Colombia announces passport changes post-Schengen
Effective December 3, Colombians will be able to visit most of Europe without applying for a visa. The European Council of Ministers signed the agreement in October that will allow short-stay trips — of up to 90 days during a 180-day period — to 26 nations on the continent. It does not include every country […]
Shouldn’t smartphones have a passport app?
Nothing matches that instant of cold fear when you realise you’re a long way from an essential item that you’ll need imminently. “You’ve brought some identification, haven’t you?” asked my wife as we headed off to the premiere of Spectre (where the presence of royalty might mean proving your identity before entering the premises). Ah. […]
CBI arrests Chhota Rajan for forged passport, gets custody
NEW DELHI: Hours after he landed in Delhi, Chhota Rajan was arrested by CBI on Friday evening in connection with the passport recovered from him in Bali, issued on the basis of forged documents. The don was holding a passport in the name of Mohan Kumar when he was detained at Bali airport on October […]
Man arrested for using another person’s passport
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents arrested an man for allegedly using another person’s valid U.S. passport fraudulently. According to a news release from the Yuma Sector Public Affairs Office, on Nov. 1 a male Mexican national was traveling through Wellton Station’s eastbound immigration checkpoint on Interstate 8, east of Yuma, when the arrest took place. […]
EU’s Tusk: Europe Must Protect Passport-free Travel
“If we are to avoid the worst we must speed up our actions,” European Council President Donald Tusk says, referring to the migration issue. BRUSSELS — The European Union must do all it can to keep its Schengen zone of passport-free travel intact through proper management of the bloc’s external borders, European Council President Donald […]
US extends passport fast-track scheme to UK citizens
The US is giving British citizens the chance to bypass long airport immigration queues – if they agree to an extensive vetting procedure and are prepared to pay for it. Travellers who apply for the enhanced vetting, including an interview, will be eligible to use special gates at US airports. According to the US, the […]
