visas & immigration

My kids had passports issued three years ago when we went to the US for a friend's wedding. The younger was two weeks old when the photo was taken. The passports are still valid. The older child's photo is recognisably her but the newborn then looks very different now. I assume authorities...

Hi, I know this is a stupid question but I need to ask to keep my anxiety to a min. Im going to be booking Latam flights and I have to enter passport number details. Booking will be made soon/2016, Im watching sales pricing. Flight will be March 2017. Passport will be renewed in January...

Hi everyone, Just wondering if there is anyone here that has had to deal with the UK Visa and Immigration department recently and/or if they might have any suggestions for me. I am 3 weeks from flying to the UK with my wife and 3 children to study for 12 months. after receiving the required...

Traveling to USA in October returning November hubbys passport expires in February, according to what Ive read the USA doesn't not require 6 months validity for Australian passports so there should be no issue right? Just want to make sure we are not going to get to the airport and have any...

Hi. I have a flight with my wife, with SQ to AMS leaving Perth tomorrow at 17:10. On checking in online yesterday I could not check in because my Aussie passport expires Feb 6th 2017 (I didnt know this was a problem). I am returning Sep 20th. I also have a UK passport valid until 2020, so can I...

Went through Sydney self service passport control yesterday and was amused to notice (in fine print) a message requiring Windows activation on the display on the passport reader... Surely the Federal Government isn't pirating Microsoft software :) Has anyone else noticed this?

First my situation. My 6 year old is a Dual Citizen (America and Australia). She has a current American passport and EXPIRED Australian passport (expired Sep 2015). I contacted immigration last year when we traveled to America for July/Aug 15. I was concerned about the 6 months validity rule...

I have Award Seats booked via Qantas for travel to Europe. I'm use to entering passport details when travelling to the US, but there doesn't seem to be any spot for this in the bookings on either Qantas or Cathay websites. Online chat with Qantas says to provide passports at airport but they...

Government to axe 'frequent traveller' passports? - Australian Business Traveller Just saw this via ausbt - what should I think from this? Banishing 66 page passports? And "removing fees for lost passports" Why?

Hi, I'll be arriving at LAX at 7:30am on a Tuesday, and I was wondering how long it is likely to take to clear customs etc. I'm an Australian Citizen, and I will be travelling with cabin luggage only. (although I am tempted to check it if it will make things easier) Thanks. Mike

My passport is about to enter that lovely stage of 6 months out from expiry, literally the week I depart on my next RTW trip. On this trip I am transiting in DXB. Whilst all the information I can find online states that I will be fine, I can't find any official source stating transiting with...

I just booked a QFF redemption on BA in J, TXL-LCY-JFK (with the Shannon stopover on BA1), travelling next month. Has anyone had any experience with transiting at LCY? Do you need to clear UK immigration and go Landside - then reclear security - or can you transit without entering the UK like...

Hoping someone here might have done this connection (or similar) and can advise re the process of getting from A gates to B gates at FRA. We will be returning from Sweden in a couple of weeks flying ARN-FRA on SQ2105 (codeshare operated by Lufthansa), connecting to SQ325 FRA-SIN, then home from...

Good Morning AFF crew, My wife and I are heading to the UK for a few weeks in July for a holiday. I hold dual AUS/UK citizenship and have both passports, my wife only holds an AUS passport. When my parents were over 2 years ago they were both able to go through the UK passport holders queue, as...

Just landed at LHR Terminal 3 on QF1 this morning and the immigration hall is chaotic due to all electronic gates being closed and the area sealed off behind walls for an upgrade. Took almost 2 hours to get through (and I was in the UK & EEC passport line which was the fastest). anyone with a...

My Mrs Dalescott was born in UK, and is now an Aussie Citizen. Her UK passport is long expired, and she uses her OZ passport to come and go to the UK. What would happen if she entered UK on an OZ passport, and stayed longer than the visitor visa of 3 months. She may need to stay, for family...

Are heading to UK, Ireland & Spain on a oneworld reward trip in J (thanks to the info in this great forum). We both have Aust passports but my Aust born husband has recently received an Irish passport, courtesy of citizenship by descent through his father. He has never had occasion to use it...

Hi all, I have a number of 1 day transits on multiple occasions through CMB, and I've applied and received approval on the first transit eVisa. When I try to do another, the system tells me I can't hold more than one visa. Should I just wait until I've used the current visa and then apply for...

Interesting article here saying that if you don't have a chip in your passport you won't get into the USA. Is this sensationalising a situation, or true? I have a chip in mine and have not had any issues, but I'm sure there are still some old passports out there. New Passport Rule Means You...

Hi All, Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere, I did a search but could find nothing. I'm flying out on QF9 Thursday night and am wondering if anyone knows how much of delay I can expect at immigration as a result of strike action? The last time I did this flight Melbourne's immigration...