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Visas and permits: how to get them

The step by step of each procedure, with the official site — not the middlemen's — what it costs, how long it takes and the mistakes that cost you.

Australia has THREE routes depending on your citizenship: the free eVisitor 651, the ETA 601 by app for 20 dollars, and the Visitor 600 for 250. Which one is yours
Australia does not have a single tourist authorisation but three different visas, and which one you get is not your choice: your c…
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Australia student visa (subclass 500): English is the cheapest door in, and the only one that doesn't let you stay
The English course is what everyone recommends, and the numbers back them up: it has the highest approval rate, the lowest fee and…
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Brazil's electronic visa for US, Canadian and Australian citizens: since 10 April 2025, US$ 80,90, and the two things Brazilian consulates say differently
This is the visit e-Visa (VIVIS, Visto de Visita) that Brazil once again requires from citizens of the United States, Canada and A…
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Canada's eTA: 7 Canadian dollars, approved in minutes, and the three traps that leave you stuck at the counter (new passport, land travel and the country list)
The eTA (electronic Travel Authorization) is a digital permit issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) that l…
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China for tourism: the visa exemption that expires on 31 December 2026, who gets in with nothing and how to get the L visa if you need one
China does not have a single entry regime but four running in parallel, and knowing which one you fall under is half the job. (1) …
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ESTA for the United States: who can really use it (spoiler: almost no Latin Americans), the US$ 40,27 and why you have to get it before boarding
The ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) is the electronic authorization that replaces the visa for citizens of the c…
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Egypt e-Visa: who can get it online, who has to go to the consulate no matter what, and how much it costs
The Egypt e-Visa is the tourist visa you apply for online on the Egyptian Ministry of Interior's portal, visa2egypt.gov.eg. The po…
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India e-Visa: the only portal that works, the fee table by nationality and season, the photo that gets you rejected, and the list of airports the site itself contradicts
The India e-Visa is not the visa itself: it is an ETA (Electronic Travel Authorization) that you apply for online, receive by emai…
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Indonesia's e-VOA: the visa on arrival you should get beforehand, how to extend it by 30 more days, and the Bali levy you pay separately
The e-VOA is the electronic version of Indonesia's visa on arrival, the B1 visa or Visa Kunjungan Saat Kedatangan. The Directorate…
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Japan: who enters visa-free and for how many days, the full consular process, the Uruguayan passport problem and where JESTA stands
Japan still does not have an ESTA-style electronic permit up and running. Today there are two and a half paths. One: your passport…
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Kenya eTA: the 30 dollars that replaced the visa, why it gives you no days of stay, and how not to overpay
The eTA (Electronic Travel Authorisation) is the electronic authorisation Kenya requires from almost every foreign traveller befor…
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Morocco visa: who needs one (yes, Uruguay), what documents they ask for and where to apply
The Moroccan short-stay visa is an entry and stay authorization issued by an embassy or consulate of the Kingdom of Morocco, which…
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New Zealand student visa: four different visas and the English test they don't ask you for
New Zealand doesn't have one student visa: it has four, and the difference between them decides how long you can stay and how much…
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New Zealand's NZeTA: there are TWO separate charges (NZ$ 17 or 23 plus NZ$ 100 tourist levy), why the app comes out cheaper, and the 6-months-in-12 rule nobody looks at
The NZeTA (New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority) is the electronic authorisation New Zealand requires before travel from people…
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Short-stay Schengen visa (type C) step by step: the consulate you're assigned to, the 90 euros you won't get back and the 30.000 for insurance
It is the uniform short-stay visa governed by the European Union Visa Code (Regulation (EC) 810/2009, extensively amended by Regul…
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South Korea's K-ETA: the 10.000 won, the 72 hours, the exemption that expires on 31 December 2026 and the Q-CODE, which is a separate procedure
The K-ETA (Korea Electronic Travel Authorization) is the electronic authorisation that South Korea requires, BEFORE BOARDING, from…
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Tanzania e-Visa step by step: ordinary or multiple, how long it takes, and the mandatory Zanzibar insurance nobody tells you about
This is Tanzania's tourist visa, applied for online through the Tanzania Immigration Services system. The official Guidelines defi…
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Thailand's TDAC: the mandatory and FREE form you have to submit 3 days before arriving
The TDAC (Thailand Digital Arrival Card) is the immigration form that replaced the TM6 paper card. The Thai Immigration Bureau def…
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Türkiye e-Visa: only at evisa.gov.tr, which of our nationalities need it, and the passport rule nobody knows about
The e-Visa of the Republic of Türkiye is an electronic visa issued online by the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with no cons…
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UK ETA step by step: £20, two years, the official app and the transit question that confuses everyone
The ETA (Electronic Travel Authorisation) is the electronic permit the United Kingdom requires BEFORE you board. It is not a visa:…
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US B-1/B-2 visa step by step: the DS-160 broken into pieces, the two appointments, the US$ 185 you don't get back and the three 2026 changes that alter the math
The B-1/B-2 is the non-immigrant visa for entering the United States temporarily for short-term business (B-1), tourism, visits or…
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Vietnam e-Visa: the portal that actually works, how much it costs, how many days you get and which border points you can enter through
The Vietnamese e-Visa is an electronic visa issued by the Immigration Department (Vietnam Immigration Department, Ministry of Publ…
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