Questions tagged [us-citizens]
For questions specifically about people travelling with US passports.
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Can I have prescription medications mailed or shipped to a USA resident staying in Canada?
My Mother in law who is 86 years old is staying with us from the USA, and the pharmacies through US Medicare fill her meds for a 30 day supply only.
How could we get her meds be sent from the US to ...
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Visa-free regime for USA citizen over 65 yo, travel to Uzbekistan
I plan to visit Uzbekistan and I’m a USA citizen & 66 years old. UZB Government information website states I can travel visa-free.
What are the travel requirements besides a passport, and how can ...
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Dual citizen & traveling out of a Schengen area country with a foreign passport
This is a purely hypothetical question, but this scenario almost happened to me.
With dual citizenship of Poland and the US, both countries require their respective passports to leave the country. ...
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Name Change as a Permanent Resident of USA [migrated]
I am a permanent resident of the USA. I don't have a First Name, I have only a Last Name. On my Green Card, my first name section says "FNU" which means "First Name Unknown". I ...
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Can I obtain a US passport for my baby if father is not available? [duplicate]
I'm a single parent and US citizen and want to apply for my baby's passport. However, the father of my child is not in our lives ever since the baby was born and has not been responsible for any of ...
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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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Riyadh transit visa
I'm a US citizen, flying on two separate tickets - one-ways in and out of Riyadh. They are:
Saudi Air (HYD—RUH) inbound with a 2 hr 25 min layover, claiming bags and re-checking to
Whizz Malta Air ...
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Can you travel to Canada and back to the US using a Nevada REAL ID?
Can my friend drive from Seattle, WA to Vancouver, BC and back with a Nevada-issued REAL ID?
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Can a US-born child stay in India continuously for 180 days with an eVisa?
My child was born in US and we are planning an India trip, and may not return back for at least 6 months. We do not have an OCI card for the child yet.
So we're planning to apply for the 1-year ...
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Is 1 hour, 55 min enough time to connect through Newark from Europe to another U.S. airport?
The flight would be Europe -> Newark (1 hr, 55 min layover) -> another U.S. airport. All on same airline/same ticket. U.S. citizen with one checked bag and some carry-on bags.
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US citizen - can I visit the UK after a DUI conviction? [duplicate]
I have noticed that travel from the US to UK is visa free. But the person visiting the UK had a DUI conviction in 2018, had 10 days of house arrest, and 9 months a DUI classes.
Will I require a visa ...
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Long distance US girlfriend coming to the UK
So last month I travelled to Los Angeles to visit my long distance girlfriend for 2 weeks, we had a great time. But now she would like to visit me in the UK.
What exactly does she need? Passport, visa ...
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Only one parent travelling back from US to EU with dual citizen child
There are already several questions on this site regarding travel with a minor and only one parent, but I don't think this specific situation has already been covered:
My wife, me, and our minor child ...
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What are the entry requirements for a US Citizen visiting the UK as an unpaid conference speaker?
This is my first post here so I apologize if I've done anything wrong. I've already reviewed GOV.UK and a similar thread from 2016, What are the visa rules for US speakers, at UK conferences, who may ...
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flying from US to Canada with a New York state license?
I have a regular New York state license. can I fly from New York to Canada with my license as ID?
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Procedure of leaving South Korea after overstaying your visa
What is the procedure of leaving South Korea after overstaying my visa? Specifically, what happens when i visit the Korea Immigration Service Center (KIS) after almost 6 months in the country?
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Can a US citizen with US drivers license only, drive a Mexican plated car into Mexico?
I live in California. The car has valid Mexican plates. I am a US citizen and only have the US drivers license.
Will I have a problem crossing it back into Mexico?
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US citizen travel to Malaysia through Singapore
I'm going to Malaysia and I'm planning:
fly in to Singapore from the USA and stay there for few days
fly in to Malaysia Kuala Lumpur from Singapore and stay there for a few days
fly out from Malaysia ...
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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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Indian tourist visa extension for USA citizen (8 month old baby)
My baby is a USA citizen, travelled to India on tourist visa(valid till 2023).We wanted to extend his stay in India for more than 180 days. Does anyone has extend the tourist visa online?
when we try ...
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Has anyone ever run into issues re-entering Poland under the US/Polish bilateral agreement?
I am a US citizen residing in Poland under the US/Polish bilateral agreement. I've been flying to the UK every 90 days and flying back with no problems so far since November of last year. Has anyone ...
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Do US citizens need a reason to enter the US?
I am a US citizen and was crossing a land border into the USA the other day. The border guard not only asked me where I was going and who I was going to see, but also seemed particularly curious and ...
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Can I travel to the UK with a sealed and expunged record?
Can a person travel to the UK and has a sealed & expunged record in which the charges were misdemeanors. Would this preclude me from being able to obtain entry into the UK?
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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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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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Why was there no US Passport Control Arriving by Air from Canada? [duplicate]
We are US citizens and were visiting Canada. Flying home to USA from Vancouver we went through passport control when departing Canada, but did not go through passport control or customs in the US. How ...
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Does my Indonesian friend need to prepare the visa for her 8 year old son (US passport holder) to visit Slovakia and the Czech Republic?
My friend has an Indonesian passport and US green card and lives in the US.
We would like to visit Slovakia and the Czech Republic this coming summer.
As she is Indonesian I believe that she needs to ...
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I’m waiting for my US passport (am a dual citizen). My father is ill and I booked a flight to see him - can I travel on my other passport? [duplicate]
I became a naturalized US citizen on May 11 and immediately applied for an expedited passport. The processing time for new passports is 7-9 weeks. It’s been two weeks and my passport is still being ...
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American with visa entry to France. May he land in Belgium when coming to Europe for the first time?
I am from Belgium. I have an American friend who wants to travel in Europe.
He has a tourist visa entry to France (Schengen).
May he land in Belgium when using his visa for the first time?
I am ...
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EU citizen with non-EU unmarried partner in the Schengen
My unmarried partner and I are both US citizens with residency in the USA. I am also a EU citizen and we will be traveling to the EU. We do not want to be separated when going to the passport line ...
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Schengen US citizen traveling with Belgian wife
We’re entering Schengen by boat in Portugal this June. After one week we’ll fly into Belgium to spend a few weeks there before driving to France for 3 weeks then back to Belgium for a month and then ...
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US citizen to UK for tourism - but also working remotely for US company - _new for 2023_ [duplicate]
There are already a couple of questions here about whether a US citizen can go to the UK for say 3 months (within the visa-free limit) for tourism but also while there work remotely for his US ...
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AMS transfer time on one ticket US
I am flying from the US to AMS to London and my flight has been delayed shortening my connection time to only an hour. this is my first ever time out of the states. Is this connection possible? I have ...
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Passport is not processed, flight in 6 days
I ordered expedited passport but it is still being processed by US Passport Agency. Today is May 1st, flight leaves for son's wedding in Japan on Sunday morning. I have contacted passport agency by ...
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Dual Citizens: What does it really mean to 'exit' the US on a US passport?
If you spend enough time looking up how to travel with multiple passports on the internet, you'll invariably run across hundreds posts telling you that, by law, "US citizens must enter and exit ...
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Should I bring US passport to Lebanon for 2 week travel
I have both a Canadian, and US passport. I am travelling to Lebanon (Beirut, but visiting some other places) in August. I plan on entering using my Canadian passport, but is there a good reason to ...
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Dual Citizen Transiting Through the Schengen to the US—Which Passport Should I Use?
I know there are hundreds of posts on the internet about traveling with multiple passports, but I'm new to this and I'm hoping other dual citizens with direct experience in this stuff can give me some ...
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Schengen (Germany) tourist entry for American with felony conviction [duplicate]
An American friend of mine wants to visit me in Germany. She is worried because she has prior felony convictions in the U.S. and was previously denied entry to Canada.
Specifically, she was convicted ...
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Has anybody from the USA got a tourist visa to Russia recently?
Easy process? Hard? Impossible? FWIW, since I'll be in Taipei and then Tokyo over the next month or two, I was planning to try the Russian embassies there.
The Russian Consul in Phuket was no help at ...
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Previous names on US passport renewal form
After 2 marriages I took my maiden name back. I have remarried for the 3rd time but kept my maiden name.
On line 9 of form DS82, do I just put previous married names? On line 11, 'name change ...
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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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Requirement for a return ticket when visiting UK
My friend - an American citizen is coming to stay with me in the UK long term soon.
She has a work visa and an updated vignette.
She is concerned that she will need a return ticket for the next day of ...
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Can I get Fiktionsbescheinigung outside Germany in the EU after schengen expires?
I'm in another Schengen country in the EU waiting for a residence permit. But I changed my plans because now I want to go to Germany to study.
Since I don't have the residence permit yet, I can't ...
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Will a "visa run" work in Mongolia?
Mongolian Embassy website says:
“US citizens can travel to Mongolia without visa if his/her duration
of stay is less than 90”
But I don’t find anything like the Schengen “within 180 days.” Is there ...
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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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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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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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Can a US citizen skip the line to the US embassy on foreign soil by showing her passport even if she or he has come with a group of people?
So, I am going on a field trip with my classmates to the US consulate in India, Chennai. One of my friends is a US citizen. We want to know if she can or cannot skip the line and go show her passport ...
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In 2023, Are there COVID testing requirements for US citizens re-entering the US via air? [duplicate]
As of January 24, 2023, are there any COVID-19 testing requirements for US citizens flying back to the US from abroad? The CDC page on the topic is very confusing with lots of clauses for travel from ...
