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eventually
Joined: 30 Nov 2011
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 Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:26 pm Post subject: living in korea. US citizen. want to travel to europe. |
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i need a visa, right? how do i apply for one? i don't even know where to begin, so use small words here.  |
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wishfullthinkng
Joined: 05 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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it depends on where you are traveling to... many european countries have a agreements for american citizens so you don't need a visa or you get a tourist visa on arrival. check the usa consular page..
http://travel.state.gov/travel/travel_1744.html |
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thrylos
Joined: 10 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:58 pm Post subject: Re: living in korea. US citizen. want to travel to europe. |
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| eventually wrote: |
| i don't even know where to begin, so use small words here. |
You know Europe's a continent of 40-odd countries, right? Small enough? Good. Carry on.  |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:59 pm Post subject: Re: living in korea. US citizen. want to travel to europe. |
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| i need a visa, right? how do i apply for one? i don't even know where to begin, so use small words here. |
Are you sure? What countries are you going to?
US citizens do NOT need a visa for stays of up to 90 days in the Schengen zone.
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eventually
Joined: 30 Nov 2011
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| Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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thylos - so happy my admittance of ignorance on the subject did not in any way dissuade you from being a condescending a--hole.
everyone else: i don't know which countries, yet. i didn't realize it was a case by case basis. thanks. |
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young_clinton
Joined: 09 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Stick to mainland Europe where the hostel prices are reasonable. In other words avoid Britian where staying there is outrageously expensive for no reason at all. |
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Ranman
Joined: 18 Aug 2012
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| Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:55 pm Post subject: |
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Like others have said before me, U.S. citizens will have no problems staying in Europe for up to 90 days. Before the Schengen Zone rules, you used to be able to go to the border, come back, and get your passport re-stamped, but you can't do that anymore. Even if you do stay over 90 days, they usually don't give Americans too many problems about it.
You'll have no worries going to Europe, my friend. |
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Martin_Brez
Joined: 26 Apr 2012
Location: England
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| Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 3:25 am Post subject: |
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| young_clinton wrote: |
| Stick to mainland Europe where the hostel prices are reasonable. In other words avoid Britian where staying there is outrageously expensive for no reason at all. |
Britain is no more expensive than other parts of Western Europe. If you think Britain is expensive, go to France. Paris is the most expensive city in the Eurozone.
Also, avoid London. London is one of the most expensive cities in the world. There is more to Britain than London and it is much cheaper.
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busanliving
Joined: 29 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 7:17 am Post subject: |
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| This is kind of the same level of ignorance as a European assuming things will be the same for USA, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Canada. |
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slasher
Joined: 24 May 2012
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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To be fair (and informative) to OP, most western European countries is within the Schengen zone, meaning entering one of them is considered entering them all (common visa system, no border checks between them etc, with few exceptions of course).
But, there are virtually no European countries that require visa for American tourists (save a couple of dictatorships in Eastern Europe). In fact, entering Europe for Americans is much easier than entering the US for Europeans...
That said... I think some improvements can be done on the level of international awareness in American elementary schools. |
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