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Visas
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China Now Offers 10 Year Tourist Visa to U.S. Citizens, Hopefully a Sign of Things to Come
China and the USA have made a partnership to increase the free flow of people between each other’s countries. This is a good move for world travel and global cooperation that more countries will hopefully adopt.
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The Best and Worst Countries for Americans to Get Visas to
The countries that want Americans, and those that don’t.
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Foreign Workers Be Warned: FBI Criminal Background Checks are Bogus
FBI Criminal Background Checks are now being required by many countries for work visas and residence permits. Though there is a big problem with this.
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Navigating Chinese Bureaucracy, pt. 2
When it all doesn’t add up, just go for the ride. This is the only way to get through Chinese bureaucracy.
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Doing the Dance of Chinese Bureaucracy
Dancing through Chinese bureaucracy is a Kafka-esque endeavor, a mashing of contradiction and a collision of mutual exclusive parameters. But something can be both black and white here, so you keep dancing.
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I Was an Illegal Alien in Mexico
Why happens when you overstay your visa in Mexico? Gar Williams finds out the hard way.
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Getting A Chinese Health Certificate For Residency Permit While Hepatitis B Positive
A question from a reader who is a chronic carrier of Hepatitis B who is wondering if he will fail his mandatory health exam and be denied a Chinese residence permit because of it.
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What Visa-Free Entry Really Means
One of the biggest misnomers in travel is the term “visa free entry.” Visa free entry only rarely exists, but this term is thrown around like it’s a widespread and common phenomenon. It’s only visa free entry when you can enter a country without having your passport stamped. Some examples: Americans and Canadians don’t need [...]
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4 Easy Tips for Filling out Immigration Arrival Forms Correctly
When you go to enter a country it is common for you to have to fill out a little form in advance to give to the immigration inspector along with your passport. This form just collects some of the basic information about you, as well as a few details about how you arrived to the [...]
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