I am travelling from Australia to China to Vietnam to Cambodia to Australia. I have two passports, namely Russian and Australian (the first and last names are identical in both but the numbers are obviously different). I purchased all required air fares using my Australian passport. Later I found that as a Russian citizen I can enter and stay in Vietnam without a visa for 15 days (and as a holder of Australian passport I need to apply for a visa, which is extra $$$).    I can't see my passport number on the air ticket print-out, although they did asked for it at the time of purchase, so it might be in the databases. Does it matter that I used my Australian passport to purchase the airfare if I want to travel from China to Vietnam using my Russian passport so I can enter the country without a visa? Assuming airlines check for both passport number and the name details, should I present both passports when checking-in in China? I still have time to apply for Vietnam visa using my Australian passport, but it'd be great to learn I do not nee to.
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I was just wondering if you have two passports (a Chinese one and an Australian one), and you booked your airline ticket with the Chinese one, will you have to show both of your passports or just one?  The thing is, on my Chinese passport, it has my birth name, but then when I became an Australian citizen, I legally removed my Chinese name and replaced it with my English name. So I don't know whether I should just show the passport officials the one that I booked the airline ticket with.
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I am an Indian national. Right now I am staying in Israel. I will be moving to Germany on the last week of this month with german national visa directly from tel aviv. Ticket price of direct flight is high. So I am thinking to buy either Air France or LOT for travelling having layover at Paris or Poland. Am I allowed to do that? I mean is it mandatory to enter in Germany first? May I travel with these airlines with proper transit visa?
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I am from Myanmar. I was on my way to Venice from Brussels while holding Schengen visa (single entry). I bought a British Airways ticket to fly from Brussels to Venice. Unfortunately, on that day, all BA flights from Brussels were canceled. British Airway's customer service centre told me to go to from Brussels to London by train, where I could catch my flight to Venice. I took a taxi to Bruxelles-Midi train station and bought a ticket to London. A Brussels immigration officer inspected and approved my passport.   Then I had to to through UK Border Immigration. There, they said I can't enter to get my flight. Although I explained the situation with the airline and made clear of my destination (I already reserved my hotels in Venice, Switzerland and France as described in my travel itinerary), they detained me for some hours and also took my fingerprints on paper and photo.   They asked questions concerned about my finances and gave me a refusal letter for not having a transit visa. So I had to re-enter Brussels where the immigration officer put the below stamp in my passport. As I had a single entry Schengen visa, I had to buy another airline ticket to Venice and complete my Europe trip.   What do the stamps below mean on my passport?   Can they affect me and, if so, how and why, when I apply for another Schengen visa?
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I am flying in 10 days to another state to apply for a travel visa. As a foreigner, my passport is the only ID I have at the moment. How will I be able to travel back to my current state?  Will a photocopy of my passport and American visa, perhaps a letter, driver's license, and/or a temporary state ID work? (I don't think I will be able to get my state ID in time!)
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I am in Nigeria, my passport will expire in 4 months and I have a document to apply for a UK visiting Visa with that passport number.  Should I use it like that or go for another passport. If I choose to get another passport, how will I use it because of the passport number on the about to expired one in the document I want to use for Visa.
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I have got a passport in very good condition with two inner pages totally ripped out (they are missing). I had my Schengen visa issued on those pages with a few stamps but now that visa has expired.   Does this situation invalidate my passport?  should I apply for new passport now or I can make this passport work?   I need to fly to US in July.
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I have a business visa for Australia valid till end of this year(2019) but the passport it is linked to is about to expire. I have applied for a new passport which I will get within the next 14 days. As soon as I get my new passport, I will submit Form 929.    My problem is, I have to travel to Sydney, Australia as early as possible but I am not sure how much time it takes to process Form 929. Some say it takes 3 days, some say more. I need to factor this to book my Flight &amp; Hotel early to save on cost.
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I have a 75 hour trip to Beijing (PEK) coming up in October. I shall enter at PEK on a flight from London, arriving at 0930 and continue onwards by air to Hong Kong three days later at 1230, and I shall be travelling on an ordinary British passport.  I understand that the 72 hour transit visa on arrival actually begins the midnight after my arrival (and not immediately after arrival).   Visa required, except for Holders of British passports endorsed  British Citizen  holding confirmed onward airline tickets to a third country, if arriving in and departing from the same city: - at Beijing (PEK), Chengdu (CTU), Chongqing (CKG), Dalian (DLC), Guangzhou (CAN), Hangzhou (HGH), Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA), Shanghai Pudong (PVG), Tianjin (TSN), Wuhan (WUH), Xi'an (XIY) or Xiamen (XMN) for a max. transit time of 72 hours, starting from 00:01 on the day following the day of entry. - at Guilin (KWL), Harbin (HRB), Kunming (KMG) or Shenyang (SHE) for a max. transit time of 72 hours;   However, although several non-official sources substantiate this distinction, I cannot find any official confirmation of this. Does anyone have any experience in doing this kind of transit?
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Will my Chinese visa still be valid if I renew my passport? If so how does that work?  I have heard that you can travel with your new passport and just show the old passport with the valid visa when entering China. Has anyone done that? Recently?   I have also been told that you have to get a new visa, which seems somewhat logical but frustrating, especially when my Chinese visa is only a few months old.  My Chinese visa was issued in late Nov 2014 and I heard the rules changed between the US and China. My visa says it's good for 10 years and my US passport expires in 5.
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My dad is flying to Christchurch, New Zealand, for the first time and I booked him tickets with 1 stopover in Sydney. I booked with Qantas and I just realized that his connecting flight in SYD is operated by Emirates (codeshare). He is flying from MNL with Qantas and arrives in SYD at 6:10AM and yhe next flight to CHC is at  7:50AM with Emirates. He only has 1 hour and 40 minuted before his next flight, assuming the flight is on time.  I have never been in SYD myself so I don't know how it works. PS: I won't be applying for a transit visa for him as he won't be leaving the airport and I assume it's not a case of separate tickets but airline codeshare. My questions are:   Will Qantas allow luggage check-in straight to CHC?  If the answer is yes, can he take his boarding pass to CHC at the Transfer Desk to avoid long queues at Emirates check-in counter? If answer to #1 is NO, obviously he will have to claim baggage to check in with Emirates.  How long will it take to go through customs and Immigration? I am worried that 1 hour and 40 minutes won't be enough. Can he skip the queue and ask people to let him pass? Is there any desk at the Sydney airport I can contact to assist him? I cannot afford the Meet and Greet services offered by some companies at the airport. I am wondering if I can call the Sydney airport concierge to help my dad get to his next flight. I am willing to pay but not as much as the airssist or fasttrack charges.   Thanks.
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I have an EU passport (German) in my married name and a South African Passport in my maiden name. I have applied for a new SA passport, but will not receive it in time for my intended trip to SA in Feb. I will book my ticket in my married name and use my German passport for ticketing. Will I encounter any problems with this as I have to enter SA on my SA passport (in maiden name)? I am worried as SA immigration would presumably be sent my EU passport details in advance of my arrival in SA.
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I got a tourist visa for UAE with my old passport number which was renewed on January 2015.  I got the new passport with new number and in the last page old passport number also mentioned. Can I travel to UAE with this visa by keeping both passports?
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I'm transiting through China in Kunming, China.  I'm a South African national and do NOT fall under the 72-hour visa free program. However on [their official (travelchina) website][1] it says:     Nationals of most countries are eligible for the 24-hour direct   transit, while a visa is needed for the passengers transiting on   Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia,   Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey,   United Arab Emirates and Yemen passports.   I'm sorry if I'm missing this, but the above is rather badly worded for me does "nationals of most countries" include ALL countries except those mentioned in the list shown?  Also again sorry if I'm missing this but again it is rather badly worded for me. I will fly via Thailand to China and then via China to Canada with an 8-hour layover in China. I see Thailand is mentioned on the list. I have a Thailand residency permit where I currently reside... Would that affect me at all?  Also, any idea if I can exit the airport in China and come back under the 24-hour visa exemption (should I be exempt)?  Many thanks.
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In a Youtube video by ADVChina, the speaker is recommending using a VPN in China for various reasons, and to sign up using his referral code.  He says there are various practical uses including "You could also go and get cheaper plane tickets by hopping around different countries." and shows a screenshot of a flight website called KAYAK, with the VPN software changing his country to Italy.  Is it possible to get cheaper plane tickets by using a VPN in this way? I've never heard of KAYAK, but if I use something like Skyscanner, is it common for tickets to be priced differently depending on which country the user's IP is from?  Is it because of different taxes in different countries? So could it be illegal to get discounts like this? Or is there some pricing strategy from airlines to charge different amounts depending on the country of purchase?
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In my passport, my name is Firstname middlename1 middlename2 lastname, and in the ticket is LASTNAME/FIRSTNAME MR.  Will be a problem? I'll travel from Brazil to Bali, Indonesia and according to the agency I bought the ticket from, there's no problem and it's common.  The airline is Qatar Airlines and I have looked , which says that the passenger name can't be changed after the booking has finished.  But I don't know if it is a problem.
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I am a dual citizen. I have both a US passport and a non-US passport. I live in the US. My US passport is currently being processed for renewal. I am unsure whether I will receive my passport in time for a trip that I have scheduled. Could I use my non-US passport to leave the US and return? I have never entered the US with my non-US passport. There is no immigration leaving the US but I still need to scan my passport for ticketing. Will the airline refuse me a ticket? I know that in this situation returning with a non-US passport can be problematic as well, but will I be able to leave at all? Note that I am traveling to a country which neither of my passports are from.
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We (adults, 3 children ages 9-14) are traveling by airplane from the US to Canada on 7.21.15 for 1 week. Our 3 children's (ages 9-14) passports all expired on 7.18.15.  3 days before our departure. Will our children be able to enter Canada with a US birth certificate with a seal accompanied by us, their legal parents, with our still valid passports as well as their only 72 hour expired passports? Thanks