I am a US asylee, and I have green card and USA travel document. I want to travel to UAE , and since UAE doesn't accept travel document can I use my national passport?
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I am an asylee in the United States. I have a Green Card, and my primary passport which was issued by my country of origin. I am not allowed to go back to my home city and then return to the United States.   But, due to an emergency, I have to go there. So, I decided to use a third country to go to from the US, stay there for a while, and then go to my home city then.   Can I use the re-entry permit that gets stamped while departing the US, have my passport stamped in the third country instead of the re-entry permit? I would enter my home country with the passport, and return to the US by the same route, only by showing my re-entry permit and not the passport as if I have never been to my home country?
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Now that  is in effect, people who have visited Iraq, Syria, Iran, or Sudan since 2011 are banned from entering the US under the Visa Waiver Program. However it's unclear to me how could the US officials prove one has set foot in those countries, unless:   There's a stamp in one's passport indicating so, which can be side-stepped by getting a fresh passport One mentions the fact on the ESTA application form, which is obviously easy to avoid   Is there any other way the US might be able to identify such individuals?  NB: I'm not eligible for the VWP myself and don't plan to travel to the four countries above, so it's a purely theorethical question
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I would like to know, whoever has travelled to the USA using the south african travel document  how did they do it?   What is the process and how will I go about it ?  Please respond . I am afraid of being rejected because they might think I am going there to stay because my document says refugee.
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I received my Schengen visa, thanks to numerous Q&amp;A found on this site. I have flights booked for in and out, and I'm considering to use Ryan Air to travel between a few cities.   I'm a Sri Lankan citizen with a passport that is not due to expire anytime soon. I have an ETAS SCHENGEN visa on my passport.   In the Ryan Air web site,  says that non EU/EEU passengers should get their documents stamped by a special counter.    Is it legal for a third party in general to stamp my passport? I understand immigrant officers can stamp it, and may be banks too when exchanging currency. But can a third party airline?    I should probably ask this from Ryan Air, but given their lack of support (as far as I can see), I thought to ask this on the people I love for traveling. That is you!   Is this a one-time document check only, or do I have to go through the same procedure every time? Does this mean I cannot check-in online, and have to pay for their desk check-in every time, even if I wanted to do so online?
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I'm a British National (Overseas), which basically means that while I don't have the right of abode in the UK, I am permitted to visit the UK without a visa. However, my passport has expired, and while it's being renewed, the schedule is a bit tight.  At the same time, I'm an US Citizen, and since I'm only planning to visit the UK, I don't need a visa if I enter on my US passport.  I'm not familiar with UK immigration law, and given that this probably isn't too common a situation, the UK Border Agency website doesn't have an answer that I can can find, nor do they seem to have a contact form that fits my situation, so here's hoping someone knows—given that I'm a British National (Overseas), am I required to enter the UK on my UK passport, or can I just use my (valid) US passport?
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Recently I was refused an E-2 visa under Section 214b. To be honest I don't really know why because I have strong ties with my home country (house, bank account, family) so my lawyer sent an appeal to the legalnet and I'm  waiting for an answer.  I have a second nationality that I used to travel in USA within the last 15 months under ESTA. A few days after my E-2 refusal I checked my ESTA status  and it is still authorized.  Can I travel to the States right now or not?  I have a purchased business over there and have to take care of my assets.
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Three years ago I was on holidays in Canada and visited the Niagara Falls. I also went to the American side of the falls and got something like a "short-term visa". I also got a green paper with all my information (name, passport number, etc.) which I should give back at the border when leaving USA again.  When I got back from the USA side of the falls, the border was abandoned. Therefore I couldn't give the green paper back to the officials. Now I'm really a bit afraid that in their computer system I still haven't left the USA.  Next summer I plan to visit USA again. Can I get into trouble at the border?
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Starting Friday the 13th, all non-USA passport holders are not allowed entry into the USA when coming from the Schengen area. Does this include layovers?   I'll be traveling from Africa, laying over in Frankfurt and finally arriving in Dulles. As a US citizen, what will be the impact of my layover?
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I'm getting ready to renew my US passport for the first time.  Since I got this passport the ID requirements at the US-Canada border have gotten stricter, so I've been using my passport when driving across that border.  I have no current international travel plans within the renewal window, but I have relatives in Canada and one never knows when a family emergency might occur, especially with older relatives.  Renewing the passport requires temporarily surrendering the current (still-valid) one.  A little Googling tells me that I wouldn't be able to cross this border (in both directions) with an expired passport at all, so waiting doesn't help.  How do I retain my ability to drive to Canada and back home while my passport renewal is being processed?  I don't have an "enhanced" driver's license (whatever that is).  I do have a copy of my birth certificate.  My only citizenship is US.
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Around two years ago I washed and dried my passport by mistake at the laundry room. My ID, my old US student visa and my stamps from european countries are still readable but the pages are not "flat" anymore and the front cover is kind of erasing (some parts of the Brazil symbol is gone).   In April I'll travel to US for a conference, I'll need to get a new US visa (B1/tourism visa) but I'm worried if my passport is not "good to go" anymore because it was "washed and dried". Apparently there is an electronic chip in it and I don't know if it is still working.  Should I get a new passport or can I save some money and time and use this one? It expires only in 2019.
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I am an Indian citizen with a German residency permit. I am travelling from Germany to Dubai by Pegasus Airlines and then from Dubai to Madurai by SpiceJet separately, in both directions. I need to transfer myself in Dubai. I have found that transit is possible in Dubai airport via transit desk without UAE transit visa.  But, I have read on SpiceJet's website that Indian citizens travelling from India to Dubai need "Ok to Go" stamp in their passports. It is not clearly explained for transit people like me with Schengen visa.  Q1: Will SpiceJet in Madurai check "Ok to Go" and reject me (Indian citizen with Schengen residence permit) in Madurai airport during my return journey?  If yes; Q2: Is there is any other possibility to solve the above problem?  If "Ok to Go" is ultimately needed for SpiceJet in Madurai; Q3: How can I get it from Germany and how much does it cost?
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I have Dubai work permit mailed to me by my employer. It contains my old passport number which has ECR stamp. I then got a new passport issued without ECR stamping, but with different passport number. I have both passports.  Can I travel to Dubai now?
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I hold refugee status in the EU and I have a refugee travel document under the 1951 convention. I want to visit a specific country but this country doesn't accept refugee travel documents.  If I used the passport of my country of nationality, I wouldn't need a visa to travel to this country, but my passport is expired.  If I renew my passport at the embassy and use it for traveling, would it affect my refugee status in EU?
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I am a foreigner and my student visa expired last month. I do have an American driver's license valid until the end of next year. Can I still fly inside the US without being afraid they will check my papers and try to get me out of the country? I haven't used any of my European IDs or passport in 2 years since I got the US ID, so I haven't been showing them off. I've been feeling pretty secure with my license. What do you think?
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The law requiring US citizens to &quot;bear&quot; a US passport when leaving and entering the US is the Immigration and Naturalization Act section 215, found at 8 USC § 1185, Travel control of citizens and aliens, subsection (b). I need to take my baby back to my home country soon since my job in United States is ending in the July and I managed to get my baby a foreign passport. However I cannot get a United States passport for her since they stopped issuing United States passport and will delay for months. What is the best way to leave the USA without violating this law? Is it possible to get approval or should I get a lawyer for help on this? What type of lawyer should I have? Any experience with this? Thanks for the comments: For departure, we get many comments about no one enforcing the law, but still it is a law... We are worried that the penalty will change in future and affect my daughter in future, which could be several decades. For return, I will definitely apply in overseas Embassy in future. But another issue is will my daughter lose her citizenships if she leave USA with a foreign passport? Update in May 2021. No one really ask about the US passport for my daughter during the travel. The passport was sent to my friend and then mailed to me in last September.
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I just want to double check to make sure I won't run into any issues at the border of entry.  I'm a permanent resident of the USA with a green card and I have a travel document issued by the USA (I-571). Will I have any issues traveling around in the Schegen countries?  Do I need a visa? Do I have to pay any fees?
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I am a permanent resident (U.S) and I'm crossing the border into Mexico and taking a flight to Mexico city. The passport from my home nation is expired and I'm trying to avoid the last minute 500 mile+ trip to the nearest embassy. My question is, can I get on the plane with my green card or state license? or my expired passport and birth certificate? also, can i get the FMM/tourist card with my drivers license? all the official information says i need a valid passport, but other travelers have had different experiences, does it just depend on the officer? I already purchased my flight!