Where have you been able to travel as a US citizen with a criminal record? unfortunately I made a poor decision when I was 18 and although I have totally turned my life around.. the implications are that I still have a criminal record. I am now 35, so the crime is from many years ago and I have never gotten in trouble since. I am finally making money to fulfill my dream of traveling, but I’m afraid of how this old reco…

Contribute over match or go taxable for non-U.S. citizen? I’m 30, non-U.S. citizen residing in the U.S. on working visa. I do have emergency fund savings but have 0$ for retirement. I started maxing my HSA contribution and thinking about starting my 401k this year. The company contributes 4% for my 5%, but considers me Highly Compensated Employee (HCE) and limits match to $4000 annually. The match ves…

How to invest in Vietnam as a US citizen? For various reasons, I think that investing in the Vietnamese economy is a good choice. I have done the research and homework that led to this conclusion. The problem is that I am not aware of HOW to do so. The only ETF I know of is VNM, and that is not at all indicative of the Vietnamese economy for various reasons. Does anyone know of any othe…

The Citizen Scientists of Fukushima Armed with measuring devices, groups of citizens are embracing science to monitor radioactive fallout — and regain control of lives upended by the 2011 meltdowns in Fukushima.

UK citizen moving to US: Should I 401k? Hi there, I’m a UK citizen moving to the US. While I don’t know what the future holds and if I’ll stay in the US a lot longer, I currently have plans to move back in 4-5 years. With this, is it worth me putting money into a 401k? From what I can see, I face penalties if I take it out before my retirement age. Any advice would be hugely appreciat…

Dual Spanish and USA Citizen – different names on passports – What name to use for flight booking? I am originally an American citizen, but after living in Spain for over 10 years I have acquired Spanish Citizenship. The main issue I have is I want to fly to the US but my American Passport and Spanish Passport have different names. I want to buy a round trip ticket from Spain to the US and then back to Spain. What Passport name do I use? Exam…

Transit VISA required for UK Citizen going through Colombia? Hey. I’m a UK Citizen travelling through Colombia on Monday via a layover. My trip is with Avianca and it starts in Toronto, I then fly to Bogotá where I have a 1h25m layover until my flight down to Santiago, Chile. I’ve seen on the UK government travel advisory website that you can travel through Colombia providing you meet entry requirements w…

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Citizen Jack: Senator Rubio’s Ideas on Science: Should We Be Concerned? Citizen Jack: Senator Rubio’s Ideas on Science: Should We Be Concerned? I wrote this post in 2012, about Senator Marco Rubio’s answer to a question that’s interesting to consider 22 years later. Trump picked Senator Rubio as the Secretary of State. He might become a very good Secretary of State. I hope he is in terms of working wit…

Any dual US citizen/Belarus citizen travel there in recent days/weeks? How was it? If you’re still there please share if you got in without incident. Thanks! submitted by /u/BoysenberryAwkward76

U.S. citizen applying for an Indian tourist e-visa; married to an Indian citizen I’m (28 F) currently applying for an Indian tourist e-visa; I’ve successfully applied before a handful of times, however, I was either single or dating my now husband. My husband is an Indian citizen but lives in the U.S. with me. He currently holds a green card. We are going to Delhi in late January/early February. We legally married in CA (US…

car rent in USA, EU citizen Hi, I’ve gone through a lot of topics but I haven’t found a clear answer. I’m an EU citizen planning a 3 week trip in the US, start and end in LA, multi-state. I am confused about the types of insurance. I learned that it is better to book a car through a comparison site, I tried Rentalcars.com. But I didn’t see anywhere if their insurance cover…

Russia Sentences a U.S. Citizen, Eugene Spector, to 15 Years for Espionage Eugene Spector was already serving a sentence for a bribery conviction when he was charged with spying, for which a court ordered him to serve an additional 13 years.

Dual US-Canadian citizen entering Canada – one passport expired, one isn’t Hi, early next week we’ll be driving into Canada from the U.S. My daughters are both dual US-Canada citizens and have both passports. The Canadian ones are both good, but one daughter’s U.S. passport expired two weeks ago. If her Canadian passport is fine and everyone else documents are fine (my wife has a valid Canadian passport and US Green Ca…

Rules for UK citizen driving Swiss car in Germany My girlfriend and some friends live in Switzerland, and I live in the UK. For new years we are driving to Poland, which involves driving through Germany. It’s a rather long route, so the plan was for 2 of us to share driving responsibility. The first driver is a swiss resident and it’s his car, the second being myself. I have a full UK license a…

Travelling in the Schengen Zone as a Non-EU citizen with a residence permit Hi everyone, I’m an international student in Finland, and I have relatives in France, and I intend to visit them this Christmas. However, I’m a non-EU citizen, but I do have a type A residence permit to study in Finland. Would travelling in the Schengen zone require additional documents? Or is a residence permit enough? Should I bring any docum…

Can I as a 20 year old German citizen, take wine with me to the US as a gift? It would be properly packed in my checked bag, and not consumed by me in the US. submitted by /u/Random-Cat-Foster

which passport do i put on travel docs (dual citizen) Hi Everyone, My parents and I have a planned trip to europe in July 2025. My mom and I are both dual EU and canadian citizens and my dad is not (just canadian). I know ETIAS is set to go into effect mid 2025, obviously as a dual citizen i can enter with the eu passport but which one should i put the tickets? i know entering Canada i must use my …

Traveling to Japan as US citizen with violent misdemeanor conviction as minor 5 years ago when I was 17, I got into a fight and was charged with assault and battery, spent 1 night in JDC and was let out. Plead guilty, and was ordered 3 months of probation. I’ve had a clear record since then, no tickets no nothing. Will I face any issues? It’s a 14hr flight and $900+, and I really don’t wanna be sent back home on another …