents card. If I fly into Spain, does my passport have to be stamped as a third country national now after Brexit. Also if I transit Spain or another Member ...
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Can I take nicotine patches to Saudi Arabia?
I am traveling to Riyadh. One of my friends requested nicotine patches like Vellore. Can I take them to Saudi Arabia?
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Crossing the Irish border with my non-EU citizen spouse
I'll be traveling to Ireland this fall. I'm an Irish citizen, but I'll be traveling with my American spouse. Can we use the EU line, or do we need to use the non-EU line at passport control?
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Refused a visa to Hungary
I asked a couple of months ago about whether to apply for a visa at the Hungarian or Italian consulate (my main purpose of visit was a conference in Hungary that I was invited to, but since I decided ...
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Schengen Visa photo printing error
My wife received her Schengen visa for Iceland today. Her face is clearly visible but there is a portion of her shoulder that wasn't printed. We have also reached out to the embassy just now, I ...
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U.S asylee approved / Mexico visit
I have a refugee travel document and was granted asylum but I don’t have a green card / permanent resident card. I have my I-94 stamped and would like to visit Mexico. Would I need a visa to enter ...
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Can I provide a written invitation for someone who will stay with me in Sweden country if they are arriving through Denmark?
When entering Sweden directly through an airport such as Arlanda, there's an option to provide a "written invitation" in case the person does not fulfil the monetary entry requirements of a ...
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Duration of stay when using a multiple-entry Schengen visa in Albania
I hold a multiple entry Schengen visa valid for a month, with a duration of stay of 18 days. My first country of entry will be Croatia. Afterwards, I will be using the same visa (waiver system) to ...
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Turkey passport control
I travelled from Manchester to Turkey for a week holiday. At passport control my passport was stamped then passed to another border police officer behind him who took a photo of my passport on his ...
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If I do not travel to the United States after receiving an H1B visa, will there be any consequences?
I am currently in India and I recently got my H1B visa stamped through a consultancy, which offered me a job in New Jersey with an annual salary of $106,000. However, I have now received a better ...
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Which documents are required to enter Maldives from India?
I am planning to travel to the Maldives from India from 30th July till 6th August. I want to ask what all documents are required besides Passport to enter the Maldives?
I am a citizen of India. I will ...
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Bringing 100 or 200 days worth of inhaler into the US
I'm intending on traveling to the US for ~85 days1 for work (with, yes, a bit of a holiday). I'm intending on using an ESTA for this.
As I have a (relatively rare) long-term respiratory problem, I ...
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Business or tourism for Schengen visa?
I have been trying to get a Schengen Visa for a forthcoming half business-half pleasure trip. The plan is to be in Spain for 5 days for business and head on to France for 7 days for tourism. I went to ...
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Where to declare goods when using Global Entry in US preclearance at Dublin?
I recently took a flight from Dublin (DUB) to the US, and so I went through US immigration and customs preclearance in Dublin. I have Global Entry and used the automated kiosk. I realized afterwards ...
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I have received my visa to Ukraine. And I realised that one letter in my name was wrong
The employees at VFS Ukraine in Delhi have misspelled my name wrong. I had submitted all my details perfectly. And now I've received my visa through courier. It's supposed to be ROBINSON SAHAYAM ...
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I have an F1 US student Visa. Will I get in trouble visiting Iraqi Kurdistan when I come back to the US?
Question says it all. I am from Europe but I go to school in the US. I graduate this year and I thought about visiting Iraqi Kurdistan this year, before I graduate. My question is, will I get in ...
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Schengen Visa delivered by France and Proof of Accommodation, but difficulties traveling within Schengen area
My Thai girlfriend has a Schengen Visa with multiple entries delivered by France, with a Proof of Accommodation (Attestation d'Accueil) with my family in France. We made a side trip to Portugal and ...
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Supplements from Europe to Canada
I will be travelling to Canada from Europe and want to pack my fitness supplements with me, these include - small plastic bottle of BCAA pills, pack of creatine and container of protein powder. All of ...
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Checked baggages held in Minneapolis Airport Customs - not sure what to do?
We have returned from a family vacation in Europe on Aug 1st
CDG->MSP->SEA
We picked up our bags at MSP, went through border control and put them back on the Delta conveyor belt before taking our MSP-...
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VAT/Customs when receiving an item from the US in another EU country (on holiday)
I'm a resident of Denmark travelling to the UK for a holiday.
Here, I will be receiving an item bought online in the US. FedEx has applied the UK VAT of approx 800 USD, whereas the VAT in Denmark ...
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Whats the right type of visa to deliver a training session in Schengen zone?
I've been invited to deliver a two-day technical training session in a German firm. It will be a paid training session.
I already have a long duration business visitor visa but since I will get paid ...
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