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10-year UK visa ban. 15 years later and new citizenship

Let's be realistic about this: The UK decided to give you a 10 year ban. They don't do that just because. Even though it was 15 years ago, most governments have very long memories, and the UK is no ...
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Travel Ban in the United Kingdom for Criminal History

The rules for admitting people with criminal records to the UK are very strict. 9.4.1. An application for entry clearance, permission to enter or permission to stay must be refused where the ...
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10-year UK visa ban. 15 years later and new citizenship

The standard advice on the Gov.uk website for visa-free nationals says: You may want to apply for a Standard Visitor visa if you have a criminal record or you’ve previously been refused entry into ...
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US citizen driving his car with a Mexican license

Mexican driver's licenses are recognized in the US without regard to the citizenship of the bearer. Most US states if not all require new residents to obtain a driver's license from that state within ...
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Passport stamp for non-EU spouse traveling with EU citizen?

The Schengen Border Guards Handbook states: The travel document of family members of EU, EEA and CH citizens who are third-country nationals must also be stamped, unless they present a residence ...
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Travel Ban in the United Kingdom for Criminal History

You can just try your luck, assuming you're OK with getting deported You're flying from the US to the UK via Ireland, meaning you'd be passing passport control in Ireland and then flying to the UK ...
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Exit permit or Indian visa for child born in india for US citizens?

You will need to deal with the FRRO xii) Other services (this includes registration/grant of visa/exit permission for child born in India, grant of visa to those who have surrendered Indian passport ...
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My son has dual citizenship. Will I have to pay overstay fine for him to leave Mexico to return to the US?

Let's try to answer these questions: Can I just use his American passport to fly? Yes, he can. All the airline or US customs will care about is that he has a passport that lets him enter the US. It'...
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Dual Israeli - American citizen. Which countries can a normal American enter, that I cannot as an American and Israeli?

As an American citizen you have the same rights as any other American. A lot of non-Israeli US citizens are born in Jerusalem, so this on its own is not an evidence of being an Israeli. That said, if ...
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Layover at Zurich

As this is a international, outside Schengen connection you will not have to deal with customs or immigration. You will only have to pass through security, and for that those 2 hours are more than ...
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