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Explain meaning of Mumbai scams

Explain meaning of Mumbai scams

6/14/2017 10:39:39 AM If you want to travel to and from Mumbai airport (international/domestic) look for taxi counters inside the airport. Don’t hire from unscrupulous persons (this way you wont get scammed). You can also book a cab by calling Merucabs.com or Easycabs.com anywhere in the city Regarding staying safe in the city, usually Mumbai […]

Can I leave the airport during a connecting flight if I am a citizen of the country where I have to change planes?

12/10/2015 1:25:52 AM Here is an alternative: Buy yourself a full fare refundable ticket and go through security. Have coffee with him behind security. “Miss” your flight and get the refund. You will spend more time with him as you can be with him right up until the time he has to board. If his […]

Is the alliance responsible for tickets of bankrupt airline?

12/10/2018 10:21:52 PM When you purchase an airline ticket for a flight there are up to 3 airlines involved for each leg of the flight : 1. The “operating” carrier – this is the airline that is actually operating the flight 2. The “marketing” carrier – this is the airline of the flight number that […]

German €9 ticket for trains: who's eligible, and what's the catch?

German €9 ticket for trains: who's eligible, and what's the catch?

6/3/2022 2:19:14 PM What’s the catch? This offer is temporary. This offer is part of a package to make life cheaper for everyone, to (partly) offset high energy prices and cost of living. During the same time, driving is also cheaper for those driving petrol or diesel (and maybe gas, not sure) due to a […]

Schengen visa refusal on threat to public policy, security, health

4/26/2016 3:54:01 PM Refusal on these grounds… One or more member state(s) consider you to be a threat to public policy, internal security, public health as defined in Article 2(19) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 (Schengen Borders Code) or the international relations of one or more of the member states). …means you will require a […]

Does the Ukraine travel ban for Russian men apply to (non-Ukrainian) dual nationals?

12/13/2018 2:23:26 PM UPDATE: Just received information from the Ukrainian border agency that the ban does not apply if you fly to Ukraine. Of course, Russians may still be subject to additional scrutiny. So just present your French passport as usual, and if they ask any questions, co-operate and be honest. Do airlines count the […]

What is a "Truck Zone" in the United States?

11/16/2015 4:46:49 AM I’ve found your END TRUCK ZONE signs. This is about a 4.3 mile stretch of I-75 northbound, beginning 31 miles from downtown Knoxville, where trucks are restricted to the right lane. It begins at the end of the Exit 134 interchange, just before milepost 135, with signs reading TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCKS DO […]

How should a family with young children apply for UK visas?

5/21/2017 7:55:40 PM There is no minimum age threshold where a child can be exempt from the requirements. Malagasy people are visa nationals and so each child must have an entry clearance in their own passport. In the pre 9/11 era, children could travel with an amendment in their parent’s passport, but it is no […]

Do airlines count the days for visa nationals?

12/11/2018 12:26:00 AM There’s not that much that an airline can do even if you did overstay your visa. Generally, it’s the airlines responsibility to make sure you are allowed to go from A to B, but not to make sure you had the right to be in A. At least, I think that would […]

How do you prevent somebody from stealing your luggage when traveling by air?

8/1/2022 8:52:13 AM If you’re flying within the USA, and you own a firearm, there is a solution to provide some extra security. As Deviant Ollam explains, if you have a firearm in your checked luggage, you need to have it in a hardcase, locked with a non-TSA lock. The idea is likely having a […]

Work visa expiring, can I stay as a tourist?

12/5/2018 12:10:15 PM What if I exit the Schengen area and then reenter as a tourist? Yes you can do that. You must exit before or when your visa expires. Go somewhere else and then make your visa free entry request. Whether they let you in or not is just speculation at this point but […]

Is it OK to dress as a stewardess on a flight?

6/19/2015 4:26:15 PM She can dress like stewardess, may look similar with her dressing. there will some things which will differentiate her from the real steward and the crew wont have any concern. the real steward got pin etc…. (look unique). Can a Muslim woman visit Medina Mosques as tourist independently? 6/18/2016 10:30:06 PM It […]

Can a Muslim woman visit Medina Mosques as tourist independently?

6/2/2015 11:23:28 PM Sorry, you can’t. Women under 45 are not granted pilgrimage visas unless they travel with a male guardian, and even if you’re over 45, you need to travel with a group. Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia to the US: 4) All women are required to travel for Hajj with a Mahram [male […]

Visa refusal due to misrepresentation

11/27/2018 10:20:18 AM And will it affect my husband and kids? My husband visits the US often. Nobody can answer definitively if it will. It should not. The policy manual does not state nor imply anywhere a person becomes inadmissible or should their visa be denied because a spouse committed an immigration offense. Although married […]

Should I carry my passport everywhere I go in Japan?

5/26/2015 10:58:43 PM Yes, not because the bars and hotels want to check it (some will), but because the police have the authority to stop you in the street and demand identification and the proof that you are staying in Japan legally. Source: got checked for passport in JR Tokyo Station. Identification on German trains […]

What happens if a Filipino/Australian overstays in the Philippines?

11/25/2018 9:00:17 AM To answer your questions, starting with your last one: Losing and retaining/reacquiring Philippine Citizenship Per Philippine Commonwealth Act. no. 63 (section 1, paragraph 1), you automatically lost Philippine citizenship when you became Australian (the quote is from Lawphil.net): Section 1. How citizenship may be lost. – A Filipino citizen may lose his […]

Any commercial planes with non-Western toilets

2/9/2019 9:26:07 PM Based on personal experience in the last three plus decades of flying various airlines and flying to a lot of countries, I’ve not encountered any commercial plane having non-western toilets. Being stuck between Russia and Turkmenistan at a sea border; what happens? 11/14/2018 8:20:40 PM Since airplanes are usually built also for […]

Identification on German trains

1/7/2017 8:17:28 AM This question (and the current answers) are out of date. As of 1 October 2016 Deutsche Bahn no longer requires an identification card but only an official identity document (or their Bahncard). Per their help pages (in German, I was unable to find an English version) Table of Contents Ab dem 01.10.2016: […]

What to do when visa admission expires during lockdown?

4/20/2020 4:22:28 PM I am a little concerned that contacting officials to explain the situation would just lead me to be flagged for prompt enforcement action. Nope, on the contrary it’s exactly what to do. For Visa Waiver Program (VWP) visitors, per this government regulation (§ 217.3): If an emergency prevents an alien admitted under […]

Being stuck between Russia and Turkmenistan at a sea border; what happens?

10/9/2019 10:50:54 AM What happens in cases of force majeure while travelling with a Transit Visa? International law, as such, does not offer any binding recommendations on how to deal with such situations or what host measures host countries must do. The present International Passport Recommendations envolved during the Paris Passport Convention 1920-10-21 Geneva Passport […]

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