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Serbia's e-Visa Replaces the Embassy Visit for Nationals Who Need a Visa

Serbia now issues short-stay visas electronically. Travellers from countries that need a Serbian visa can apply online

Elena Darzi

ETIAS Is Due in the Fourth Quarter: What the EU Has Officially Said, and What It Has Not

The European Travel Information and Authorisation System is the most anticipated change to European travel in years, and the most misreported.

Amina Khalidi

Argentina Now Admits Indian, Chinese and Dominican Tourists With a US Visa or Green Card

Argentina has opened a shortcut for three nationalities that normally need an Argentine visa.

Omar Al-Farouqi

The Dominican Republic's E-Ticket: Do I Need One, When Do I File It, and Does It Cover My Family?

Every traveller entering or leaving the Dominican Republic needs an E-Ticket, the digital form that replaced the paper documents once handed out on the plane.

Luca Benedetti

Overstaying a Visa: The Fines, Bans and Records That Follow You Home

Most travellers think of an overstay as a fine paid at the airport on the way out. In many countries that is only the start.

Jackson Reed

Bahrain's eVisa Defaults to a Two-Week Stay: Check It Covers Your Whole Trip

Travellers heading to Bahrain often assume its eVisa works like other Gulf visas they have used, with a month or more in the country.

Elena Darzi

Kyrgyzstan's 30-Days-in-60 Rule and the Five-Day Registration Trap

Kyrgyzstan is one of the easier countries in Central Asia to enter, and that is exactly why travellers get its rules wrong.

Amina Khalidi

US Visa Interview Waivers Have Almost Disappeared: Who Must Now Attend in Person

Almost every applicant for a United States visa now has to attend an in-person interview.

Omar Al-Farouqi

Kuwait's Tourist eVisa and the Extra Arrival Checks Some Visitors Face

Kuwait has moved its visit visas online, through a Ministry of Interior system that covers tourism, family visits, business and transit. Eligibility, though, is not only about nationality.

Luca Benedetti

The End of the Schengen Visa Sticker: What the EU's Digital Visa Will Change, and Why Not Yet

The Schengen visa sticker is on its way out. The European Union has adopted the law that will replace it with a digital visa and move applications onto a single online platform.

Jackson Reed

Meet Vee: Ask a Visa Question, Finish a Visa Application

Elena Darzi

The UK Has Stopped Putting Visa Stickers in Passports: What Travellers Get Instead

Successful applicants for a UK visa no longer receive a sticker in their passport. Since 1 July 2026, UK Visas and Immigration has stopped issuing vignettes to new applicants.

Elena Darzi