Questions tagged [passports]
For questions about the identification document and its uses in travel.
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Indonesian Passport - Travelling to Hong Kong close to the six-month expiration date
My passport will expire on November 11, 2024.
If I enter HK on May 1st, leave HK on May 7th, and enter Jakarta the next day, will this be an issue? Thank you.
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Severity of water damage on passport
I've read a passport is invalid if
pages torn
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identity unreadable
stamps unreadable
passport substantially damaged
Now my passport got a minor water damage with one of the stamps ...
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How should I get rid of FNU in my F1- visa at this point, while I already spent an year of my studies with same visa? [migrated]
I have FNU written in my F1- Visa and it is causing lots of troubles for me. It took more than 2 months to get my SSN and driver's license. To eliminate future complexities I need guidance about the ...
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Do I really need the details of my previous passports to obtain Vietnamese EVisa?
I've been to Vietnam three times, but the last time was just before they introduced the E-Visa. Now I'm in Laos looking at the Vietnam E-Visa website and it has a question:
Have you ever used any ...
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Can US citizens travel to Australia on a passport with less than 3 months validity?
Does a US passport holder need 3 extra months of validity on their passport to travel to Australia, or merely a passport that is valid through the duration of their stay? Various third party ...
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Indian passport expiring in 4 months [duplicate]
I am an Indian citizen with a current Indian passport. I booked a ticket to India to travel in 2 weeks time. When I wanted to enter my passport details for online check-in, it wouldn’t let me proceed ...
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Does any passport never expire?
While filling the booking form on Kiwi.com, I noticed that below the passport/ID expiration date there is a box "No expiration" that can be checked.
See screenshot here:
This made me wonder:...
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Surname differences in my application papers and my passport
In my passport, there is no a defined slot for first name and surname. Names are written up to the 3rd grandfather, like this:
Name: Nadin Ahmed Joe Ali Morsy
I used Nadin as my first name and "...
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If I have dual citizenship, but one of my passports is expiring soon, can I enter EU/Schengen with the one that expires further out?
I have USA & Colombia citizenship and passports. I usually use my US passport when traveling to Europe, but my US passport is expiring March 1st 2024. My Colombian passport expires in 2025, so it'...
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Are some passports only valid in some countries?
I was looking at some German passport (see the bottom of the picture below) and it says:
Countries for which this passport is valid: for all countries.
This makes me wonder: Are some passports only ...
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Can a country learn I have two passports from another country? [closed]
I'm a resident of this country. During residence renewal or naturalization process, would they learn that I have two active passports* from another country?
I only presented one passport to this ...
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Can I switch between my two passports from the same country? [closed]
I enter country X with my passport from country Y.
I leave country X with my 2nd passport from country Y.
Both passports are of the same type but they have different passport numbers.
Is that ok?
If ...
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Italy passport validity
I live in the US and have an Italian passport.
My passport expires mid-May 2024, and I am planning to travel to Italy end of November 2023 and return to the US mid-January 2024.
Apparently, I cannot ...
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Should my Name on Passport application include "4th"?
On my birth certificate It shows my first middle and last name plus the suffix 4th.
(Frank Charles Beckert, 4th)
Do I need to put 4th on my passport next to my last name?
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Can a South African V-List ban be removed?
Was duped by a conman who presented himself as an Immigration Agent and assisted me on obtaining a Work Visa which I later found out that it was fake. I removed it from my passport but it left a ...
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Am I a 'repeat ESTA visitor' in US?
I have been to the US before 10 years ago with ESTA.
And I'm preparing to visit the US again with a new passport and new ESTA.
(The passport that I used before had been expired)
To simplify the US ...
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Can I go back to my home country (Malaysia) with less than 1 month validity on my passport?
My passport is expiring in one month and I am now planning to go back to my country, Malaysia. Can I travel back to my country with 1 month validity left on my passport? Should I take a direct flight ...
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Can I still travel from Malaysia to Pakistan if my passport number on my Pakistan Origin Card does not match my new passport number?
My and my daughter's Malaysian passports are expiring soon, therefore we are travelling to Malaysia to get them renewed.
We have valid Pakistan Origin Cards, which have our current passport numbers. ...
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Is the IATA Travel Centre reliable?
I just booked a flight to South Korea and my passport expires just over 3 months from the date I return.
I'm trying to figure out whether I need to renew my passport and I'm getting conflicting ...
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Japan e-Visa system cannot read my passport, and embassy have no slot for in-person application, what should I do?
I have a Vietnamese passport and currently reside in Singapore. I'm planning a trip to Japan on the 28th of October and currently applying for tourist visa through the Japan e-Visa system.
However the ...
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Which country will stamp my passport if I am exiting/entering Schengen through Switzerland?
e.g Spain -> Switzerland -> North Korea
I don't think Switzerland is part of Schengen, right? So how does this work?
I have a Schengen residence permit
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While applying for an Australia working holiday visa, it says passport information is wrong
I'm currently trying to apply for my working holiday visa for Australia and I can't even get past the 3rd page due to it saying my passport information is wrong, even though it's all typed in ...
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Is it safe to become separated from your passport in a foreign country?
I'm an American citizen currently on a multinational trip through Asia. I'm in Malaysia now and the country I'm most interested in visiting is China. However, China has a particularly complicated visa ...
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Will this be considered a damaged passport?
I originally received my passport in this condition. The outside of the front cover has a visible crease. Every other aspect is totally clean, including the biodata page, visa pages, and even the ...
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Travelling outside the US, have an H1B valid for another 2 years, but passport expires in 5.5 half months when I'm back
I have a French passport with a valid H1B visa stamped and work in the US. The H1B is valid until 2025. I'm flying for work from the US to France on October 1st, and when I fly back my passport will ...
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Travel to USA from India with passport validity of less than 6 months?
Can I Travel to USA from India with passport validity of less than 6 months? I have an Indian passport with validity 10days shorter than 6 months, traveling via Air India flight. Will there be any ...
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TLS contact - Keep My Passport added service
I applied in the Prague TLS centre for a certificate of entitlement to the right of abode in the UK and I payed for the added service Keep My Passport. I have now received a feedback on my application ...
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I put down the wrong city for POB on passport application
I recently sent in my application and realized I put the wrong city on the POB line. It’s still the correct state, but I want to know if this will end up in my application being delayed/rejected?
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How to go about correcting space in first name in US Passport
In my current passport, it has my first name as "firstname" but in my other identification such as driver license, bank account, social security card, I had my first name as "first name&...
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Entering Malaysia from Thailand with a different passport issued by the same country
I'll be travelling to Malaysia from Thailand in a few weeks. I have two EU passports issued by the same country, both of which are valid, and I want to enter Malaysia on my B passport. The reason for ...
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can I travel from US to Greece via Switzerland on either a US passport or an expiring EU member state passport?
I intended to travel from US to Greece via Switzerland (airport only), but I just noticed that my EU member state passport is expiring shortly after my return flight date (i.e., it does not clear the ...
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Have dual citizenship with expiring US passport
My daughter has dual citizenship, US and Taiwan. We are traveling in October to Germany for a 2 week visit. Her US passport expires in December. I know entering Germany you have to have at least 3 ...
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Flying to India with one month left on Indian passport [duplicate]
I am an Indian citizen (valid Indian passport holder.)
I will be travelling to India from the gulf on a family emergency 7th of August … and I checked and saw my passport will expire in just over a ...
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Will adding a middle name to a new passport cause issues with a US visa?
My son's old passport has name as Advaith Jidigi and I want to add middle name as Varma, so the name becomes Advaith Varma Jidigi. I hold a valid US visa. Will there be any problem entering the US ...
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Will the fact that you traveled to Pakistan be a problem if you go to India?
As I understand it India and Pakistan are at war. I have a bucket list dream to go to all three the nations on the Indian sub-continent.
Is it going to be a problem if I go to India and they see a ...
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Can I update my passport number for the Italy visa appointment
In the Italy visa appointment 1, I unintentionally enter the incorrect passport number. Can I change my passport's number 2? Or, can I use that appointment and have the Visa officers take care of it ...
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Passport validity requirement for UK to Schengen travel
I have an upcoming trip from the UK to the EU and am scheduled to return to the UK on the 13th August.
My passport was issued on 13th November 2013, so under the new rules, I guess it "expires&...
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Can I travel between France and UK on my US passport while I wait for my French passport to be ready?
I'm French/American, I hold both passports and live in the UK with pre-residency status (tied to French nationality). 5 weeks ago I went to the French Consulate to have my expired French passport ...
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Passport check on a UK-EU-EU flight
I would go for a UK-EU-EU flight: UK-Germany-Hungary. In Germany, Munich or Frankfurt would be the changing airport. There would be a passport check at the UK airport, but then where? Even entering ...
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Passport "Issued in" vs. "Issuing Country" & "Issuing Authority"
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As part of the Advance Passenger Information (API) for an upcoming flight from my country of residence (Country R) to my country of citizenship (Country C), the airline is asking me to ...
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How do airlines know and confirm if I have a valid visa during check-in? (without asking me)
Several times now when travelling to different countries I noticed that the airlines don't ask me for the visa during check-in. Some of them go through the whole passport looking for the visa while ...
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Is it legal to cross an internal Schengen border without passport for a day visit
As a UK citizen I recently found myself vacationing in Germany close to the Austrian border with a group of friends who are all EU nationals. While out on a day cycle without my passport, one of my ...
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Traveling back to India on Indian passport with less than 6 months' validity [duplicate]
I am an indian passport holder. My passport validity expiring in Feb 2024 and am planning to return to India in august. Will they let me in? Once I reach India will put my passport for reissue as I ...
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US citizen abroad in a country on the visa waiver program, has a baby eligible for citizenship, can I bring him on a foreign passport
I am a US citizen abroad in a country on the visa waiver program, I have a baby eligible for citizenship but due to backlog, to book an appointment at the consulate to make a consular report of birth ...
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Lack of exit stamp & passport database update for travel from Nepal to India by road
Long story but hear me out.
4 years back I travelled from India to Nepal via Air.
Indian Citizen.
Bangalore - Delhi - Kathmandu route.
Passport was stamped with Departure stamp in Delhi and was ...
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Can I travel without a passport as a dual French/Japanese citizen
As a dual citizen of both France and Japan, would it be possible to travel on a direct flight from Japan to France, and from France to Japan without owning any passport?
The traveler would use a ...
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I have a current US visa and legally changed my date of birth in my home country. Can I amend my US visa to reflect this change?
I'm from Pakistan and am currently studying in the United States with an F-1 visa. My parents and I were recently able to prove in Pakistani court that the date of birth on my Pakistani passport and ...
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How many pages to copy when making a "copy of your passport"?
In preparing for upcoming international travel, I have read advice to make a copy of my passport and not carry the original when walking around town. Is a copy of the first page enough, or the first ...
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Visit visa for British citizen who doesn't yet hold British passport
My son was born outside the UK and is British by descent through his father. We haven't applied for a British passport in his country of birth because we are leaving soon and the application process ...
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My Booking.com accommodation in Portugal is asking for information via a Google Sheet
So, I’m travelling to Portugal in a few days and the woman that owns the apartment we‘re staying in is asking for our personal information via a Google Sheet.
The info includes Passport number, full ...
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