New answers tagged customs-and-immigration
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My given name is used as First Name and Last Name on my flight ticket: Any issues?
In my personal experience, the worst thing that happens when names get mangled between ticket and travel ID is that using automated systems such as check-in kiosks or baggage drop-off does not work ...
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Can I bring dried chillies to Australia?
The Exemptions are listed on this page, which is linked from the one you included above (click on 'List of high-risk plant products' to see it).
I won't reproduce the list here, as it will potentially ...
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At Dublin airport, is preclearance available for flights to Canada, or just to the USA?
Preclearance is for flights to the US, for all passengers on those flights.
It is not guaranteed to be available for all flights to the US, but it seems to be for most.
There is no preclearance for ...
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How quickly does one receive the electronic visit pass by email after going through the immigration in Singapore?
I just checked my emails, and last May, 2023, it took almost 2 days. In September, 7 minutes. I think in May there was a glitch, and the 7-minute response is probably more the norm...
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I want to buy 500,000 rupees' worth of sound speaker systems from India
I suggest you contact Bangladesh customs directly. Make sure you know the country of manufacture.
I see a 58.6% rate which appears to include 15% VAT and 25% import duty but there are a number of ...
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Customs procedures for crossing the Sweden/Norway border by train
I have traveled from Norway to Sweden and vice versa via train without any issues. From what I understand from talking to other travelers, any checks that do happen are pretty random. The likelihood ...
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Can I bring back electronic components from Taiwan?
Unless these products are under Taiwanese export restrictions, there's no issue on that side. In France, if you are over 15 landing in France from outside the EU, your duty-free allowance is 430€. ...
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Will the passport control (tourist visa check) happen in Norway (destination and visa issuing country) or Munich (layover)?
I agree with the above two answers. From experience, passport control was done in the Netherlands (my point of entry) and customs was done in Norway (destination). Although Amsterdam airport was ...
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Sterile international transfer to another terminal, exit through immigration at other terminal
Of course there's the issue of luggage – a scenario like this one assumes you have no check-in luggage.
But in the specific case of ICN, the answer is no. You won't get past step 1, security check. ...
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Can I bring back electronic components from Taiwan?
Is there any law or regulation preventing me to buy some for me and my friend
No.
However, depending on the value of the electronics you will have to declare them at customs and pay duty upon arrival ...
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Sterile international transfer to another terminal, exit through immigration at other terminal
This depends on a lot of variables. In general there are three different approaches that airports take
Mandatory immigration (example US and Canada). When arrive you will go through immigration at ...
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Will the passport control (tourist visa check) happen in Norway (destination and visa issuing country) or Munich (layover)?
For Schengen countries, the first place you land that is within the Schengen Area is always your port of entry. This means that’s always where you go through passport control for entry into the ...
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Should I explain a complicated situation when asked why I'm going to the UK, at the country I'm leaving?
As mentioned in the other answers, airlines only care whether you will be allowed to enter the destination country (since they would have to move you back), they don't need or care about the length of ...
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Should I explain a complicated situation when asked why I'm going to the UK, at the country I'm leaving?
At the exit passport check, you shouldn't need to get into the details and definitely don't need to volunteer anything you are not asked about but to go to the bottom of your question, if you are ...
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Should I explain a complicated situation when asked why I'm going to the UK, at the country I'm leaving?
As an EU citizen you have an alternative route which is completely legal and which allows you to avoid seeing a UK immigration officer, thus bypassing the potential stress of having to explain your ...
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Will the passport control (tourist visa check) happen in Norway (destination and visa issuing country) or Munich (layover)?
As Norway and Germany are both in the Schengen zone, the flight from Munich to Norway is effectively domestic as far as immigration goes, and therefore you will go through passport control in Munich. ...
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Should I explain a complicated situation when asked why I'm going to the UK, at the country I'm leaving?
When you leave a Schengen country you will be asked by the airline (or possibly the ferry) to prove you are allowed into the country you are going to. The airline will not worry how long you are going ...
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Do I need a prescription to bring medication into Japan that is prescription-only there but OTC in the US?
Submit an application for "Yunyu Kakunin-sho", as specified in the document you linked. You may try applying without a prescription and explain it is an OTC drug - the reviewer may ask you ...
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Can I, a British Green Card holder residing in western NY, go to pick up my British mother flying into Toronto airport and bring her back home?
Of course one often hears horror stories about unreasonable officers, but the vast majority are reasonable and will recognize that your mother flying to Toronto is reasonable, whether because of cost ...
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Can I, a British Green Card holder residing in western NY, go to pick up my British mother flying into Toronto airport and bring her back home?
She (and you) will be fine. She's unlikely to attract any more attention than if flying in. It's the same CBP rules whether at the airport or a land port of entry.
ESTA approval is required, which ...
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Taking tobacco and nicotine products to the USA
Finally a site that describes what visitors to the USA are allowed to bring in.
Visitors may import up to 200 cigarettes and 100 cigars into the U.S. duty free. However, cigars must not be from Cuba.
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Could I bring my furry dog plushie into Australia?
If it’s just a toy containing no food, plant material or animal items, and it doesn’t fall into any of the other banned goods categories, for example a fake designer product, then you don’t need to ...
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Can I bring Whey Protein powder through US customs
The answer seems to be No:
"Animal Products:
Meat, milk, egg, poultry, and their products, including products made with these materials are either prohibited or restricted from entering the ...
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