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Re: Show HN: My side project – Do I need a visa for...?

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Post by jlangenauer »

drazvan wrote: post #27
jlangenauer wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It should be saying "no information available" for those, as I haven't done the research on the transitional arrangements for Romania and Bulgaria that might be in effect (such as in the UK) until 2014.

That is correct, work visas are restricted, tourist visas however are not required and I am not aware of any such requirement between any two EU member states. I haven't used my passport in years, I use my Romanian ID card whenever I travel in the EU (and it is my understanding that any EU citizen can travel - for business or pleasure - within the EU without visas or even a passport).

I'll add that information shortly - for things like EU citizens travelling in the EU, I try to put a little more information than just "no tourist visa is required".

Re: Show HN: My side project – Do I need a visa for...?

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Post by seivan »

jlangenauer wrote: post #25
beilabs wrote: post #23

Irish Citizen => Nepal; Visa required...not in your database yet.

Actually, I'm putting data in for Nepal right as we speak. And Irish citizens don't need a visa before arriving in Nepal, they can get one at the border.

Make sure to write the requirements for visa on arrival. http://www.doineedavisafor.com/visa/swedish-citizen/travelli...

$20 and recent passport photo, or you can bribe them with $10.

Re: Show HN: My side project – Do I need a visa for...?

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Post by abuiles »

I know I'm required to have visa for a bunch of places but not sure which ones, would be really cool to see given your nationality all the countries for which you are required to have visa.

btw, I'm Colombian, we don't need visa for Russia and Turkey (Data not available yet in your DB).

Re: Show HN: My side project – Do I need a visa for...?

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Post by opinicus »

Interesting project. Outside of interface choices, are there any differences between this and some of the existing offerings like DoYouNeedVisa[1] or VisaMapper[2] (which is crowdsourced and includes the very important information of whether visa are available at the border)?

[1] http://www.doyouneedvisa.com/ [2] http://visamapper.com/

Re: Show HN: My side project – Do I need a visa for...?

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Post by qb »

smikhanov wrote: post #24
samfoo wrote: post #18

Delta used to have an awesome frontend for Timatic (the system that all of the airlines use for determining their own liability in visa requirement issues) that I used exclusively. Sadly, it seems they've removed it from their new site. I was able to find a similar offering[1] for free on Gulf Air's site, though. A nice frontend to Timatic would be awesome, but I suspect that the licensing is too pricey... [1] http:/…

SkyTeam offers Timatic frontend on their website: http://www.skyteam.com/en/your-trip/Services/Visa-and-Health...

*A as well: http://www.staralliance.com/en/services/visa-and-health/

Re: Show HN: My side project – Do I need a visa for...?

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Post by Locke1689 »

JoshTriplett wrote: post #9

You might want some country aliases; since the first items in the drop-down had full country names in them, I expected to have to type "united states", not "US". Works great, otherwise. Seems handy as a standalone service; it'd help even more if integrated into a travel site like Hipmunk.

It's also grammatically incorrect. I am citizen of the United States of America, but an American citizen. The correct demonym in English for a citizen of the United States is American.

Re: Show HN: My side project – Do I need a visa for...?

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Post by jlangenauer »

niggler wrote: post #38

Is there a way to list the visa requirements for a US citizen? (just a simple list of the other countries and whether or not a visa is required to visit those countries)

Not right at the moment, but I might put that in later once I've got more of that information. Wikipedia already has this, though:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_United_St...

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