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Token showing authorization to apply to enter the territory for which it was issued. Don't forget to include your citizenship when asking!

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Departing from airport before visa is valid, but arriving when it is

In the comments to a similar but opposite question (‘Can I enter Russia 1–1.5 hours before the visa validity period starts?’), David Richerby noted: 1-1.5 hours before the visa validity starts is …
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Do airlines verify the validity of visas electronically during check-in?

Airlines would have neither the possibilities nor the knowledge to actually check visas individually for validity. … Immigration at your destination, however, may have kept a list of people who were issued visas and if your name is not on the list you’re probably in for forgery. …
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Sponsorship visa to the UK

There is a very good and quick answer to the question presented in the body: Please what steps do we need to take to ensure my application is successful? This answer is: get represented by an im …
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Do I need a "Travel company" to visit Russia as a tourist?

When I travelled to Russia the last time five years ago, the Travel company I was supposed to enter was the name of the Russian company that supplied me with an invitation letter (in my case: RZD tour …
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In practice, are Chinese tourist visa applications processed in four working days?

In practice, are Chinese tourist visas processed that rapidly? … From my limited experience with other countries’ visas, I would not only expect a significant standard deviation but also a mean about twice that. …
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Do Russian border guards usually stamp on the visa, or on a separate page?

I’ll admit that ‘two’ is a small number of data points but it is still larger than zero, so here goes: I entered (and exited) Russia twice. Once by train from Helsinki (inbound on the Saint Petersbur …
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How long can I stay in the UK?

This is the difference between theory and practice. In theory, you can get in for six months or ‘as long as the border guard allows’. We all know that all of us are honest human beings that would nev …
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UK visa refused under 320(7A) (deception) in 2009. Am I banned for 10 years?

There has been a very similar case asked around a year ago, in which the OP also had the case of their employer denying what was given to them — although the previous OP claims the submitted document …
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Can I demand my passport back in the middle of an application for a Chinese Visa in the UK?

It depends on when the summer school will actually be and up to when you need to attain the required visa. I can see one of the following options: Applying for the visa before you leave for Rome, ho …
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Valid Russian Visa Required when Entering Belarus?

You need to be sure that your visa is valid when you enter the country that the visa is for. So do not enter Russia before your Russian visa is valid, and do not enter Belarus before your Belarusian v …
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Last name put as surname on UK visa. Would this cause issues at the border?

Hence why airline tickets do so and many countries’ visas. … Thankfully, visas are processed approximately locally (Gayot mentioned that UK visas for Myanmar citizens are processed in Bankok, which is close on a global scale while being in a different country) and …
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Do the Swedish/Danish authorities issue Schengen tourist visas at the Oresund Bridge?

No visas are issued, nothing is stamped. Therefore, there is no way of acquiring such a stamp or anything by entering Sweden from Denmark by train. …
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Is it recommended I enter the US only in the city where my university is situated?

This answer does not cite any official sources but here’s a thought experiment: Consider yourself an Australian citizen based somewhere near Sydney and your school being on the East coast close to Ne …
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Is it possible to be denied entry into USA after being granted a tourist visa by my local em...

This means that you can still be refused if: people from your country generally don’t need visas there is a visa waiver agreement or similar for certain conditions requiring nationals of your country … to submit certain information but not actually issuing a visa and you are eligible nationals of your country typically obtain visas on arrival and there is nothing prohibiting you from getting one you …
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Does a round trip consitute a single transit visa or double transit visa?

Typically, a single transit visa is for a single journey whereby you enter the country you transit and leave it again, soon. If you want to transit again on your return trip, you will either need a se …
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