visas & immigration

I recently went to Thailand, during my travels they stamped my boarding pass with blue ink and put it back in my passport. I didn’t notice then, but when I came home I realised there are blue ink stains on the 2nd page of my passport opposite my data page with my photo and information which is...

United is launching a Boeing 737-800 service from Tokyo to Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, from 1 May 2025. Will run three days per week and is timed for easy connections over Tokyo to/from the USA. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250117-uans25mn Could be an interesting Velocity...

I'm flying in to Rome at the end of September, arriving at FCO at 10am on a Sunday (QF5). I'm then travelling by train up to Rimini (a little past Bologna). I haven't yet booked my train ticket. Anyone got any experience of what the kind of time I'm looking at for immigration etc at FCO? What...

Hi All, We have an upcoming Italy & London trip booked for end Sept - end Oct. My wifes passport expires mid-March 2025 - which equates to JUST under 6 months reamining on herpassport when we start the trip. How cough will immigartion be about this? Is it a hard & fast rule or some leeway about...

Hi all, I'm positioning to Jakarta for return flights to Europe in a few weeks, and cracked out the passport to check all is well (being aware of how strict they are). I've noticed that on some pages there is light brown staining in some of the perforated passport numbers at the top of each...

Bit of an odd question. Tried googling in hope of an answer but could find nothing relevant. I've just received my new AU passport and I want to scan the ID page for purpose of keeping on file when needed for points of ID check for bank account applications etc. The problem with doing this is...

Does anyone have recent experience with immigration and customs clearance times at LHR Terminal 3? I'm trying to book transport from the airport for my family of 4 including 1 child and have no idea how long this process is taking at the moment.

USA does have Australia on the "you don't need six months on your passport " . I have checked on the updated Jan 2024 list from USA . This is just a question about what happens antedocally not what is supposed to happen . Has anyone been denied at Sydney airport with less than six months on...

Hi there I am travelling overseas in June and just had a look at my passport and realised that a piece of the green stitch towards the back has come loose, do I need to replace my passport?

Hi there I am travelling overseas in June and just had a look at my passport and realised that a piece of the green stitch towards the back has come loose, do I need to replace my passport?

Hi All I am new here. I have a question that I hope someone can assist with. I am leaving Perth tomorrow on a holiday and I stupidly put my passport and itinerary on the kitchen table my 8 year old son has done dot to dot on my passport perforated number I caught him at one page but it's the...

Anyone else receive something similar? or am I the only lucky one? Seems like they are pushing hard to get rid of me as a customer.

Hello All, We are currently overseas and my son wrote on two pages of his passport - where it says “SECURITY INFORMATION” and “THE GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA…” - the info pages and not the stamps or photo pages. the page on the back of it is the photo page, but thankfully the ink didn’t bleed...

Has anyone on AFF been using the CBP MPC app for entry into the USA? More details about this app here: Mobile Passport Control (MPC) The wording is a bit vague as it suggests "The MPC mobile app, is available to U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, Canadian B1/B2 citizen visitors...

My last few entries to the UK my passport hasn't worked at the e-Gate machines. I had a really helpful agent on the weekend who told me the chip doesn't work, basically...

Last night, I encountered a situation where someone left something important at home, enough to justify a trip to the airport to drop it off but not something that would have prevented travel. However, they had already cleared immigration and were airside in the international terminal when they...

A Russian man has been charged in the USA for flying from CPH to LAX with no ticket or passport. Serious security breach at CPH. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/12/stowaway-flight-denmark-la

A question for the AFF Brains Trust; what’s your preferred method of carrying around your passport, valuables or other things you prefer not to leave behind in a hotel safe or otherwise? Except in some contexts, I usually like to keep my passport on my person when travelling. However the design...

Has anyone transited MCT recently? The internet is full of conflicting advice as to whether I need a visa or not - one is just a quick overnight then a longer 4 day stay. Smartraveller says you need a visa, other places don't. Here's something stolen from flyertalk about USA passports...

A new one for me. Passport got rejected at SmartGate at MEL,, so I had to go to the manual counter and wait. Very puzzeled migration officer took a little while to figure out why it wouldn’t accept me, and then said that I couldn’t proceed through immigration until the flight was 'open'. I had...