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Returning US Citizen lost passport in Canada

1/27/2017 2:16:37 AM To be a little more specific than @o.m. (not a laywer, not legal advice) and for future SE reference … Please refer to the US Dept of State website Lost or Stolen Passports Abroad. Similar steps are outlined for foreigners losing travel documents while visiting the United States. As with the US […]

What does this sign on Air Tahiti ferry mean?

What does this sign on Air Tahiti ferry mean?

1/1/2018 11:23:11 PM To expand on the above response, as linked to the SuperMAN site, SuperMAN stands for SUPERmarkets Meet Accessibility Needs. On the 11th of February 2005 in France a law was passed on equal rights and opportunities, participation and citizenship of disabled. This law stated that the principle of accessibility is general regardless […]

Specific Meaning of Restricted Usage Road on Google Maps

Specific Meaning of Restricted Usage Road on Google Maps

3/23/2021 12:22:51 AM In addition to what you can get from Google, there are other map sources: Bing, Apple, Mapquest, and OpenStreetMap. Maybe others. None of them are any more reliable than Google, but you might get a better idea by comparing all than by just looking at one. In OpenStreetMap, each section of a […]

Is there a platform that would let me automatically buy a plane ticket given a certain set of conditions?

5/26/2022 2:06:59 AM Hopper had auto-buy but it quietly disappeared. I purchased using the autobuy name your price on tickets to Orlando and loved it but they must have run into issues. Will having "Muslim" stated on my passport cause issues at US immigration? 3/17/2018 10:06:55 AM I am not aware of any service, however, […]

Making pen and ink corrections on a UK visa form?

6/1/2016 1:17:44 PM Advice appears to suggest that as long as passport and visa applications are neat, very minor crossed out errors won’t make any trouble; Complete the form in capital letters with a black ballpoint pen Write only within the white boxed areas Leave other areas of the form blank. Do not strike through […]

Will having "Muslim" stated on my passport cause issues at US immigration?

12/3/2017 8:26:27 PM No. Provided your Visa and Passport are in order, you can expect an uneventful entry. By uneventful, I mean little beyond the customary questions. Note, while your Passport might say “Muslim”, this is not part of the Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) and is such not part of Passport information that is transmitted […]

What more should I add when applying for a Standard Visitor visa to attend British Army assessment?

1/24/2017 2:00:13 AM You need a UK entry clearance in order to get your army assessment. This is a two day affair that comes midway in the recruitment process. Other than sending an invitation the army does nothing else. Applicants are expected to pay their own expenses and for those needing it, acquire an entry […]

Where can we store our luggage after checking out so we don't have to book an extra hotel night?

3/6/2018 3:39:22 PM There is a luggage storage service in Denver called LUGDEN. They are right by Union Station and offer luggage storage by the hour, day and week. Their website is lugden.com Why is airline baggage measured in linear inches and not cubic volume? 5/24/2016 8:03:59 AM You don’t mention what country, but I […]

Using Nexus card while my U.S. passport is being renewed?

1/18/2023 3:40:45 PM Yes, if entering by land, or by air from an airport with US Customs pre-clearance in Canada, your NEXUS card is sufficient. A NEXUS card cannot be used to clear Customs at USA airports; the physical passport is required if traveling from a Canadian airport without preclearance. Sources: CBP and Timatic How […]

The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Reporting Obligations?

8/7/2017 9:53:40 AM My wife is a UK General Practitioner, and this is what she has said after recent guidance distributed through GP Update and Hot Topics courses: We are obligated to keep any identified overstayer on the premises and inform the local police in order for them to come and arrest that person. However, […]

How does the Schengen 90/180 rule work?

1/12/2019 11:04:26 PM Here is one way to think about it, based on counting days outside Schengen. Some of the corner cases seem to feel more natural when counting this way than when counting days in Schengen. Table of Contents Earning pointsWhat is being in short-visit status good for?Getting to 90 pointsAlternatives to short visits […]

Why is airline baggage measured in linear inches and not cubic volume?

6/8/2016 9:04:34 AM This is just a theory, but I suspect the airlines or airline body responsible, set a volume limit, but as Zach mentioned, this could result in people taking unwieldy sized luggage excessively long in one dimension. If you take the cubic root of this limit and multiply by 3, this results in […]

How can I rent a car one way from the US to Mexico?

2/15/2017 7:49:41 AM You may be able to, but it would probably be difficult, cost prohibitive, if not impossible. I would suggest renting one car for the US leg of the journey(eg Ashville to San Diego), then crossing the border either on foot or by public transport, then renting another car on the Mexico side […]

Are non-Muslims allowed to enter mosques in Malaysia?

8/3/2017 10:46:33 AM I can’t speak for every mosque in the country but certainly from my experience of visiting a few mosques in KL and Malacca it’s a case of “Sort of”. The mosques all had visitor areas where nobody had any issue with me, a white guy in jeans and a plain t-shirt coming […]

How can I discern if a bottled drink is carbonated or not in Germany?

How can I discern if a bottled drink is carbonated or not in Germany?

7/24/2017 5:56:31 AM “Sprudel” or “sprudelnd” are the German words for “fizz” and “fizzy” respectively, so these too are worth watching out for (as well as the “Kohlensaeure” already mentioned). DS-160 transit visa – how do I fill "Address Where You Will Stay in the U.S." 7/23/2017 5:58:32 PM Just a word of warning: if […]

How long can I stay in the UK?

8/21/2017 2:55:32 PM I came as a tourist for 6 months to visit my boyfriend an the time. I was allowed into the country. Here is what I did. I booked my tickets for arriving in the UK and leaving in 6 months time so I had proof that I was intending on leaving. I […]

In which city in Europe would a first-time cross-dresser face the lowest risk of harassment?

5/18/2016 10:15:52 PM My first guess was the Nollendorfplatz area in Berlin but the second is Le Marais in Paris: Le Marais has “an emphasis on ‘commercialism, gay pride and coming-out of the closet’” And if you would consider North America, I live very close to Davie Village in Vancouver. I do not think there’s […]

DS-160 transit visa – how do I fill "Address Where You Will Stay in the U.S."

6/19/2017 5:06:57 PM The DS-160 instructions say: I am required to give the name of a contact or organization and a phone number, but I am not visiting anyone in the U.S. If you do not know anyone personally you may give the name of the hotel, company or organization you intend to visit. If […]

As an Indian citizen, can I apply and have both a B1 and F1 visa?

7/5/2016 9:11:44 AM This question was asked and answered by the US embassy in an article in the Jamaica Observer – You are allowed to have multiple visas: Multiple non-immigrant visas are routinely issued at the Embassy – common combinations include the B1/B2 visitor’s visa in addition to crew member (C1/D), student (F, M), employment-based […]

Visiting Derry/Londonderry. What should I call it?

1/12/2017 8:14:10 AM Call it Derry in the city centre, call it “This city /Londonderry” when going left on Diamond Square (looking from the river side upwards, Left is through the walls and to the primark’s right), Call it Derry elsewhere, specially bogside and uphill from bogside. You’ll notice quite a lot of irish flags […]

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