Visas and travel. Find what you need.

Updated 2026-09-07

How to submit a useful travel-information correction

Identify the exact country page, official listing, rule or guide you want to correct. Explain what is inaccurate and what the replacement should say.…

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How to follow official visa links safely

Start from the government, immigration or consular authority and follow its own application link. A padlock only describes a secure connection; it do…

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Plan the application, not just the flight

Create a timeline with separate steps for confirming your visa category, collecting evidence, booking any required appointment and waiting for a deci…

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Do not apply a universal six-month passport rule

Passport validity requirements vary with destination and status. Some conditions are measured after the planned departure, and an issue-date limit ma…

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Printed photos and digital files are different specifications

A physical size in millimetres, a pixel count and a file-size limit answer different questions. The UK printed-passport guide uses a 35 × 45 mm photo…

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US passport photos: dimensions are only one check

The US passport photo guide specifies a printed square photo of 2 × 2 inches. Correct dimensions alone do not prove acceptable composition, lighting …

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How to count a rolling Schengen 90/180 window

For the usual short-stay calculation, examine every day of the proposed stay and look back over that day and the previous 179 calendar days. Count da…

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Singapore Arrival Card is not an entry visa

The SG Arrival Card is a separate arrival declaration, not a substitute for a required Singapore entry visa. Check both obligations against your docu…

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Japan visa exemptions: read the passport footnotes

The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs publishes a short-stay exemption table with nationality-specific notes. An entry in that table does not make…

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Visa validity is not your permitted stay

Keep three dates separate: when a visa becomes valid, when it expires and the date by which your admitted stay must end. The meaning of a validity da…

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Passport, residence and purpose: choose the right inputs

A visa checker asks about a particular journey. The passport’s issuing country or territory, document type, destination and activity are separate fac…

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Before you book: a reliable visa-check workflow

Start with the passport you will actually use, not simply where you live. Record every destination and transit airport, the purpose of the trip and i…

OFFICIAL SOURCES, ONE PLACE

Official websites

● ● ● www.mofa.go.jp

Immigration and visa authority

Ministry of Foreign Affairs · Visa

Official entry, visa or immigration resource. Start here to find application procedures and check which authority is responsible for your case. The linked website controls its own content; a directory listing is not a visa decision.

● ● ● www.japan.travel

Tourism authority

Japan National Tourism Organization

Official tourism resource for destination ideas, visitor information and trip planning. Check entry requirements separately with the immigration or consular authority.

● ● ● www.ica.gov.sg

Immigration and visa authority

Immigration & Checkpoints Authority

● ● ● www.visitsingapore.com

Tourism authority

Singapore Tourism Board · Visit Singapore

Official tourism resource for destination ideas, visitor information and trip planning. Check entry requirements separately with the immigration or consular authority.

● ● ● www.thaievisa.go.th

Immigration and visa authority

Thai e-Visa · Ministry of Foreign Affairs

● ● ● www.tourismthailand.org

Tourism authority

Tourism Authority of Thailand

Official tourism resource for destination ideas, visitor information and trip planning. Check entry requirements separately with the immigration or consular authority.