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Visa application on hold

I applied for short stay visa for Belgium. The application status on their website is showing status "On Hold". What does this mean? Is it a bad thing? All I a

Can you use Canadian tablet-only SIM cards in a phone to make calls and receive text messages?

Looking up the prepaid SIM card market in Canada it seems that the reasonably priced options for my needs (2GB of data) are only available in the "tablet" plans

Foreign Supervising Driver in Ireland

Does anyone know if a supervising driver / accompanying driver (i.e. someone who holds a full license who accompanies a driving learner on a provisional license

Are JKT and CGK the same Indonesian Airport?

Is Jakarta Airport (JKT) the same as Soekarno-Hatta Airport (CGK)? If so, why is the code different? If the two codes means the same thing, why do some airport

Can I buy a one way ticket to Jamaica [closed]

I got married to a Jamaican this year. Now I'm about to go back to apply for residency or citizenship. I know the process is going to take thr

Who is responsible for the check-in queues?

Few days ago I had a reservation for a flight in Switzerland with luggage and a departure time 2pm. When I checked in online I saw that the flight is delayed ar

What is this building in Bilbao?

I was in Bilbao last week and I saw this building that seemed out of place with its surroundings. It looked abandoned (broken windows, graffiti) but very imposi

China Passport going to Hong Kong then USA via Tokyo

I'm a Chinese passport holder traveling to Hong Kong, going to stay 4 nights in Hong Kong, then going to USA via Tokyo NRT airport on the same day. I do have U

Can I visit various colleges in the US without a visa to find out more about them?

I'm visiting the east coast to visit a few colleges and their labs. I am planning to apply to graduate school. I want to know if I can tell the border patrol of

I used a fake surname on my passport [closed]

I have a passport that has a Japanese surname (not my real surname). I applied for a new passport using my real husband's surname. Now my new

Do I need to declare or pay US duty on personal, used computers?

I am traveling to the USA on the 15th of August. I will be studying for 10 months and have a J-1 visa. I will be bringing with me expensive computer equipment a

How to calculate 5 days visa-free stay in Belarus?

From February 12, citizens from 80 countries can travel to Belarus up to 5 days without applying for a visa unless you enter and/or exit from Russia. I'm from o

What documents to show if I'm a US citizen with no US passport to re-enter the US?

Suppose I am a naturalized citizen of the US, but also a citizen of another country, "XYZ". I then boarded a plane and left the US to another country (maybe not

Global Entry interview — Moved to a new place since application, but unoffically

I live in the SF Bay Area and signed up for CBP Global Entry several months ago. My interview is tonight. Since I submitted, I have moved to a new address, but

Where can I find Hostelworld's rankings for cities?

Every time you leave a review on Hostelworld, the website asks you to add a review for the city where you were staying: But where can one then see these revi

What is this indication

Today on Green Line of Athens Metro at Kiffisia Station I noticed this in Vehicle Indication: And I was wandering what the D8L19A means. It is shown when the

Where is this? (Likely Alpine lake.)

notice the autoroute guardrail. Goog image search didn't help

How can black travellers deal with unwanted harassment from locals in China?

I recently took a trip to China with several friends. All of us are US citizens with US passports, and three of the people on this trip are black. (I am not)

Do I need a visa for the UK with a visa type D from Spain?

I am Peruvian but have a permanent residence in Mexico. I'm going to study abroad in Spain so I have a Type D visa. I want to visit the UK but don't know if i n

Dual-nationality traveling to US (EU + other nonwaiver country holding paper visa)

My first son has dual citizenship one EU, one other country not elegible for ESTA but currently holding a paper visa valid for 5 years from a previous travel wh

Passport taken for additional processing at Panama PTY immigration [closed]

I'm an Indian citizen on a US H1B visa. I was traveling with an American citizen friend from LIM (Lima) on my way back to San Francisco, with

The date on my Schengen visa application doesn't match my ticket [closed]

I applied for a Schengen visa with an invitation from a family member. The invitation is from August 10, but the the ticket I gave to the emba

I have been denied a visa several times in a row. How does one deal with such serial refusals?

Over the course of time here on TSE, I have observed individuals whose pattern of visa applications is best described as 'serial refusals'... serial refusal

Finding the grave of Lin Zhao

I would like to visit the grave of Chinese dissident Lin Zhao. She was buried in her hometown of Suzhou on mainland China. How can I get to her grave? Can someo

Why are passports controlled two times at arrival to Schengen countries?

From time to time I travel from Turkey to the Schengen countries (Germany, Netherlands, Italy etc.). Not all the time, but sometimes I see that our passports ar

Can a person residing in Singapore on a 5-month Employment Pass apply for a Schengen visa?

I'm an Indian student currently in Singapore as a Research Associate with a TEP valid for five months and have just been selected for an internship in Switzerla

Is the CBP more likely to interrogate lone travellers who haven't booked hotels?

My girlfriend is currently in America working at a summer camp, and I am due to fly there in a few weeks from the UK. She will meet me at the airport, and we pl

The definition of 'refused entry at the border' [closed]

I am a citizen of Belarus (non-EU). In 2009 – 2011 I was doing my undergraduate degree in the UK and had a Tier 4 Student visa. In Sept

Can I travel with a B1/B2 visa in old passport, when new passport has name corrected?

I have a valid B1/B2 VISA in my old passport, where my full name was written as a single, combined word, such as AAABBB. I was issued a new passport in which I

What is the connection procedure from KLM to Winair (and vice-versa) in Sint Maarten?

I may travel with KLM and Winair from Amsterdam to Saint Barthélémy in a single booking, connecting at Juliana airport in Sint Maarten. Some sour