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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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Missing biometric info from US Passport
My daughter has the US Global Entry but since we have obtained a passport for her as a baby she's missing biometric information.
How does one go about getting the passport with the biometric ...
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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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Apply for ESTA while having an unexpired B1/B2 visa in another citizenship passport (expired)
I have 2 nationalities and 2 passports.
Passport 1 -> expired (with no possibility of renewing because of country political reasons) -> Valid B1/B2 visa until 2026
Passport 2 -> eligible ...
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The date of birth on the US visa is different from the date of birth on the passport
I have had a US visa for a few years and have been travelling for work purposes for a couple of years now. However, I recently discovered that the date of birth on the visa is different from the one ...
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Administrative processing for B2 US Visa for 6 months, is this time normal?
I am dual citizen of France and Lebanon and have been using an ESTA to visit the USA for the past years. (2-3 trips to the US per year to visit kids studying there).
When I tried to renew my ESTA on ...
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Which US visa for interviews with citizens for a political book. B-1 (ESTA) or Media (I) or else?
I am an independent German author who plans to write a book about politics and culture in the western world including the US and would like to go to the US to do interviews with regular citizens about ...
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Riding PVTA buses (in Amherst)
From https://www.umass.edu/transportation/how-much-bus-fare:
Bus drivers will not collect fares/passes, but passengers are expected to have either a valid Five College student, faculty or staff ID ...
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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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Entering the United States on a return ticket from Mexico under the VWP
I am a UK citizen intending to travel to the United States via Mexico in order to see my fiancee. I will spend the necessary fourteen days there before traveling onward to the US in order to ...
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My appointment at the US Embassy in Abuja has been cancelled - now what?
I have an appointment scheduled for Monday 24th of October 2022 in Abuja, I just got a message which said that my interview had been cancelled without any clue about when I will be rescheduled again. ...
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Need to keep ESTA active for Nexus card?
I have a Nexus card as a Canadian PR. Meanwhile my ESTA for entering the US is about the expire. Does Nexus require me to always keep a valid ESTA?
(I seem to remember a Nexus agent once told me so, ...
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Applying for a B1 Visa after F1
So I have been in the US for the last 4 years on an F1 visa. Followed all the procedures and left the country before my F1 visa expired. However now I am trying to apply for a B1 visa to the US and ...
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I inserted a space between my first and last name in my passport, do I need a new US visa?
Do I need to apply for a new visa since I have inserted a space in my passport name (the name in the old passport and the US visa is RASHEEDKHAN, and the name in the new passport is RASHEED KHAN), or ...
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Transporting horses interstate DOT
If I am hauling my horses from SD to AZ in a Semi truck with DOT licensed agriculture, do I need to get permits and stop at every weigh station?
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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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Will I be affected by the travel ban Europe to USA (Connecting flight)
Will I be able to get home to Canada?
My flight is on March 18th from Delhi to Frankfurt Germany to Seattle to Vancouver (where we live).
The layover is 3 hours in Germany and 2 in Seattle.
The DHS ...
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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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Must US-issued enhanced driver licenses have a full middle name?
I understand that a US-issued enhanced driver license (or ID card) is a special form of REAL ID. The difference from regular REAL ID is the holder not only had to prove legal presence in the US, but ...
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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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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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Is undertaking lab research on the USA Visa Waiver program allowed?
I am a UK medical student and wanted to do some lab research this summer.
I got in contact with a university professor and sorted out a 11-week project at his lab. I also received a grant from a ...
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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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I am a Swedish citizen planning to visit Cuba in a couple of months. Will I have any problem in getting a B1/B2 visa to USA after visiting Cuba?
I have a B1/B2 US visa and I am planning to visit Cuba soon. Will I have any problem in renewing my US visa once it expires if I've been to Cuba? I know it's a problem to get an ESTA after visiting ...
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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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I need to arrive in the US before the Annotation Date
I am a medical student, planning to do a 2-month-long clinical rotation in the USA. I applied for a B1 visa, provided a letter of invitation, stating that my clinical clerkships will last from May 6, ...
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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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USA ESTA - Changed my address but point of contact can’t be changed and now differs?
I thought I was staying in a hotel and applied for an ESTA based on that. The hotel was both my ‘point of contact’ and my address where I would be staying in the US. The ESTA was approved.
My hotel ...
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I was a Green Card holder and I have NEXUS. I became a US citizen, do I need to update NEXUS?
I have NEXUS and I had a GC at the time of application. I now am a US citizen and I maintained my other nationality (dual citizen). Does my NEXUS still work and do I need to update NEXUS?
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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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Where to spend 3-4hrs after landing in Chicago O'Hare?
I will be landing in Chicago-O'Hare around 7AM. I have a shuttle/bus booked from Terminal 5, departing at 12:40pm, which leaves me with a lot of time (3-4hrs). I am looking for ways to spend this time ...
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Booked/paid for room, not available upon arrival
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Booked and paid for a room, room was not available, the hotel clerk said there was a room but that he chose not to give it to us, we ended up sleeping in the car. What is the best course of ...
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ESTA application changed status from authorized to pending
My ESTA application got approved 30 minutes after submitting, and I have printed out the "Authorization Approved" document with all the details. Now, almost 48 hours later, I have received ...
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Visa application - reason has changed
I applied for a USA business visitor visa some time ago, as I stated in DS-160. And waiting times for the interviews are insanely long these days - the estimate that I've got on the website is almost ...
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Visiting the US under VWP as a C-Corp shareholder
I'm in a situation that I haven't read about, but imagine wouldn't be super uncommon.
I'm a co-founder of and own 50% of a C-Corp entity. My other founder is a US citizen who owns the remaining 50%. ...
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Refused visa from USA. Letter is lost, so what can I disclose for New Zealand visa?
I applied for a USA visitor visa back in 2018 but was refused. I lost the refusal letter but didn't read it thoroughly and now I don't remember the reason of the refusal.
Now I am planning for a ...
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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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US airline is making it impossible for me to get a refund for my refundable ticket
I bought a refundable ticket with JetBlue. I tried to refund it by going to the 'Manage My Booking' page and selecting 'Cancel Booking'. However, the website gave me an error message saying, "...
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Overstayed by 11 years in the Philippines
My son has overstayed his visa and has been living in the Philippines for 11 years. I would like to bring him back to the United States. I am unsure of the amount of fines he would have to pay. I ...
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B2 Visa for my Employee/Partner
My girlfriend has been working for my company in the US since 2019, with a modest salary. We are trying to figure out the best way for her to visit my family in the US and I have written an invitation ...
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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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My US visa is damaged as the passport authority clipped the corners of the old passport
It written clearly on the website, in the case of the passport authority clipping the corners of the old passport, you visa is damaged.
It is bit unfortunate as it was valid for five years, what I ...
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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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Can I travel to the US without holding a job?
I live in Italy and I was wondering if I can apply for a tourist visa even if I don't have a job?
I enroll at collegio dei geometri in Udine Italy.
I have to take an exam in 2020 so I can become a ...
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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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