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ESTA card requirements when traveling in Europe

We are US citizens cruising in Italy, France, Spain, Malta and Greece. Do we need an ESTA Card? I have never heard of it. Thanks in advance.

Indian travelling to Kuwait via Istanbul. Do I need Transit visa or e-Visa?

I am travelling from Toronto to Kuwait via Istanbul on Jan 10, 2018. I hold Indian passport. I have 5 hours' layover at Istanbul for my connecting flight. Both

What is my mother's family name on a UK visa application form?

This question is inspired by the other names question. What is the mother's family name? In the guidance it says: 4.7 Mother’s family name: This s

Bio-metric passport

I would like to know if a country l visited frequently with my old UK bio-metric passport would have access to my past history on my new bio-metric passport.

How to apply for a UK EEA Family Permit after previously receiving a refusal for a visit visa?

I'm a non-EEA citizen married to a Spanish citizen. She and I got married two weeks ago. We both live in Palestine and we are planning to travel to the UK in Ja

I need help with the documents that i should provide?

I applied twice for a UK visa and both were refused despite being born there. The first time was a child visitor visa i was 17 years old. I was going to visit

3-star hotels in Dubai, UAE [closed]

How expensive are 3-star hotels in Dubai,UAE? And are they generally nice and clean? Do American citizens need a visa for a 2-night stay in Du

Do I qualify for visa free layover in China?

I am traveling from US to India, stopping in PEK. I hold Indian passport, but my US visa has expired (traveling to get it renewed). I was wondering if I can t

Retroactive duty charged on reimportation of luxury purse to Canada

I live in Toronto, Canada. I recently returned from a trip to New York. I was away for 5 days and declared $750CAD for the purchase of a designer belt and some

European tour - advice wanted [closed]

I'm looking to take a 3 week trip to Europe next year in the spring. Ideally, I'd like to know only the city in which I'll land and the AirBnB

Do I need a Transit Visa if i change my flight at Dubai [duplicate]

Suppose I am going to Delhi from Bahrain and by diffrent airlines , and at Dubai airport I collect my luggage and again went to immigration fo

How to find flights leaving an airport on a specific date?

How can you find all flights leaving an airport on a specific date? The date may be more than a month ahead.

Can a valid US visa be transferred to a different passport?

I have a valid US visa on my Indian passport. I changed my nationality to HKSAR. Can my US visa be transferred to my HKSAR passport?

What are the shaving options for the carry-on traveler?

This question rustled some jimmies! Now that we have more information I'm rephrasing it to fit in better with the overall picture, which is shaving options for

Transit visa for Turkey

I will be travelling to Canada (from Bangladesh) on December through Istanbul. In the online e-visa page for transit visa, i could only find USA, Shengen countr

Can I travel from Kiev to Busan on train? [closed]

Is there any site where I can see ticket prices for all legs(?)? What about visas? Will it be cheaper than flying? I heard about this new Chin

Should we really expect difficulties when listing only "city of birth" in US passport and what countries have issues with this?

We are currently living in Europe, my spouse applied for US passport renewal, we went to US embassy with the application and listed city and country where she w

Booked a ticket on Lufthansa two weeks ago, credit card not charged yet

I booked a ticket on Lufthansa website to weeks ago, my flight will be next November. I got a confirmation code and an eticket number. Until now the price of t

Should gay people be careful when in Poland? If yes, to what extent?

A group of friends and I intend to visit Warsaw and its surroundings next year. We are members of the LGBT community. Seeing the scale of the 11/11/17 far-right

Traveling with Zero Luggage [closed]

With the rise of charges for checked luggage, more recently charging for carry-ons (for example, on Spirit Airlines), it is quite possible tha

What is "chin-tu" (spelling may be incorrrect) place of interest in Vietnam? [closed]

My kid asked vietnamese friend about what is his favourite place of interest in Vietnam and he said "chin-tu". Forgot to ask what is it :) Now

Why do British restaurants call their automatically added service charges anything from "optional" to "discretionary"?

I've seen this happen in such a huge number of places I've dined at and it's a bit hilarious - "a 12.5% discretionary service fee has been added to your tab.".

Katowice: Tadeusza Dobrowolskiego: Why the road to nowhere? [closed]

A question perhaps only Katowice locals will know. Taduesza Dobrowolskiego ends mysteriously - four lanes, new road markings and traffic sign

Is it normal that there are no questions asked during UK visit visa interview & biometric at VAC Malaysia?

I attended an interview to submit my documents & biometrics at the Visa Application Center (VAC) in Malaysia to visit the UK. I was prepared to all kind of

What is the cost of Japanese visa for Ukrainians?

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The fees are about 3,000 yen for a single-entry visa, 6,000 yen for a double-entry or multiple-entry visa, and 70

Travelling to Schengen countries from UK with multi entry UK visa

I am an Indian National holding an Indian passport. Currently, I have obtained a multi-entry UK Business Visitor Visa from New Delhi, India. During my stay in E

Why do travel advisories vary so much between countries?

I'd like to visit Tamanrasset and the Hoggar Mountains (see also this question), so I was happy to see that the FCO no longer advises against travel there: Sour

Arriving at a different port of entry in the same state in USA?

I am a girl in my early twenties traveling to USA from India and in my visa application I have provided the contact address for a relative in San Francisco, and

Can I use China's Direct Transit Visa Exemption for my trip? [duplicate]

I'm travelling through Southeast Asia at the beginning of the new year and am a little confused on the visa requirement in China. I'll be flyi

Can a visa refusal affect you applying visa in other countries

Applying for a Canadian visa and it was refuse . Can this have implications on you applying for other countries visa ?