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Can I board a flight to Canada without a passport?
I'm sorry, but this is not a good plan. At a minimum you'll be stopped at these three issues:
The purpose of the passport/travel document is to identify the individual; a visa is another country's ...
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EU citizen living in a non-EU country issuing citizenship for wife and daughter. Where is easier and faster?
I have no personal experience with this, but I think the question can be analyzed without that based on the assumption that your primary concern is moving with your family to the Netherlands. I ...
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Can a green card holder enter the US with a passport having less than 6 months remaining?
You do not need a passport to enter the US when you have a Green Card.
See https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/after-green-card-granted/international-travel-permanent-resident for the official text:
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Entitlement to a British passport
Your question is really about British citizenship because someone can only get a British passport if they are already a British citizen or other British national.
You didn't give enough details to ...
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Proving my identity while my passport is being renewed
Since you mention "working hours", have it delivered at work, ie with you and your company's name on it, allowing the receptionist to accept it. UKPA may ask you for a letter from senior officers of ...
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Reasons for UK citizen to not get an Irish passport?
Summary
Currently there are no real negatives to gaining Irish Citizenship, other than:
The cost and hassle of registration on the foreign births register.
The Cost of your first passport.
Renewal ...
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Registering US Birth Abroad - CRBA / SSN / Passport lock
TL;DR: A Social Security number is not necessary if you are applying for the CRBA and US Passport at the same time
Original Answer
It looks like I need to provide a signed statement. I found this on ...
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Dual citizen leaving Australia on a German passport
You can not leave on your German passport, because you did not enter on your German passport. As an Australian citizen, you need to use your Australian passport to leave, but will use your German ...
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UK passport for a child born to a UK citizen mother
So the question is really whether the child is a British citizen, as only British nationals can get a British passport.
From your description, you are a British citizen "by descent", because you were ...
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Can I board a flight to Canada without a passport?
All immigration details aside, the Government of Canada imposes heavy fines on airlines that deliver people without appropriate documentation. This means that no airline in the world will let you ...
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I have a British passport but my child who is 2 was born in South Africa. What type of visa can I get for my daughter to live in the UK?
The answer depends on the basis of your British citizenship. If you are a British citizen "otherwise than by descent" then your daughter is also a British citizen, and you should apply for a UK ...
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Can I renew my blue card (from Germany) even if my passport expired?
In general, you can renew your passport before it expires if you have the right documents. Do that in your embassy in Germany. Tell your local Auslaenderbehoerde that you are going to do that. Your ...
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Visa cancellation when you quit your job in Thailand
1) Don't confuse a visa (obtained outside of Thailand at embassy or consulate) with an extension of stay (obtained within thailand at a local immigration office).
2) You are on an extension of stay ...
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Do I qualify for a Dutch passport?
The question of whether you can get a passport is equivalent to the question of whether you are, or can become, a Dutch citizen.
Did your mother lose her Dutch nationality...
To that end, the first ...
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Born in France but left at an early age: Can I obtain the French citizenship?
If your parents were themselves born in France, you have been French since your birth (double droit du sol).
If not, there is no easy path to French citizenship. Without getting into irrelevant ...
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Dual citizen leaving Australia on a German passport
I spoke to the Department of Home Affairs regarding my situation and they advised that I can leave Australia with the German passport, however at the passport counter they will be using the expired ...
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What is the cheapest EU passport that can be "bought"?
TL;DR: Hungary has the option to invest in €360.000, from which you get €300.000 back fully after 5 years with a long term residency that allows free Schengen travels
Hungary recently introduced a ...
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Getting a French passport - born abroad to a French mother
Would I need to show them my birth certificate?
There is a page that discusses whether you need a birth certificate to apply for a passport. It says that one condition that relieves you of this ...
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Can I travel to the UK from Dubai with a Portuguese passport but without surrendering my Indian passport?
The UAE doesn't care about your Indian passport. Neither does the UK. They wouldn't know what to do with it. You can't surrender it to either immigration service...
Exit the UAE on your Indian ...
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Does a child born outside the EU qualify for an EU passport if the mother is from an EU country?
A child born to a Polish citizen outside of Poland is automatically a Polish citizen.
Polish citizenship qualifies the child for a Polish passport. There is no specific EU passport. Each member ...
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Passport renewal : H-1B visa stamping on soon to expire passport
Generally, you can be issued a nonimmigrant visa if your passport is valid for at least 6 months. However, for passports of countries in the "6-month club" (which includes India), a nonimmigrant visa ...
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Can dual national Canadian/EU enter US from UK, with passport only?
It should not really matter where you're coming from. If you apply for admission with your Canadian passport, all you have to do is comply with the requirements for Canadian citizens entering the US. ...
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Is it possible to obtain Croatian citizenship simply by birth?
Not a legal expert, so consider this an educated guess.
Place of birth carries some importance when determining Croatian citizenship, but citizenship of parents is much more important and birth in ...
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Is an EU citizen legally required to hold a passport to resettle in another EU Schengen country?
No, a passport is explicitely not required and a national ID must be accepted for all purposes by other EU countries, even those that do not issue national ID cards to their own citizens.
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Is it possible to leave my citizenship/passport and still live in the EU?
You will have problems without a passport. And even in rare situations where being stateless would be of advantage, that doesn’t apply if you made yourself stateless.
Additionally, you won’t be ...
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How does a U.S. citizen move from the United States without a passport?
Generally, the only way to do this is illegally. The discussion of illegal activities is frowned upon.
(I am not trying to be judgmental, I only mean that the reasons why a citizen of the US can't ...
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Are photos with rounded corners ok for US passports?
I noticed that there wasn't a definitive answer here so I wanted to pitch in based on my experience. I had my photo, along with my family's (3 other persons) photos taken, at Ace photo in Virginia ...
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Leaving Australia as a dual national but without an Australian passport
I just attended the ceremony not long ago and will be leaving for overseas tomorrow. I did not apply for an Australian passport for various reasons. All I can tell is when I checked online using VEVO, ...
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I've lost my passport and residence permit while staying in Austria. What are my next steps?
The Austrian government’s information for foreign citizens: Social Affairs and Emergencies can help guide you, but you’ve already ticked off all the boxes, and more:
Filed a police report
Reported ...
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Leaving Australia on a foreign passport
Aug 18th 2017. My new Australian passport is approved but caught in the post. I was poorly advised at the post office and told I could travel on my British Passport so did not opt for the Express ...
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