Show HN: Visalist – Find visa requirements for countries around the world
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#2The problem with this kind of stuff is how do you keep these up to date. Visa policies change all the time and generally don't get a lot of publicity. There is a reason there are specialist visa agencies like CIBT
Re: Show HN: Visalist – Find visa requirements for countries around the world
#3I'd be curious to know where you got this data from.
Also note: Many, many countries have a different policy if you are flying in (some kind of e-visa) or if you are driving in, where you need a physical visa in your passport.
Ethiopia is exactly that right now for many passport holders.
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#4Great website.
How do you ensure that all visa information is up to date? Do you automatically parse visa policy changes on official government web pages?
I made a single spot check (USA -> VNM), and the website seems to conflate e-visa with visa on arrival (they are different for Vietnam).
Re: Show HN: Visalist – Find visa requirements for countries around the world
#5What's the difference to https://www.passportindex.org/comparebyPassport.php?p1=ch&fl...
Re: Show HN: Visalist – Find visa requirements for countries around the world
#6This is a handsome site.
For some reason I am quite curious about this kind of thing and keep looking up passports I don’t have for countries I won’t visit. I use Wikipedia which is pretty good.
What is missing is all the weird non visitor visas. For instance Canadians might work in the US on a TN visa or Australians can work on the UK for a year if they’re under some age (30? 35?)
It’s that sort of thing that would be useful. If Americans can work visa free in Mongolia for up to 6 months, it would be great to know. (I doubt this is the case)
Re: Show HN: Visalist – Find visa requirements for countries around the world
#7Great website. How do you ensure that all visa information is up to date? Do you automatically parse visa policy changes on official government web pages? I made a single spot check (USA -> VNM), and the website seems to conflate e-visa with visa on arrival (they are different for Vietnam).
> Do you automatically parse visa policy changes on official government web pages?
Lol. That won't work well.
Re: Show HN: Visalist – Find visa requirements for countries around the world
#8What's the difference to https://www.passportindex.org/comparebyPassport.php?p1=ch&fl...
At a quick glance, passportindex says "visa required" but doesn't give all the gritty details of what's needed in bullet form.
Re: Show HN: Visalist – Find visa requirements for countries around the world
#9The color coding between the two most popular categories could stand to be more distinct. Discerning between aqua and turquoise is harder than I thought it would be.
People with felony convictions in their home country may also be refused entry to some visa-free countries and not others, and while it's a rat's nest of exceptions and procedures to sift through, it would make this site far more interesting and useful to show which visa-free countries will still deny entry.
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#10Good job! Also reminds me of https://www.markuslerner.com/travelscope