Category "customs-and-immigration"

US Border: Is hiding data OK?

There’s data on my computer I consider sensitive that I don’t want to upload, delete, or expose to the US Border Force. I am aware that digital str

Proof of Health Insurance to enter Ukraine?

Is proof of Health Insurance checked on a 3-day visit? If so, would a Heath Insurance ID card be needed for this, or would the Travel Accident Insurance provide

Any way to find out what US Customs & Border Protection has in their database on me?

I travel from the US to Canada occasionally (about once per year on average) with my family. We are all US citizens and travel with US passports. Every time we

Need to go to Brazil but Brazilian passport is expired

I need to go to Brazil on December 7th but just found out my Brazilian passport is expired. I have dual citizenship: Brazil and US. My US passport is valid. I h

Crossing the border 3 times in 24 or 48 hours

I am planning on driving up Sani Pass (South Africa - Lesotho) in December 2017. Ideally, I would like to do two trips on two consecutive days. The concern is,

Does a Kenyan passport holder with an UK Tier 4 student visa require a Mexico visa?

I am traveling to Mexico in December 2017 and I hold a Kenyan passport with a Tier 4 student visa for the UK that expires in November 2018. On the consulate web

Would applying henna on my fingers change my fingerprints?

Due to some family function, I had to apply henna on my hands 4 days back. I had my biometrics taken today (I have applied for UK visa). The staff, while taking

I'm a Nigerian with Italian permit to stay, can I come to the UK without a visa? [duplicate]

Because I have been thinking on going to the UK for quite some time now, but I don't really know how to start the process.

Enter China (from European Union), after being fined in Hong Kong a few years ago

I got fined 3 years ago in Hong Kong for dropping a cigarette butt on the ground. I never paid that fine, and I wonder if I would have problems when entering Ma

Will gate agents in London know if I'm "undesirable" before my stop-over in Johannesburg? [duplicate]

I was recently deemed "undesirable" in South Africa for overstaying my visa. I want to visit my South African fiance in Botswana but all of th

Travelling from France with a German student residency and a Fiktionsbescheinigung

I have a 2-year student residency in Germany. The residency ends in a few days so I had an appointment yesterday to renew it. Instead of a new residency I got a

Can I travel back to my homeland after being granted German refugee status?

I was recently granted German refugee status with a travel document and, in my interview, I told them I would never go back to my home country, Iraq. Now, someo

Can I legally take washed up coral from Mexico to the USA?

I am on vacation in Mexico, and we have found lots of dead coral washed up on the shore. We would like to take some home as souvenirs, but we are not sure about

What, if any, immigration controls can be expected on a domestic flight within the UK?

I'm a person who has overstayed their UK visa and wants to visit a solicitor to attempt to regularize my status in the country. Given that the solicitor is loca

Can I cross the Canada-US border with an expired passport and a non-expired Nexus card? [duplicate]

My passport will expire soon, but I have a Nexus Card good for a few more years. Is it possible when my passport expires that I can use my Ne

Landing interview at Heathrow for allowing land-side transit to Indian nationals with valid US visa

I'm an Indian national and hold a valid US F1 visa. I'll be travelling from the US to India via Heathrow and have a 23-hour layover at Heathrow airport (arrival

Safely disposing of agricultural contraband

I have the habit of taking an apple, orange, or other portable fruit from hotel breakfasts and tucking it into my bag to eat later in the day. I might do this e

What do I do and where do I go during a 16-hour stopover in Bangkok?

I'm travelling to Koh Samui and I have a 16-hour stopover in Bangkok, which I'm assuming would need to get onto a new plane. When we arrive in Bangkok, do I jus

Baby has dual citizenship. I need to know if she needs two passports

I am traveling to the United States with my husband, Mexican, and our daughter, who is Mexican/American. Do I need to get her a Mexican passport as well? She a

Can I enter Romania on a Cypriot multi-entry visa without visiting Cyprus?

More specifically, will I get in trouble with either Cyprus or Romania by doing this? For those of you who may not know, four EU countries that are not yet par