Hot answers tagged paperwork
19
An acronym for 'Secondary Security Screening Selection' or 'Secondary Security Screening Selectee' which is an airport security measure in the United States and Canada which selects passengers for additional inspection
Though there is no published criteria how passengers are selected for SSSS, Wiki page lists few probable ones.
18
Short answer: Yes, according to the official rules you could be denied access at the border. You can avoid this by submitting the green form (along with additional documentation) after the fact.
It sounds like you participated in the Visa Waiver Program and the green form was an I-94W.
According to the US Government,
If you departed by land, private ...
16
I can give an answer to this because this happens to me very regularly, for a good reason.
Typically for holders of US / UK / European / Australian / NZ passports, a wide range of countries do not require a visa in advance, or often issue them on arrival. If you're travelling within North America or Europe where these visa rules are well-known, an airline ...
15
Many of the major airlines do have self-service checkin machines at the airport. I know KLM, allows printing forgotten or failed prints.
If your airlines does not have these self service machines, and you are not yet at the airport, try going to a print or copyshop. Most airports these days have these shops, but sometimes they can have quite some waiting ...
13
Technically speaking, almost all airlines can serve you well without any tickets or PNRs (passenger number record or booking reference) as long as you have bought the ticket and made reservation regardless of the method of buying. All they need is your name and a valid ID (passport in international flights) and they can get you the boarding pass. Even the ...
12
After some inspection and asking few crew members. It turns out that if you enter any country within the Schengen area as a crew member then you can move within the Schengen area. Make sure you have your passport and a copy of the crew members General Declaration.
UPDATE:
I went to Amsterdam and came back, I asked the police at the station in Paris and he ...
12
There's a question about this on Skeptics-SE:
The accepted answer gave two examples of people being deported for lying on their forms, including one who didn't mention her history with the SS when she applied for a visa in 1959, and the DoJ caught up with her in 2004 and deported her.
12
If you are a US citizen, you can indeed cross into Canada using your birth certificate and a photo ID. For safety reasons, you may want to bring the original birth certificate, or at least a certified copy. If you are not a US (or Canadian) citizen or permanent resident, you cannot enter Canada without passport:
If you are a citizen of the United States, ...
11
I have had SSSS once. I extended my stay - I was supposed to fly home let's say Thursday night, but Thursday morning I changed my tickets so I would fly home Friday night. When I checked in I was specifically told by the checkin agent that the change was the reason for the SSSS - I was taking a flight I had booked the previous day. She, and everyone else ...
11
For contingent purposes, I always carry the following, in no particular order:
Printed copies of my passport and visas (also electronically on my mobile and laptop)
Printed and electronic copy of my travel itinerary (I use TripIt on my mobile, and it's always there anyway).
Printed copy of my accommodation confirmation (if available)
Visa-supporting ...
10
I fly Air Canada as my primary airline. It is worth checking in online even if you don't have a printer available. There are no negative consequences compared to not checking in at all. You can line up to see someone and hand off your baggage, and they'll "reprint" your boarding pass, or you can use the kiosks (I have never seen a lineup for AC kiosks, ...
9
By it's very name, an "Electronic Ticket", or an "E-ticket" is not a physical item - it's just an entry in a computer system.
As a result, you do not need to physically present any specific document at time of check-in in order to get your boarding pass. So technically, no, you do not need to print anything out at all.
However there are a few places where ...
9
I'm in the same position as you -- I've been working in Sweden for the last 5 years, and I can tell you from experience that certain things will be difficult or nigh impossible if you don't have personnummer.
Talking specifically about banking, no, it won't be possible at all. Even with personal number you might run into difficulties if you are only a ...
9
Well firstly, it's a way of stating objections the US has to certain people entering their country. That makes a legal basis. It's their way of saying to every person, upfront "if you do this, we don't want you here".
To most of us, that makes no difference, but those who say, have committed genocide or have communicable diseases are made aware of it. ...
9
When a mother travels with baby (2 years) without father, what documents she needs to have for baby?
I'm sure that this has been asked here but I can't find the answer.
The general rule for children traveling in the company of one parent is that the second parent needs to provide a notarized letter that he or she is not opposed to the other parent to be traveling with the child.
I have provided this letter multiple times when my son traveled with my wife ...
8
Arguably, no. What if you don't have an address? What if you've just moved back? They cater for that and assume you're staying somewhere - and as a result, hotel addresses are acceptable.
So if you wanted to legally dodge it without any possible problems, book a night at a hostel, and use that hostel's address on the form.
As for refusing, I've seen ...
8
After some trouble I managed to send someone in Egypt to the auto club and ask about how it's done. First time they told him that I have to get a CdP from Canada before I travel and this is the only way, but after the information I got from fretje here I asked my friend in Egypt to go again and explain the situation further. After telling them that there is ...
8
I have done this last year (2010) with a friend of mine. We arrived at the Egyption border in Nuweiba (with the boat from Jordan) without a CdP.
It's not that you travel through Egypt without a carnet. We had to buy a local one (which is only valid in Egypt itself) on the spot. Actually, we had to get it in town (Nuweiba). So it's a process of getting ...
8
For travel in many South American and African countries you will also need an international Certificate of Vaccination card proving that you have the required vaccinations (eg yellow fever). While you might be able to get the shots at the border it is much easier (and possibly safer) to get them at home before you travel.
I would also recommend keeping a ...
8
Situations when your national ID is useful abroad:
it's a valid travel document for any EU and Schengen Zone country citizen in all of EU and all of Schengen Zone
it's a valid identification when dealing with your consulate or embassy (think for example getting a replacement passport)
while in some countries it might not be valid for official purposes, ...
7
Checked with a few colleagues that have been through the interview...
The interview is done by CBP (Customs and Border Patrol). The questions seem to vary, but mainly cover your travel patterns, countries you've been to, employment/employer, etc. Total time for the interview was around 15-20min, including watching a short video, and a sample of how to use ...
7
There are 2 types Long Term Visa Pass:
LTVP that issued by ICA (Immigration Checkpoint Authority)
You don't need to surrender this pass. This Pass has an overstaying period of 30 days.
If this card expired, you would still be allowed to stay 30 days and won't be penalized. If you still stay more than the grace period, upon leaving Singapore you will have ...
7
I am afraid there is not such a thing as national Polish student ID. There are only the IDs of respective Polish universities which you need to be enrolled to (or be a part of student exchange program) in order to get one.
However, from my observation - they will accept foreign student ID (and some international cards like ISIC or Euro26) in most places - ...
7
It says "ICTS", so this was attached by the company providing security services for certain airports in US.
This is probably to mean that you have undergone security checks and had passport checked there.
I had similar stickers attached to my passport when travelling in China, as well.
7
I always take both my national identity card and my residence permit with me. They are a perfect replacement, when a hotel or any other non-official entity requires a proof of identity. Usually I start by giving my resident permit, then my national identity card and if that wouldn't work, I would consider giving my passport.
I would say that you need your ...
6
The only international student ID I am aware of is ISIC and in Poland you can get one in one of the places listed on their Polish web site: http://www.isic.pl/index.php/gdzie-mozna-wyrobic-karte.html
I don't know if they will be willing to issue you with a card based on your American student ID though. It might depend on local branch managers ...
6
Depends on where you're travelling to of course, but according to the WHO website the only disease that this certificate is required for is Yellow Fever.
The only disease specifically designated in the International Health
Regulations (2005) for which proof of vaccination or prophylaxis
may be required as a condition of entry to a State Party, is ...
6
Some other documents that haven't been mentioned - some of these may fall into the 'paranoia' category, I'm not recommending all of these for every trip:
Loose visas or similar documents not attached to your passport
Airline boarding passes etc. (not just international)
Travel Insurance documentation (also, for intra-European travel, the EHIC)
Details of ...
6
If you have your old passport with you:
No problem. You still can use the visa as long as you bring both passports. Even if the passport is cancelled (clipped).
If you do not have your old passport with you:
Big problem, you need to visit the Kuwaiti embassy to issue a new visa.
6
In general, a NOC is a letter indicating the writer of the letter has no objection to the terms contained within said letter.
Sounds very meta, but basically it's like saying 'I have no objection to what I'm writing about, and this is legal evidence stating so.'
Now why would that be useful? Let's take a common example.
A government employee wishes to ...
Only top voted, non community-wiki answers of a minimum length are eligible
