Visas And Passports

I recently renewed my US passport online and was honestly surprised by how fast the process was. I submitted my application last Friday evening and got the confirmation email at around 8:01 pm. To my surprise, the renewed passport was delivered today. That is roughly three...

I was born in 2009, so I am currently 16 and will turn 17 this year. My mother brought me and my younger siblings from Sweden to Djibouti in December to visit family, but we have ended up staying much longer than planned. Now I want to visit my older sister, who is 19 and lives...

I’ll preface this by saying I genuinely love Spain and I do recommend it as a place to live. But if you are on the fence about whether the Digital Nomad Visa is worth pursuing, let me save you some pain. I’ve done visas for probably 10 countries at this point. I have permanent...

Update: Two days after the Laos situation, I arrived in Phu Quoc where immigration only asked for my boarding pass. It was a much smoother experience and I am grateful to be here. Earlier, I obtained a visa from the Laos embassy which was placed in my Zimbabwe passport. I also...

I applied for a Schengen visa for the Netherlands through the French Consulate General on March 11, 2026, with a planned travel date of April 2. It has now been 37 days, and I still do not have either my visa or my passport returned. Because of the delay, I had to cancel both my...

Hi all, I hope this is appropriate to ask here. I have a flight booked from Dublin to Orlando this weekend. I hold an Irish passport where my full forename includes my middle name (for example, “John Joe” as the forename and “Smith” as the surname). However, I booked the ticket...

Hello, I’m a dual French-American citizen and I’m flying from Germany to the UK tomorrow. I have a UK student e-visa linked to my American passport. However, I accidentally checked in using my French passport, which has caused the system to flag me as not having a valid visa....

I’ve cruised with Carnival Cruise Line multiple times without issues, but this is my friend’s first cruise and I want to make sure everything goes smoothly. While booking, I ran into a character limit for the first name field. My friend’s full first name is something like “John...

Potential lost passport on return flight from Japan to Heathrow

If you're planning a trip to Vietnam, one of the most critical things to get right is your visa status before arriving at the airport, as it can completely disrupt your travel plans if overlooked. Many travelers mistakenly assume they can handle entry requirements on arrival,...

A traveler is facing a timing issue ahead of an April 2 departure due to discovering that a girlfriend’s visa on an old passport has already expired (May 2025). The planned itinerary includes entry via Hong Kong followed by travel into mainland China (Guangzhou → Beijing →...

A user is asking whether a past dispute with Ryanair could still affect their ability to travel in the future after obtaining a new passport. They explain that during COVID, a planned group trip was cancelled, and after not receiving a refund for several months, they initiated a...

Flying US to Bali via Singapore and planning to just get the visa on arrival in Denpasar. Everything I’m seeing (IATA etc) says it’s allowed, but Singapore Airlines keeps pointing me in circles and not giving a clear answer. Has anyone actually boarded with SQ without a...

This is one of those things that feels like a loophole… but probably isn’t. From what I understand, airlines mainly see whatever passport you present plus visa/ETA requirements tied to that passport. They’re checking if you’re allowed to enter your destination, not your full...

This is one of those things that stresses people out way more than what actually happens in real life. Guy had a passport expiring like a month after the trip, technically didn’t meet the 6-month rule… and still flew, boarded the cruise, got off at ports, everything. No one even...

This is one of those things that sounds complicated but might actually be straightforward. If your dad lived in the US that long before you were born, there’s a good chance you already qualify. From what I’ve seen, people in this situation usually just apply through the embassy...

Just realized my Vietnam e-visa has the wrong passport number… there’s an extra digit at the end. Everything else matches. Flight is tonight and I’m kinda freaking out a bit. Not sure if airlines will even let me board like this or if immigration will reject it. Feels like one...

Had a slightly strange experience leaving Shanghai Pudong and wondering if anyone has seen something similar. When the officer checked my passport and boarding pass, they called over a supervisor and I was taken to a separate desk. A few agents looked at my passport and...

Got a travel situation and trying to figure out if this will cause issues. The itinerary is British Airways to Mumbai, then SriLankan Airlines to Sri Lanka, but it’s a self-transfer with two separate bookings. There’s about 10 hours between flights. Details: No checked baggage...

Saw a warning from someone who had a pretty rough experience trying to enter Belize using those “onward ticket” services. They bought reservations from DummyTicket and OnwardTicket to show proof of onward travel, but both bookings were apparently issued through United Airlines...