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CDC Attestation Form
I'll add this as an answer with our experience, but will leave the accepted answer checked.
We're currently in the departure lounge in Fiji so haven't flown yet, but have been checked-in without issue....
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CDC Attestation Form
Another data point: I flew on Hawaiian Air to the US in December 2022. At checkin they had paper forms to fill in while waiting in the checkin queue. It was a couple of pages but only had a very few ...
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Minors and CDC Attestation requirements
We are leaving the US the same day (by land), or next day at the latest - which of these options should I select, or should I put something else and try to discuss it at immigration?
Doesn't really ...
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CDC Attestation Form
Is this form something that would typically be provided or completed at the check-in counter, or are travellers expected to print it out and bring it with them?
For all the flights I took since the ...
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CDC Attestation Form
Is this form something that would typically be provided or completed at the check-in counter, or are travelers expected to print it out and bring it with them?
Depends on the airline. If they require ...
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Minors and CDC Attestation requirements
You must check both boxes in section D
I attest that I am or the person I am attesting on behalf of is excepted from the requirement to present
Proof of Being Fully Vaccinated Against COVID 19 and ...
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Leave Georgia (Sakartvelo) without motorcycle
Okay, so I can answer my own question.
It seems that it's difficult to get any information about customs even when you're in the country.
The lowdown is this: like @Johnnyjanko said, your vehicle has ...
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Long layover in Newark, can I visit NYC?
You should make sure that your baggage is checked through and can remain in the airport overnight, other than that and the fact that you'll be wondering around Newark and NYC in the middle of the ...
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Must NZ citizens enter NZ with their NZ passports?
It is not required for a New Zealand citizen to enter using a New Zealand passport. [1] However, if the person intends to stay longer than what would normally be allowed by a tourist of the ...
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Do I need to own assets to prove to Canada immigration officer I will leave?
Not necessarily.
Short an actual immigration officer willing to share an answer, we can only make assumptions here. Mine is that a country ends up with a number of overstay/deportation/crime cases ...
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Can we get out of transit airport after immigration is complete at the port of entry airport?
Mumbai - Ahmedabad is a domestic flight and so you will do entry checks in Mumbai. And, apart from time at the transit point, nothing prevents you to leave the airport after passing immigration flight
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Do I need to own assets to prove to Canada immigration officer I will leave?
No, it is not a general requirement, many people who don’t own any property or other tangible assets in their own country get visas from many different countries (including Canada) every day.
However, ...
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Do I need to own assets to prove to Canada immigration officer I will leave?
There is no single thing that will ensure you are admitted to visit, and no single thing whose absence will ensure you are not. The officers look at a bunch of things to see if, overall, it's ...
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Will a valid, non-expired US Visa work on a cancelled passport?
See the State Department page About Visas - The Basics:
If your name has legally changed through marriage, divorce, or a court ordered name change, you will need to obtain a new passport. Once you ...
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Can I bring prepackaged food into the Netherlands?
As long as it's in a sealed package this should be all fine.
You can double check the specific items here: https://www.netherlandsworldwide.nl/travel-abroad/bringing-items-netherlands
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Can I travel on F-1 visa
A US visa allows you to seek admission to the US with a given immigration status. To reenter the US in F-1 status after a trip abroad, you need a valid F-1 visa, not any other sort of visa.
(There's ...
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Can I bring documents to someone at the airport entering the country?
[This is the original poster; I've lost my account and can't get it back, and I can't comment either. Apologies to the moderators]
I wanted to thank the answer from xngtng and answer with how the trip ...
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Do Schengen member countries share SIS data/alerts with other countries?
Do Schengen member countries share SIS data or alerts with other countries (e.g. USA, Australia, etc)?
No, they do not.
It should be noted that not all alerts are travel related.
For certain other ...
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Do Schengen member countries share SIS data/alerts with other countries?
Per Wikipedia, in addition to the Schengen countries, Romania, Bulgaria and Ireland have access to the SIS.
The UK had access as well before Brexit, but this is no longer the case.
Information is not ...
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Departure immigration formalities
I assume that you are travelling from Bengaluru to the US via Mumbai but that's hard to tell from your question.
The most likely order of events is:
For check-in (online or in Bengaluru) you need to ...
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Will I go through immigration/need a visa if I don't have checked luggage?
Assume you will not be let onto the first flight unless you have the right to enter India, as that is the standard for most airlines.
Whether you need to go through passport control, customs (even ...
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What to expect when entering Schengen area on a C type tourist visa? Will border agents question me? Will I have to present more than my passport?
Partial answer regarding the question if passport/visa is enough: No.
See European Commission, Migration and Home Affairs https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2020-08/...
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What to expect when entering Schengen area on a C type tourist visa? Will border agents question me? Will I have to present more than my passport?
You will be asked for the purpose of your visit. Beyond that the questions will be as deemed needed by the border control officer talking to you.
You may be asked all the same questions you've already ...
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Ryanair visa/document check desk outside Europe
I made it, I made online check-in and because I was citizen of EU I went directly to security. That was on Madrid-Marrakech.
When I departed from Marrakech I went to Ryanair check-in desk for a stamp ...
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South Korea Exit Requirements
All the articles online are telling to use the same document to enter and exit the country. If your travel is urgent, the Canadian embassy can provide you with a limited validity travel document that ...
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US Vaccination Requirement for Layover
A - you're wrong about the land border. I(resident alien)'ve crossed a ton of times and even back when Canada had the vaccine requirement and you had to fill out your ArriveCan declaration, the US ...
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Forced to pay a customs fee for importing a used wedding dress into the Netherlands. Is there a way to avoid paying?
Disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer.
In The Netherlands, you can virtually always object ('in beroep gaan' / 'bezwaar aantekenen') against decisions made by government agencies. You need to make sure of the ...
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Can I bring spices, nuts, or dates to New Zealand if they're not labeled commercially?
If you bring the spices and it is all clearly commercially prepared food of the types allowed they will ask to inspect it, and if it is good they will allow it, if it is not good they will take it, ...
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What exactly is the definition of returning ESTA?
Returning ESTA means you've previously entered as a VWP visitor since 2008 with your face and fingerprints on record. Depending on the software version, the kiosks may or may not recognise you if on a ...
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Can I bring spices, nuts, or dates to New Zealand if they're not labeled commercially?
The New Zealand government's main site is Check if you can bring or send an item to NZ.
Following it to specific food items, it says about:
Spices:
Allowed if: If it is dried and ground, commercially ...
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Forced to pay a customs fee for importing a used wedding dress into the Netherlands. Is there a way to avoid paying?
Regulation in this area can be rigid or feel unfair but neither the fact that the dress is used nor the fact you paid GST are relevant as such. As a resident of the Netherlands, you are definitely ...
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Can I bring a few cans of meat into the EU? If so, how?
To make a long answer short: Don't.
If you want to import meat into the EU from a country not covered by any of the exceptions (fresh, frozen or canned does not matter), the requirements are exactly ...
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Can I bring a few cans of meat into the EU? If so, how?
An American analogy
To bring a bag of Moroccan clementines from Canada into the US, you might need a biosafety certificate. Such a certificate might be so expensive that it's not worth getting, ...
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Why doesn't my passport show if a foreign country has banned me?
Isn't that the point of passports?
Historically, the point of passports was primarily to prevent people from leaving without authorisation. This mechanism can still be used, e.g. when a court forces ...
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Why doesn't my passport show if a foreign country has banned me?
Isn't that the point of passports? To contain data and violations on each traveler, and that data is shared between all countries who "access" or scan the passport to make a decision on ...
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