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Which passport to use? EU+USA dual national entering the EU together with a non-EU family member

6/16/2018 3:22:41 PM As your “family member” under the definition of the freedom of movement directive 2004/38/EC, your husband is a “person enjoying freedom of movement” under the definition of the Schengen Borders Code. He is therefore explicitly allowed to use the lanes marked “EU/EEA/CH.” There’s no need to be separated at any point. You […]

Flight search with NOT (region) as destination and/or origin?

Flight search with NOT (region) as destination and/or origin?

9/8/2019 10:04:47 AM I find that this could fall under the category of “I want all destinations with flags that contain blue but don’t have stripes”. Finding a public service that can do this is hard but that doesn’t stop you from developing an app of your own that can do this. There are a […]

Travel from Nigeria to Bahamas, avoiding transit in US, UK and Canada

9/11/2019 7:19:03 AM Flights between Angola and Cuba have existed for a very, very long time but as with many/most flights to Cuba they can’t be found in normal search engines. Currently TAAG flies it once a week: DT 702 / DT 703 (currently Friday towards Havana and Sunday towards Luanda). And now TAAG serves […]

How to avoid credit card fee gouging in foreign countries?

How to avoid credit card fee gouging in foreign countries?

2/3/2019 8:15:25 PM I use Revolut. no fee for standard accounts. uses interbank exchange rates for its currency exchange on weekdays, and charge a markup from 0.5% to 1.5% on weekends free ATM withdrawal up to 200 USD/month. More if you subscribe to premium. Anything over the above limits is charged at 2% of value […]

Can I travel to Germany from a country different from the one I got the visa from?

6/10/2018 12:04:45 AM Under the Schengen rules, you must enter the Schengen area via the country for which the visa was issued, moreover, the majority of your time in the Schengen area should be spent in that country, although you are free, (normally) to travel to any country within the Schengen free travel area. Can […]

How quickly can I get an ID that will allow me to fly within the US?

1/22/2019 3:26:45 PM If the passport is a U.S. passport expired less than one year the TSA will still accept it. See Four Tips To Remember When Checking Your ID At Airport Security at the TSA blog: If you’re traveling with an expired license or passport you may still be able to fly. Acceptable forms […]

Can I enter Kenya and Tanzania multiple times on single-entry visas?

5/15/2019 5:25:08 AM We ended up using the single-entry visa for all of our entries into the East Africa community countries. The immigration officer when we arrived at Nairobi airport confirmed that a single-entry visa was sufficient. For our particular case, getting a multi-entry visa was significantly more complicated than a single-entry one. Do I […]

Do I need a visa to leave Zurich airport while in transit?

5/27/2018 4:31:42 PM As a UK citizen, you do not need a visa for any purpose in any EU, EEA, or Schengen country. This is true as long as the UK remains in the European Union. The reason this applies in your case is that the freedom of movement of persons includes a right of […]

Can you leave the US as a dual citizen with an expired US passport?

1/22/2019 9:52:53 AM As others pointed out, legally she must leave the US with her US passport. As an anecdote though, from my personal experience – I am a dual US/UK citizen and whenever I visit USA, I enter on my US passport. On an occasion, when leaving, I showed my UK passport during check […]

No Until date in USA admit stamp B1/B2

1/16/2019 5:36:58 PM Your first step should be to look up your electronic record at https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/. That will usually tell you how long you’ve been admitted for. How do we get a health extension for the US visa waiver program? Credit:stackoverflow.com‘

What should I pay for a 5-km songthaew trip in Koh Samui?

5/26/2018 4:48:04 PM The regular public Songthaew buses have fixed price and fixed route. One can not negotiate the price. It is 10 Baht in rural towns up to 20 Baht (and sometimes even 30) in crowded areas full of tourists (like Pattaya, Hua Hin, or on the islands). Once you order where to go, it instantly […]

Does Japan charge an extra departure tax if you depart from a different airport than your arrival?

5/21/2018 12:32:12 PM Not sure what exactly the person you were talking to was trying to convey, but even if there were higher taxes in that situation, you have to take the whole trip in consideration and compare for yourself. Taking 3 random dates (July 5, 12 and 17 respectively for each of the 3 […]

How do we get a health extension for the US visa waiver program?

1/4/2019 5:05:38 PM You should get the advice of an immigration law attorney. You will also need a paper from the doctor saying you are too sick to travel. Per this link: Medical emergencies are exceptions to the general bar on extending VWP status. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) can grant extensions of VWP […]

When traveling by train in Finland what can I expect from these options?

5/17/2018 1:52:03 PM I’m not Finnish, but I’ve travelled around there once very recently, and had a relatively similar experience, so I feel that I should be able to have a stab at answering. Don’t take my word as gospel though! I actually managed to book the hypoallergenic seats by accident (when I went through […]

Visiting Frankfurt on a 3-hour layover

12/7/2018 4:21:21 AM That’s not really feasible. A 3-hour layover is much too short, and the airport is FAR from downtown. Public transport is not like hopping in a Zipcar, there’s a lot of fooling around and waiting. And, things can go wrong – one mistake or delayed train and you’re out an expensive air […]

Why does this Polish night train have two different numbers?

5/16/2018 8:16:42 PM According to the ticket availability informations on the PKP intercity page, intercity.pl seems to use two different train numbers for different sections of the train. When departing from Świnoujście, the train has already two sections: seven passenger cars going to Kraków and six passenger cars going to Lublin (via Warsaw). When stopping […]

Skip last leg, but get on different flight in layover city

11/13/2018 6:24:03 AM A few potential problems: First, if you have checked baggage, your bags will (usually, unless you’ve arranged an overnight in ORD or something) be checked through to GSO. That’s obviously not what you want, so you’d have to make the entire trip work in a carry-on, and be certain you won’t be […]

Italy AirBnb host asking for passport info plus two off-the-books payments. Very skeptical

1/8/2020 8:54:40 PM The Reporting your presence is required in Italy, which the host must comply with. The likelihood is high that they are asking for the passport image beforhand so that they can fill out the form (twice) so that all you have to do is sign it upon arrival. If you don’t want […]

Is there no direct straight road from Wailea to Route 37?

Is there no direct straight road from Wailea to Route 37?

11/10/2018 7:57:21 PM If your grandparents have never driven the road to Hana, then itʻs best to take the normal route along the Hana Highway. Traffic will be an issue everywhere so that should not be a factor. Depending on when they leave, the “alternate route” will get them to a section where in most […]

How do I fix my immigration status if I have been admitted into the US as a foreign national, when I am a US dual national?

11/4/2018 2:35:17 PM There really is no status to change. The reality and fact that you are a USA citizen supersedes any lie you told (if you indeed told any lie) to enter on your foreign passport. Your status has been and will always be that of a USA citizen until you officially and formally […]

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