Unanswered Questions
587 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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Can I send a different passport than I applied for the Canadian visa with?
I have applied for a Canada Visitor visa and after a long long wait, I have received a letter from Canada requesting I send my passport to the embassy. My passport will expire after exactly one year ...
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Why was my visa identified by the airline as invalid?
This is a curious case. My tourist visa was issued at the embassy of the Philippines in Tehran, Iran. My visa was valid until November 29, 2023. That means that I was allowed to enter the Philippines ...
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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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Chinese visa free with 2 passports
I'm having a layover in Guangzhou in a couple of weeks (a very long layover) and I was looking forward to visiting Hong Kong for the day as I know a few people there. However, I think this means I ...
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DS160: consequences of answering NO to "Do you wish to provide information about your presence on any other websites"?
In the online US visa application form (DS160) there is the following question about social media presence:
Do you wish to provide information about your presence on any other websites or ...
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Does any country retaliate if a visitor doesn't use a visa they were granted?
In all the cases I am aware of, if a visitor applies and obtains a visa to enter a country but don't use it, nothing happens.
This makes me wonder: does any country retaliate if a visitor doesn't use ...
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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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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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Traveling to Sri Lanka with Finland Refugee Travel Document
My girlfriend is from Myanmar. She has been granted refugee status in Finland and has a refugee travel document (RTD) issued by Finland. We are planning to visit Sri Lanka this year.
Is it possible to ...
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Schengen visa after appeal : will it count as rejection?
I got my Schengen visa after appealing against rejection. So effectively rejection was overruled.
Now many countries ask if your visa has ever been rejected during a visa application, and I am ...
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Where to apply for Serbian visa in Singapore?
I am an Indian citizen, residing in Singapore. Since Serbia discontinued the visa on arrival for Indians, I have to apply for visa, if I wish to visit Serbia.
But, there is no embassy for Serbia in ...
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