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Friend needs help in Turkey
Most likely the person you're communicating with is not actually your friend, and is trying to scam you. This scenario, where a friend is overseas, has had everything stolen, and needs you to wire ...
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US citizen lost passport, stuck in Canada without a passport
Since this is a straightforward 'US passport lost abroad question', this is what you should do, the easiest method:
What should a U.S. citizen do if his/her passport is lost/stolen abroad?
You ...
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Passport lost 4 days before grace period ends. How to avoid illegal stay?
You will need a travel document to board your flight back to Pakistan. Call the nearest Pakistani embassy or consulate in the USA immediately. They can help you get a new passport or emergency travel ...
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I lost my passport. Can I use my ID or my driver's licence to fly from USA to Mexico?
You definitively need your passport or an adequate emergency travel document.
Not only will Mexico not accept your ID card or driver's license but more importantly, since about a decade already, you ...
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Overstaying and documents
If you are born to Philippine parents, you have Philippine
citizenship, so there should be no problem with your current status in the
Philippines.
If you have a US birth certificate, you should be ok ...
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Can a French citizen fly from France to the USA with a green card, but no passport?
You cannot use just a green card to fly from France to the US because you cannot clear the passport control for departing passengers with the green card. For that, you'll need either a French ...
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Returning US Citizen lost passport in Canada
Since this is a Q&A site, I'll answer on the original question, a lost and not-found-again passport.
Report the loss or theft of the document to the local police.
They will point you to the lost ...
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Can I use a previously lost UK passport?
No, you can not.
Once a passport is reported lost it is invalidated and placed in a database called the Stolen and Lost Travel Document database managed by Interpol. Attempting to use it in the UK or ...
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Travelling soon and lost UK passport. What can I do?
According to EU rules you need either a passport or a national ID card to travel between EU countries.
However, the UK does not issue national ID cards- there was a whole political issue about ...
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Flying Ryanair from Germany, how do I check in for a flight if my passport was stolen?
I can't find anything about emergency travel documents in their Ts&Cs, but I've found this relevant exchange from Ryanair's official twitter account:
Ann @ann_nguyen1 16 Jul 2015
@Ryanair ...
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Lost all my ID documents and money. How to fly home from Spain to Slovakia?
If you haven't called the Embassy of Slovakia in Madrid yet, call them for advice. Going to get an emergency travel document from them is still probably your best option. Avanzabus.com currently ...
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Forgot passport for Alaska cruise (Anchorage to Vancouver)
I think you're out of luck for today.
As Richard mentioned, your driver's license is not enhanced, so it really doesn't help you at all.
The usual thing to do in this situation would be to go in ...
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Travelling soon and lost UK passport. What can I do?
The passport office has an option to receive a callback. I left my name and number and an adviser called me back a couple of hours later.
The adviser explained that the quickest it is possible to ...
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What if passport is lost and home country has no diplomatic presence?
No country has a diplomatic presence in every other country; in some cases politics prevents it, but in other cases it is simply impractical. Your home country will take care of its citizens' needs in ...
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US citizen lost passport, stuck in Canada without a passport
There are two issues here:
Will the Canadians let you board an international flight without a passport or NEXUS card. The answer here is pretty definitely no. The airline company could get fined ...
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Can I use a previously lost UK passport?
This is what the Home Office guidance says in its document Guidance for paper passport applications (p6):
Section 3: Details of previous and current passports held
Uncancelled passports
Lost or ...
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US citizen lost passport, stuck in Canada without a passport
As a US citizen you cannot be denied entry to the United States. Therefore the fastest way of getting back home is to simply present yourself at a land crossing, where CBP officials will be forced to ...
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I lost my passport in Japan and my flight is in a few days. Is a travel permit (from the embassy) enough to allow me exit from Narita?
So I have successfully managed to travel back to my home country from Bangladesh. I will list the steps I have taken from losing my passport to crossing immigration department in my home country.
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Friend needs help in Turkey
"Unfortunately the Turkish police took his passport and now he cannot leave and also not pay his bill"
Page 1 of my Canadian passport says "This passport is the property of the ...
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What will happen if a German citizen, Swiss resident, cannot present ID when entering Switzerland from Italy?
So, this is what the concerned person told me:
Unfortunately his train was stopped at Brig, whereby he was kicked off. The Swiss spent about 2.5 hours interrogating and fingerprinting him.
In the ...
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Can I travel on a passport that was found after reporting it to the police as lost?
The form used to declare the loss of an identity card or passport (Cerfa 14011*02) has this big red box at the top:
Translation:
Any declaration of loss or theft renders the ID definitively invalid. ...
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Lost passport with US visa (Non Immigrant) in USA , can I get my US Visa replaced in USA?
Unfortunately, no.
From the State Department:
If you are a foreign citizen temporarily in the United States, and you
lose your U.S. visa, you can remain for the duration of your
authorized ...
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Reissue US, UK, Canada visas in stolen passports
This answer assumes you are not in any of the three countries mentioned.
US: To replace a visa from outside the USA, you must apply in person at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate abroad. When applying for ...
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Can I bring documents to someone at the airport entering the country?
I believe this was missed during check-in because their work visa still looks valid.
Airlines only check if you have the necessary documents for the destination for one journey (most of the times, ...
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Lost passport with US visa (Non Immigrant) in USA , can I get my US Visa replaced in USA?
Is it possible to replace my lost US visa in new passport in USA?
NO, unfortunately you will not be able to replace a new US visa in USA. You will have to go back to your home country and get it ...
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Ways to return to US without a physical F1 Visa
The simple fact is: you're not getting in without a visa, least of all by air.
You need to visit a US embassy or consulate in Mexico and obtain a new visa in your current passport, bringing your I-20 ...
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Can a French citizen fly from France to the USA with a green card, but no passport?
You will need either a valid passport or valid carte d'identité (CNI) to exit France.
To enter the US, the Green card is enough, as stated in Timatic, the database used by airlines:
Passport ...
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I lost my Irish passport. Can I travel to Thailand and back from the UK using my US passport?
You can certainly do this, but you may have trouble entering the UK at the end of your trip, because you will either have to lie about your intentions in the UK, which is a terrible idea, or convince ...
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Lost passport and overstay for 1 year in the Philippines
I lost my Italian passport and was overstaying for 1 year and more in the Philippines.
Have you reported your lost passport to the Italian Consulate?
Are you registered in the A.I.R.E. system?
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