Which nationalities will be granted a visa upon entering which countries under which conditions. This tag includes questions about the procedures involved in acquiring a visa on arrival such as landing interview, health inspection, documentation requirements along with any fees that might be incurred.
Questions tagged [visas-on-arrival]
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Which countries, if any, offer on-arrival work visas?
After seeing this question I began wondering - are there countries that say, Aussies or Kiwis (or anyone else) can get a work visa on arrival, or while in the country?
The best I've found is this:
http://www.anyworkanywhere.com/whvchart.html
which…
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Frequent Traveller to the UK Does Not Want to Fill Out Landing Cards, Be Interviewed
A US citizen has been visiting the UK 4 or 5 times a year for either personal or business reasons. He is tired of the same procedure of filling out a landing card and waiting in the queue for his landing interview. He doesn't want to do it any…
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Difference between "visa not required" and "visa on arrival"?
I would like to know the main difference between situations where a visa is not required and a visa is issued on arrival.
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Can I pay for my Turkish visa on arrival at the airport in Euros?
I'm Australian, flying into Istanbul Turkey tomorrow (Ataturk airport) and I know from last year's trip that I must pay a visa fee upon entry. But last year I crossed by land from Bulgaria and this year I'm flying in from Korea.
I didn't manage to…
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Being allowed to board a flight when visa is only obtainable on arrival?
I have booked three flights on American (2) and British Airways (1) to Oman, a country that issues its tourist visas only upon arrival at the airport in Muscat. Tried twice but unsuccessfully to obtain a tourist visa at the Omani Embassy in…
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What are the requirements for getting a Visa on Arrival for Iran?
I am planning to visit Iran for 13 days and want to get a visa on arrival (I'm a national of an eligible country).
Does anyone have recent experience regarding VoA, and/or know the documentation required?
On the website of Iran's foreign ministry I…
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Can I obtain a visa for Brazil at a land crossing?
The standard Brazil visa application seems to be quite a long and involved process which requires plenty of documentation. I have heard a long time ago though that one can instead get the visa at a land crossing and that this is much faster.
Is it…
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What's the status of this border crossing between Thailand and Cambodia?
Google Maps has suggested this crossing from Thailand to Cambodia located at 14.4339183,104.8108152 but I'm having trouble finding information about it.
Which name(s) does it generally go by?
Is it an international border, meaning it's open to…
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Indian Visa-on-Arrival
Has anyone had any experience with India's (newish) Visa-On-Arrival scheme (details here)?
I'm travelling on a New Zealand passport into Chennai (and meet the other requirements), and was thinking I would take advantage of the scheme. However, I…
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Tourist visa to Iran in London without surrendering passport for weeks
What is the most reasonable way to get a visa to Iran without surrendering the passport for weeks? In particular we are Polish nationals living in London.
In this question:
How to get a visa for Iran?
I saw that one can improve things by using an…
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Do I need a bus/train/plane ticket out of Thailand in order to get a Visa-on-Arrival?
Someone told me I need a ticket out of Thailand in order to enter.
I am traveling to Thailand, on March 18th. I have a Ticket from Bangkok to Sweden booked for June 4th.
I will be staying in Thailand for 2 weeks when I arrive there, then traveling…
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How to extend Indonesian visa on arrival (VOA) in Indonesia
What is the best way to extend visa on arrival in Indonesia? I will have 30 days visa on arrival (25 USD) and I need more 30 days without leaving country. It's possible to extend visa right after you get VOA?
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How to apply for Vietnam tourist visa
My passport is from Canada, and I live in Japan. I have a 10-hour stopover in Hanoi and a 16 hour stopover in Ho Chi Minh two weeks later. I'd like to explore the cities during at least one of these stopovers.
While most countries have an official…
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Visiting Iran as a dual EU-American citizen
I am a dual Dutch-American citizen that is planning to visit Iran in the upcoming week. I have both a Dutch and an American passport.
According to the Wikipedia page for Iran's visa policy, "British, Canadian and American citizens are required to be…
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Applying for a visa from outside country of origin
Is it generally possible to apply for a visa to another country from a country that is not my country of origin? As a concrete example to clarify, I have a German passport and I can travel without applying for a visa beforehand through France,…
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