Questions tagged [passports]
For questions about the identification document and its uses in travel.
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Can I travel on a UK passport with a maiden name?
I'm looking for definitive/official sources to back up an answer, e.g. GOV UK website.
Anecdotally, it seems that as long as the name of the passport matches with the name on the flight tickets, a ...
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Got my UK visa that doesn't say "visa" [duplicate]
So my passport arrived but the vignette doesn't say "UK Visa" like my previous Schengen visa does. Instead it says "UK Entry Clearance". Others texts on the vignette however are ...
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How to best avoid raising suspicions when flying direct to a country that doesn't allow dual citizenship? [duplicate]
Heavily edited to hopefully avoid closing of my question.
How would a hypothetical adult female Singaporean Australian dual citizen travel directly to Singapore from Australia? Direct flights only.
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Do Schengen member countries share SIS data/alerts with other countries?
Border guards in the Schengen area in Western Europe screen foreign travelers in a database called SIS. Someone in violation of Schengen duration stays might (I could be wrong) have their passport ...
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I have a permanent residency card in Germany and have to fly to Austria for work. My US passport is being renewed. Will the card be ok for my flight?
As the headline says, I have to fly to Austria for work on Sunday. I went to the US embassy to expedite my new passport as it's expiring in April. They took my current valid one as collateral while ...
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How precisely does my place of birth need to match my birth certificate when applying for a US Passport?
I am applying for a US passport as a natural-born US citizen. On my passport application, I listed the city and state I was born in. I was just looking at my birth certificate however, and it lists ...
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Can an Indian citizen visit India with less than 6 months passport validity left? [duplicate]
I am an Indian citizen working in Abu Dhabi. I plan to visit my family in India for one month in June 2023. My passport expires on 25th Sept 2023, appx 3 months after my arrival.
Will I be allowed to ...
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Egypt - Duty free notation on passport
I went to a duty free in Egypt (outside the airport), they asked me the passport and then when I bought something they wrote on the visa page a note (image attached)
Is this normal? Can this cause ...
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What good are passport stamps if you have a new passport? [duplicate]
Border guards check your passport stamps to see any previous record of overstay in their country when deciding to permit or deny you entry.
If so, then what do they do when you present a newly issued ...
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ESTA still valid but new passport. can I ask for a new esta?
I'm an italian citizen, with a still valid ESTA. Anyway in the meantime I got a new passport, so I will have to ask for a new ESTA.
Before doing anything wrong, I would like to know if I should do ...
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My Pakistani passport has a distorted barcode on the last page due to exposure to perfume
My Pakistani passport has a distorted barcode on the last page due to exposure to perfume. I'm planning to apply for a visa to the UK soon, but I'm worried that this issue might cause problems at the ...
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Why doesn't my passport show if a foreign country has banned me?
I went to the passport office of my (highly developed Western) country and they said they wouldn't know if a foreign country I had previously overstayed in had banned me or not just by scanning my ...
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Can two passports extend 90 day Schengen rule
I have an Irish and UK passport. Can I visit Spain for 90 days on my Irish passport, leave and come back straight away, and enter Spain on my UK passport and stay another 90 days?
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Can I fly domestically in the US with an emergency passport?
I am in California and am flying to New York. I have a regular state issued drivers license, but not a real ID. I also have an emergency passport which is valid until August 2023. Will I be able to ...
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Could the US passport indicate any nationality other than USA?
The US passport includes a field called "Nationality". If you search for a sample image online, it reads "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" (example). Could it ever be anything else? On a ...
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Dual citizenship/passports, one of which is expiring
My fiancé has both an American and an Australian passport. We are currently in the USA, planning to fly out next week, but his US passport expires in 2.5 months. He usually travels on his AUS passport ...
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Traveling outside the country with a changed last name and un-updated passport and green card [duplicate]
I recently changed part of my last name several months ago after marriage, but I have not yet updated my passport and green card to reflect this change. On the other hand, I updated my SSN and driver'...
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How to travel without visa by having 2 citizenships? [duplicate]
Disclaimer: This question is only theoretical to me, but could be reality for other people I guess. I will write the question AS IF I would be the person wanting to travel in those conditions.
So, I &...
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Can a foreigner with permanent residence status in Mexico fly within MX with only the permanent residency card, or is the passport also required
I am a US citizen who lives full time in Mexico with Permanent Resident status. If I fly, say from Mexico City to Oaxaca, can I do it with my residency card alone, or must I bring my US passport as ...
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Two Passports with Differing Name Order - will I have issues?
I'm a dual citizen (US/EU) so I have two passports but first name and middle name flipped:
Passport 1
Given Name: Name1 Name2
Surname: Surname
Passport 2
Given Name: Name2 Name1
Surname: Surname
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What documents can I bring to prove my US citizenship when crossing the border from Canada to the United States without a passport?
I am a resident of Canada and I recently renewed my US passport, but it has been three weeks since it was shipped and I still have not received it. I was planning to drive to the US this weekend, but ...
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ID for UK to Ireland travel
My partner and our children would like to book a crossing from UK to Ireland in the next few weeks.
I understand ID is required. I have not got a driving licence but I have an expired passport (13 of ...
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Passport/visa requirements for a US citizen traveling to Brazil
A) Does a US citizen with a US passport require a visa to travel to Brazil for two weeks as a tourist?
B/C) Can a Brazilian citizen enter Brazil "as a foreigner" with their US passport only? ...
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Amtrak experience for an Irish passport holder entering the US from Canada
So, I just want to know what the customs procedure is like on Amtrak to NYC from Montréal once you reach the border. I have an Irish passport so I don’t need a visa. What happens when you reach the ...
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Can I fly from the US to Iran with an expired Iranian passport?
I am originally Persian, born and raised in Iran. I am on a Green card here in the USA and want to go back home, but my Iranian passport has expired. Qatar Airways has a cheap, good flight that I want ...
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I have a small smudge on the seal on the passport. I have visa stamping coming up and really worried if that will cause any issue [duplicate]
I have attached the photo for reference.
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Passport validity for entry into India [duplicate]
Can an Indian passport holder (Indian citizen) enter India travelling from Australia with less than 6 months passport validity
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TLScontact notified me that a final decision has been made on my visa application. Does it mean it was approved?
I received an email from TLS contact requesting that I resubmit my passport, saying that the final decision has been made. I applied for a UK visa and chose the option to keep my passport. I wanted to ...
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Does any country still offer their citizens the option to add new pages on their passport?
Until 2016, it was possible to add new pages to a US passport. Does any country still offer their citizens the option to add new pages on their passport?
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Which regulation stipulated that the maximum number of pages allowed in a US passport was 100?
I read on https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/meet-man-largest-us-passport-180958024/:
The maximum number [of pages] allowed [in a US passport] used to be capped at 100?
Which regulation ...
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How did adding new pages to a US passport use to work?
Until 2016, it was possible to add 24 new pages to a US passport:
The U.S. Department of State will no longer add visa pages into U.S. passports beginning January 1, 2016. Previously, U.S. passport ...
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Can I go to the B visa interview (USA) with a soon to expire passport?
If I come from a country that is in the Six-Month Club (exempt from the 6 month rule), can I go to the B visa interview at the US embassy with a soon to expire passport? My passport has about a month ...
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Can I enter the UK with my UK passport, even though I became a US citizen in 2021 and changed my name back to my maiden name?
I became a US citizen in 2021 and changed my name back to my maiden name. I still have a United Kingdom passport that does not expire until 2027, but it is in my married name. Can I enter the UK with ...
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Is it ever harmful to bring my second passport as a precaution?
I am a dual citizen of Hong Kong and the Philippines, and I am traveling from Hong Kong to Japan. Japan does not require visas for Hong Kong passport holders, so I used my Hong Kong passport to buy a ...
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What happens to a pending US Passport application if I get an Emergency US Passport while it's being processed?
I'm a Dual Citizen, France and recently the USA.
I applied for my first passport in the US, before flying immediately to Europe.
In Europe I could see the Passport wouldn't be processed in time for me ...
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Lost passport two weeks ago deboarding in UK
My wife and I flew from Marrakech to London Gatwick on the easyJet airline and we got to Gatwick and then realised that my expired Moroccan passport containing my I.L.R stamp inside along with my ...
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Different Names on Passports [duplicate]
I have different surnames on my passports.
I'd like to use the one passport to leave my current country and enter the new country with the other passport.
Due to some laws conflicting in both ...
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Is the six-month rule a hard rule or a guideline?
I'm an Italian citizen and got my ESTA last year that's still valid until my passport expiration in 2023.
Italy is also in the 6 months club so it shouldn't be a problem.
I will travel to the United ...
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My full name in my passport is split on my US B1 visa
My Indian passport states that my given name is Mahesh Govindan and my surname is blank. However, the B1 visa stamped in my passport states that my given name is Mahesh and my surname is Govindan. The ...
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French/US citizen traveling on expired passport
My daughter is a US and French citizen. We leave in a couple of days for France and realized her passports for both countries are expired. We are going from the US to France. She has her National ID ...
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Travel outside Pakistan [closed]
I want to travel to UK from Pakistan for 15 days and I have valid visa but my passport will expire in 3 months.
Will I have any issues at Pakistan airport at the departure time? I check from gov.uk ...
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Can I enter the USA after my H1B visa start date?
My H1B visa got approved, however, I haven’t received my passport yet (10 days later). After many calls and emails I finally went to the embassy again and I was told that there are some governmental/...
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H1B visa stamping appt in 2 days but passport front cover detached
I have an h1b stamping appointment in 2 days and today when I entered India, I was told the passport is damaged because the cover page came off ( the thick leather like covering to the booklet ). Now ...
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travel with dual passport (UK passport and Chinese Passport) from Japan to South Korea
My wife has both British passport and Chinese passport with Japanese Residence Permit on her Chinese passport, and we are currently living in Japan. We are planning to go to South Korea next month, ...
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Ball pen mark on passport
I have a very small ball pen mark in page 3 of my passport. Is it considered damaged?
Will I have any issues ?
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My profession is written "Unemployed" on my passport. Will it have a bad influence on getting a student visa?
I left my job recently, applied for a passport, and declared my profession "unemployed". Now, as I want to study abroad, Will it give a wrong impression to the visa officer that my ...
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Can you use your passport between other countries if you are banned from leaving your home country? [closed]
Someone who is banned from leaving the country gave me some information that's surprising.
He is banned because he's a witness in a trial. Not sure when his ban will be lifted.
This is not a country ...
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Trying to get an Indian visa as an Indian-born Canadian citizen who never held an indian passport
I immigrated to Canada when I was 4 under my mother’s passport, and obtained Canadian citizenship within 6 years, all before the year 2000. I never had an Indian passport.
I’ve been to India since, ...
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What happens if you're trying to get on your return flight but your passport does not have entry stamp?
What happens if you're trying to get on your return flight but your passport does not have entry stamp?
For instance, let's say you are dual citizen and have two passports. You enter your destination (...
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Indian passport [duplicate]
I have attached cover page of my passport. Other details are good. I have send my passport for business visa in Thai embassy. Let me any in there any issue for getting visa stamp and international ...
