🛂 Borders & Entry
Borders & Entry
The rules that decide whether you get on the train or through the gate: visas, the Schengen 90/180 rule, ETIAS, passport validity, customs limits and crossing borders with pets or medication.
The rules that decide whether you get on the train or through the gate: visas, the Schengen 90/180 rule, ETIAS, passport validity, customs limits and crossing borders with pets or medication.
The new biometric border checks, explained.
What changed for UK travellers after Brexit.
Europe's new travel authorisation: who needs it and how to apply.
Working out your 90/180 allowance with worked examples.
Which borders still have checks, and how crossing actually works.
How the rolling allowance works – with worked examples.
Which countries are in, what it means for borders and your passport.
When 90 days isn't enough for Europe.
Three overlapping clubs, and why the difference matters.
Visas, e-visas and yellow-fever rules across the continent.
Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia and the reciprocity rules.
Apostilles and document legalisation for travel: what to know, how it works and how to do it well — clear, practical and up to date.
Australia's ETA and eVisitor explained: what to know, how it works and how to do it well — clear, practical and up to date.
The online authorisations for Australia.
Brazil entry requirements explained: what to know, how it works and how to do it well.
Canada's eTA explained: what to know, how it works and how to do it well — clear, practical and up to date.
Visa-exempt travel to Canada by air.
Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama and the CA-4.
The Stans, the permits and the Silk Road visas.
Visas, the transit exemptions and the latest rules.
Tourist visas and the 144-hour transit scheme.
China's visa-free transit explained: what to know, how it works and how to choose well — clear, practical and honest.
The new remote-work visas, country by country.
How the new remote-work visas work, and who qualifies.
Do babies and children need a passport?: what to know, how it works and how to do it well — clear, practical and up to date.
How to check entry requirements for your nationality and trip.
Do you need vaccinations to travel?: what to know, how it works and how to do it well — clear, practical and up to date.
Dual nationality: which passport to use: what to know, how it works and how to do it well — clear, practical and up to date.
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and the East Africa visa.
Japan, South Korea, China and the rules for each.
The visa on arrival and e-visa for Egypt.
The EHIC and GHIC explained: what to know, how it works and how to do it well — clear, practical and up to date.
Embarkation and landing cards explained: what to know, how it works and how to do it well — clear, practical and up to date.
Emergency travel documents explained: what to know, how it works and how to do it well — clear, practical and up to date.
The land borders from Canada and Mexico, I-94 and the rules.
Global Entry, fast-track and how they help.
Global Entry explained: what to know, how it works and how to do it well — clear, practical and up to date.
How to check visa requirements for any trip: what to know, how it works and how to do it well — clear, practical and up to date.
How to renew a passport in a hurry: what to know, how it works and how to do it well — clear, practical and up to date.
Applying online before you travel to India.
Visa on arrival, e-VOA and the tourist levy.
Visas, the authorisation code and the passport-stamp issue.
Visa-free entry, Visit Japan Web and the rules.
Japan entry requirements explained: what to know, how it works and how to choose well — clear, practical and honest.
The Kenya ETA and the East Africa visa.
The FMM tourist permit and entry rules.
The Gulf states, Jordan, Israel and visa rules.
New Zealand's NZeTA explained: what to know, how it works and how to do it well — clear, practical and up to date.
The travel authority and visitor rules for New Zealand.
Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia and the visa rules.
Australia's ETA, New Zealand's NZeTA and the Pacific.
Passport stamps and digital entry records: what to know, how it works and how to do it well — clear, practical and up to date.
The e-visa, the invitation rules and registration.
Online visas for Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar.
Saudi Arabia's e-visa guide: what to know, how it works and how to do it well.
Brazil, Argentina and the Andes, country by country.
India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
South Korea's K-ETA explained: what to know, how it works and how to choose well — clear, practical and honest.
Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu and the islands.
Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and the ASEAN rules.
South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and the KAZA UNIVISA.
Visa exemption, the TDAC and entry rules.
Thailand entry requirements explained: what to know, how it works and how to choose well — clear, practical and honest.
EU and non-EU, Schengen and the visa patchwork.
The islands, onward tickets and the departure taxes.
Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan visas and the closed borders.
When changing planes needs a visa.
The new wave of travel authorisations — which one you need where.
Flying while pregnant: airline rules: what to know, how it works and how to do it well — clear, practical and up to date.
Travelling with prescription medicines: what to know, how it works and how to do it well — clear, practical and up to date.
TSA PreCheck explained: what to know, how it works and how to do it well — clear, practical and up to date.
Who needs it and how to apply online.
Passports, the ETA and what to expect at the border.
The UK ETA explained: what to know, how it works and how to do it well — clear, practical and up to date.
The new Electronic Travel Authorisation, who needs it and how.
The US Visa Waiver Program explained: what to know, how it works and how to do it well — clear, practical and up to date.
Visa-waiver travel to the United States.
Who needs it and how to apply online.
Where you can get a visa at the border, and what to bring.
Visa on arrival vs e-visa: what to know, how it works and how to do it well — clear, practical and up to date.
Which to use, and the catches of each.
How border-hopping to reset a stay works, and the risks.
Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria and the ECOWAS rules.
What you can't bring through customs: what to know, how it works and how to do it well — clear, practical and up to date.
Living and working abroad on a youth-mobility visa.
The schemes, the age limits and the countries.
Airline baggage allowances compared: what to know, how it works and how to do it well.
Airport fast-track security: worth it?: what to know, how it works and how to do it well.
Sleeping airside: transit hotels, capsule pods and day rooms explained.
When bags transfer automatically, when you must recheck, and how to protect a tight connection.
Denied boarding and overbooking explained: what to know, how it works and how to do it well — clear, practical and up to date.
Flight delayed or cancelled: your rights: what to know, how it works and how to do it well — clear, practical and up to date.
The 100ml rule, bag sizes by airline and the new scanners — what you can actually bring.
Two hours? Three? What actually determines it — and when you can safely cut it.
Seats, sleep, food, movement and jet lag — making 12 hours in the air bearable.
Where to store bags at the airport — lockers, counters, apps and costs.
Lost checked luggage: what to do: what to know, how it works and how to do it well — clear, practical and up to date.
How much time you need between flights, and who's liable if you miss.
What you actually get, when it pays off and when it's marketing.
Who asks for it, what counts, and how to satisfy the rule cheaply.
Booking your own connections: the savings, the risks and the safety nets.
Where to rest, airside vs landside, and doing an overnight well.
Travelling carry-on only: what to know, how it works and how to do it well.
Overnight flights explained — when they save time and money, and how to cope.
Dodging withdrawal charges and getting a fair exchange rate.
How much cash to carry, where card is king and where it isn't.
Why locals pay less at some sights — where it happens and how to take it gracefully.
Why you should always choose to pay in the local currency.
How travel eSIMs work, when they're worth it and how to set one up.
How prepaid travel cards work, when they beat your bank card, and the catches.
Roaming in the EU and beyond — what it costs, fair-use rules and how to avoid bill shock.
Who to tip, how much and where tipping is unwelcome — a practical regional rundown.
Chips, e-gates and how modern passports work.
What counts as damage, when you'll be refused, and what to do.
Common travel scams and how to avoid them: what to know, how it works and how to do it well.
What you can carry across borders duty-free, and what you can't.
Which one to show where, and how to avoid entry headaches.
E-gates and automated border control: what to know, how it works and how to do it well — clear, practical and up to date.
Reciprocal health cover in Europe, and its limits.
The fines, bans and how to avoid them.
When the name on your ticket doesn't match your passport.
Passport photo requirements explained: what to know, how it works and how to do it well.
The six-month and three-month rules that catch travellers out.
Power adapters and plugs around the world: what to know, how it works and how to do it well.
Yellow fever, malaria and the jabs you may need.
What good cover includes, and why you need it.
What changes for travellers in Muslim countries during Ramadan — and the etiquette.
Travelling with a drone: the rules: what to know, how it works and how to do it well.
The usual questions at the border — and how to answer calmly.
Assistance booking, your rights, battery rules and protecting your chair.
Prescriptions, controlled drugs and the documents to carry.
Cabin vs hold, airline rules, crates and costs — flying with your pet, hedged and honest.
What to do if it's lost or stolen, step by step.
Pet passports, animal health certificates and microchips — taking pets across EU borders.
Passports, consent letters and what to carry.
Pacing, assistance services, insurance and transport choices for older travellers.
Consent letters and documents when a child travels with one parent.
Pet passports, microchips, rabies rules and approved entry points.
Children flying alone: unaccompanied minors: what to know, how it works and how to do it well — clear, practical and up to date.