Category "customs-and-immigration"

Traveling only with first and last name (instead of full name)

Okay this is a bit complicated if you're not chinese. But I will appreciate any help I can get so please take the time to read. My chinese name is being left o

Heathrow overnight layover - claim and recheck luggage/go through Immigration?

I am flying Cathay Pacific from Stockholm to Hong Kong with a 23-hour layover at London Heathrow. I booked the flight as a single ticket on the same itinerary (

Light at Canadian border crossing

My friend recently posted a picture on Facebook that he took while waiting to cross from Canada back into the United States. Here is his caption... These l

Is it possible to explore London during a 10-hour layover at Heathrow?

Traveling from Washington DC to Johannesburg, SA we have a 10-hour layover in London. Have been to London before, have done the tourist thing, have Oyster card

Cameras to the Delhi airport [closed]

I would be carrying two cameras, two watches, a tablet and a Kindle to the Delhi airport. Do you think there would be a problem?

Do I have to enter the UK on my UK passport?

I'm a British National (Overseas), which basically means that while I don't have the right of abode in the UK, I am permitted to visit the UK without a visa. Ho

Entering Canada - visa delays and tourist authorization

My fiancée and I are moving from Switzerland (residency and nationality: Switzerland) to Vancouver, BC, Canada in a week or so for five years with a stud

Can you enter the UK via Eurostar on an EU passport with only one month of validity?

I'm like two hours away and just realised my passport will expire in September.

Can I bring cheese to the US from the Netherlands?

We are going to visit our relatives in the US. I'm thinking of getting sweets, cookies and old Dutch cheese as small presents, but I'm not really sure about che

Can shaving my head cause problems entering the US?

Does anyone know about any possible complications that one may face while entering the US with completely shaved head while the passport photo has hair? Many In

Flying Winnipeg - Calgary - Amsterdam - Berlin, when do I go through customs?

Not sure when I go through customs? Leaving on international flight from Calgary to AMS, and connecting in AMS to Berlin. Any info?

Connecting from Terminal 3 to 1 at Copenhagen CPH

US citizen traveling into Copenhagen, arriving Terminal 3 at 13:00 and need to connect to a domestic flight at Terminal 1 at 14:45. Any suggestions on fastest

Visit Pakistan for a week [closed]

I'm an American citizen, born and raised in the US. I spent a week in Pakistan, and upon returning today, I was questioned for about 5 minutes

Norway to Paris — immigration check?

My wife, my daughter and I are travelling to Paris from Kristiansand via Amsterdam on the 27th Aug. We all have Indian passports and I have a wor

Which passport to use immediately after naturalisation?

I'm having a tough problem: A Korean lady living in New Zealand has just gotten naturalised and has a New Zealand passport. She used her South Korean passport

Clarification on Immigration Stamping - Flight to UK → Sailing to South Africa → Flight to India

I am an Indian Citizen. Planning to travel to Gibraltar using visa for UK with 6 months validity and multiple entry visa. After reaching Gibraltar since I love

Why does my boarding pass read "APIS OK"

I flew from Turkey to France on a direct flight. When I checked in, I saw the boarding pass given to me read "APIS OK". I thought APIS was a program of US immi

Which countries I must get a transit visa in order to board on a second flight? [closed]

Being an owner of one of the world's worst passports (Henley & Partners ranked Sri Lanka the 6th worst), I always have to worry about visa

Is there an obligation to renew a small child's passport before its expiry date?

I obtained my daughter's first children passport when she was just a few months old. Now she is three and during our last flight an immigration officer complain

In which EU countries it is illegal to carry/have a kubotan keyring at customs?

I had the situation in the past when I had a plastic kubotan key ring at the security checks at the airport in the UK, so one of the officer called the police a