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Questions tagged [damaged-passports]

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Damaged passport? [duplicate]

I have slight staple holes on my passport. Will it be considered slightly damaged passport? I got the visa. I am flying to Japan, but I am worried about immigration or the airlines rejecting it.
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Travelling back to the UK from the US with a slightly damaged EU passport

In summary, I'm temporarily living in the US for the summer and my EU passport has got minor damage: a small tear in the page immediately after the page with the personal details/photo ID. Similar ...
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Bangladesh visa page torn. What to do?

An Indian friend got a visa for Bangladesh, but, unfortunately, his visa page was torn by a child. We used tape to put it back together. Will he still able to travel with that?
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British passport with water damage

I have a British passport. The last page and a few inside pages are damaged with water. The writing is clear and can be read easily, while the picture and ID details are intact. Can I travel to ...
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Regarding the government signature on the front page of a passport

In my Indian passport there is no signature in the front, which is the government signature of India. The last time while travelling they stopped me in immigration saying that this is actually not an ...
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Scratch on a Canadian passport

I am Canadian-Polish citizen, and on 1st of June I am flying to Canada via Stockholm to visit my family. I have noticed a small scratch on my Canadian passport from someone putting a luggage tag on my ...
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My passport's 1st laminated page peeled off slightly, but no data/text was disturbed and it just may be lost glue. Will this stop Bali immigration?

I realized my unused Indian passport has very minor damage on the laminated bio page. The laminated page just peeled off a little. It may be due to glue issue! Will this affect the immigration process ...
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Is my Indian passport damaged?

I'm up for a passport expiry and renewal but in my recent travels I had some trouble with the passport in the Indian airport while trying to board a flight to US. The booklet seems to be coming off ...
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Pen mark on MRZ of passport

Will I have any problems with Immigration officers or traveling in particular if my passport has this kind of pen mark on the MRZ? And if it will, can this mark be removed with cotton buds and ...
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My passport has coffee stains on a number of pages. The biometric data page is completely unaffected. I am travelling to Berlin tomorrow

Coffee stains on pages of passport. Everything is still legible. The biometric page is unaffected. Can I travel with this passport? I am due to fly to Berlin tomorrow and will replace it on my return.
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Is this passport ruined?

I need some info. First time having a passport. I have just received my wife's passport the other day and she has signed her passport with a pen with wet ink base. The signature looks fine but when ...
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I have ball pen marks in page 2 of my passport. Is it considered damaged? [duplicate]

My passport has three small blue ball pen marks Is it considered damaged?
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Water damage to the passport with a valid visa

I have left my passport in my jacket. Without knowing that it got washed. Now my passport is damaged by water. It had a Spanish visa, where I'm supposed to travel in the next weeks. I'm going to apply ...
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Severity of water damage on passport

I've read a passport is invalid if pages torn pages ripped out identity unreadable stamps unreadable passport substantially damaged Now my passport got a minor water damage with one of the stamps ...
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Passport thread coming off from the bottom end [duplicate]

I have got the visa stamped for Schengen countries. But i noticed i have a small binding coming off from the bottom end of the passport. I have attached a pic, please refer the same. Do i need to get ...
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