Category "customs-and-immigration"

Two passports, questioned by immigration? [duplicate]

I was born in South Africa, and have been living since. My dad is British, hence I am able to apply for a British passport because I am also a

For UK/USA bound flights, are details entered during online check-in, such as date of birth or passport number ever checked by airlines/immigration?

When checking-in for a flight online, you are usually asked for details such as date of birth, passport number, passport expiration dates, etc. However despite

Schengen Area to UK to Canada to USA

I am traveling on Air France from Paris to Heathrow and then out of Heathrow on Air Canada to Boston through Halifax. Can I check my bags through in Paris or do

What are the immigration officers going to ask or require once I land in Hamburg?

This is my first time travelling as an adult and alone. I am travelling from Panama. I already checked and I don't need a visa. What are the things that I will

How to contact Schengen Immigration Officers?

I have a valid Schengen multiple-entry visa issued by the French consulate. However, in my travel period of 9 days I am spending 2 days in France and the rest i

What evidence is acceptable in practice to demonstrate EEA nationality in absence of a passport/ID card when entering the UK?

According to the UK Home Office: Regulation 11(4) states that when an EEA national does not produce on arrival a valid ID card or passport he should be g

Can I carry 30 comics with me while traveling from the USA to India?

I will be traveling from the USA to India. And my son has told me to buy quite a lot of comics for him. So my question is, can I carry around 30 to 50 comics wh

Can a twenty-year-old bring to the USA alcohol purchased legally in Spain?

I overheard a friend asking another friend whether she, being of legal age here in Spain, would have any trouble taking wine purchased here back to the USA wher

Are CBP officers allowed to search and clone media devices?

I'm travelling to LAX and from some anecdotal horror stories I've seen online and in real life, I worry that customs officers may ask to search my laptop, seize

Type D visa holder, travel outside of the EU

I have a type D visa, but it is valid for Germany. I will travel to my country (outside of the EU) and I will come back passing through Spain (I will stay a whi

Why do immigration officers ask to see ID other than your passport?

I have traveled a lot, and I am often asked by Immigration to show them an another ID than my passport. Should I have to show them another ID with my passport w

Two letters of my first name transposed on boarding pass. Should I be worried?

My wife made a typo on my ticket where my name reads Micheal instead of Michael. Other than this everything is OK. I was able to use the ticket when leaving th

US citizen with warrants in the US and want to enter with a foreign passport

I have warrants in Texas for a traffic ticket and drug paraphernalia but I exited the US to Japan and I have dual citizenship. My US passport has my American na

Dual US-Swiss citizen with family emergency and expired US passport

I need to travel to the US ASAP, to visit for family matters. However, my US passport has expired recently, so I was planning to visit using my Swiss passport.

If I change my name in the UK, and visit the US again on an ESTA, will I have issues?

I'm currently known as John A, my passport and current ESTA is in this name. My ESTA is due to expire this month. I'm back in the UK now and I plan to change m

Traveling back to the UK after overstay

My mom has lived in the UK from 2002 to 2007 illegally. She overstayed, her children who were with her during those years are British citizens and we plan on go

Leaving and entering the UK past Tier 5 visa end date

I'm an American student who will be interning in the UK on a Tier 5 Temporary Worker - Government Authorised Exchange visa for 8 weeks this summer. I was wonder

Travel requirements back to UK for 17-year-old child

My son is 17 and a dual UK/US citizen. He will be travelling to the USA on his own this summer and then returning after 3 weeks. I was wondering whether he nee

USA documentation requirements for minor travelling on their own

My 17-year-old son is a dual US-UK citizen and is travelling to the USA this summer on his own. I have been told U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recomm

I have dual Colombia/US citizenship. Travel to Colombia

I have dual Colombia/US citizenship. I need to do a short trip to Colombia in a week.I have both my US and Colombian passports, but I don't have a cedula. I'm