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Björk and Kosovo - why different

I thought this over (and truthfully, your missive reached me only after I already added the mention -- it took a long time to do, to properly source it and add context). IMHO she is a separate and ency, because this song gets dedicated to all sorts of independences, most recently Tibet's, and during a concert in Shanghai. It's instructive to compare the consequences -- they seem to be widely different, depending on location. Apparently in Denmark, no one even notices, that she does that re: Faroe Islands nad Greenland.

Exit Festival is a very important link for Serbia with the outside world, maybe now, even more so. And 150,000 people congregate there, half of them from abroad. So, altogether, I think this may be very relevant, after all... I don't think she ever performed in Yugoslavia/former Yugoslavia, and this was a much anticipated appearance. And I'm not sure the last word has been written on this issue, so... You see, that it's not just some random celebrity saying something somewhere about Kosovo. It actaually affects Serbians (esp. those who for many years were hoping to have her come and sing locally. It's an open question, how people in Serbia feel about her now -- or about the price of fighting against Kosovo's independence). All in all, I think this is culutrally no less relevant, than the reaction of smaller churches or Block Quebecois, to compare, esp. as the leader of the Block discounted any relevance of Kosovo to Quebec, yet we source the Block's position.... Best, --Mareklug ^talk 19:40, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

I would contend that churches probably don't belong on the list either. Independance movements probably are relevant to the subject (as entities not as people). But if you add individual people then you'll have a huge list, with never-ending discussion on who is relavnt and who said what and when. So unless the person is a leader that is in someway connected to Kosovo's independance, to an international political organisation of some standing or of a similar independance movement he/she sould not be included on the list.

If you include Björk, hundreds of other Albanian, Serbian and international stars could also be contrued to be relevant. Passportguy (talk) 19:49, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Helmeringhausen

A tag has been placed on Helmeringhausen requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. Triwbe (talk) 17:06, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Dear Passportguy, when creating article about anything, please make sure to add some sort of external reference to verify the information. If you want to add lots of town (which I imagine you may have visited) consider just merging them with the country or province they are in unless you have more specific information. Also try adding to wikitravel. But, whatever you do, do not give up. All you contributions are welcome. --Triwbe (talk) 17:13, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

I created the page from a red link on the List of cities and towns in Namibia page. I might also add that there is also an existing German language page, which is more extensive. Apparently Wikipedia isn't really interested in having new information added. Quite sad.... Passportguy (talk) 17:29, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Oh you are very wrong there, wikipedia is very interested in now information. Another editor disagreed with my judgement and has kept the article. I'm OK with that. Keep going but try to add a bit to the article (as you have done) otherwise what is the point? I did not flag Rosh Pinah because you had added a detail. Any way, in the future I will try to be more restrained. Keep up the good work. --Triwbe (talk) 18:03, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

I removed the CSD warning from the page, as i deemed it not valid. I already had a little talk about it: Here(CSD PAtrols section). In short: The articles you created were completely ok, so don't worry about the CSD warning here :) Excirial ^{(Talk,Contribs)} 18:01, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

If you want an example of a new town page which I consider excellent see Yory or Yangikishlak. --Triwbe (talk) 21:31, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Visas for Mexicans

With the recent visit of President Rafael Correa of Ecuador to Mexico, he abolished visas for Mexican tourists entering Ecuador for 90 days. "Elimina Ecuador visas para turistas mexicanos" [1] Aquintero (talk) 10:04, 16 April, 2008 (UTC)

"Ecuador decidió suprimir los visados de turistas para ciudadanos de México que deseen permanecer en este país andino por un lapso de hasta 90 días, informó hoy el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio e Integración. "

I.e. the government has decided to abolish visas, but that doesn't mean that they have implemented that decision yet. That may take some time yet. Unfortunately politicians often backtrack on what they promise on state visits. [2] still has Mexico on its visa-required list. Passportguy (talk) 20:12, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

According to [3] the change has now been implemented. I will change the page accordingly. Passportguy (talk) 23:03, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Iranian passport visa free travel

sure i do have a source that says iranians can stay in malaysia for 1 month. it's IATA travel report. I couldn't put a direct page from IATA on wiki cause you have to log in when you click on the source link. so it won't make sense. majalinno

Do you have any official (Malaysian) sources ? Sometimes these IATA are inacurate (especially with nationals that travel less frequently) Timatci web indeed says 1 month, but I would regard the official Malaysian foreign ministry page to be better informed. See [4] Passportguy (talk) 08:15, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Hey Passportguy! Here, I found it from the Malaysian immigration website: http://www.imi.gov.my/eng/perkhidmatan/im_Visa.asp (I know that MFA says 15 days, and Immigration says 1 month; but my aunt travels to Malaysia regularly on her Iranian passport. She says it is 1 month too and you need to obtain permission for overstay on arrival. Alas I can't put her quote as the reference on wiki ;) )

The link you provided above also says 15 days. (listed under countries that may stay up to 14 days). You may be able to obtain extensions to stays in many countries, however these are granted on a case to case basis and are not general practice. I.e. in this case the standard maximum stay is 15 days and should be listed as such. Passportguy (talk) 14:14, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

If you'd notice, I added Costa Rica under the US&Canada PR status. In the source provided, it states that the Green Card holders and Canadian PR holders are allowed to stay in Costa Rica for a period of no more than 30 days. They did not mention any specific nationality; so, it does not matter what is the nationality of those persons. Majalinno (talk)

Thanks for your quick reply ! Passportguy (talk) 20:46, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Armenian passport visa free travel

Sorry, I thought there was a Burundi embassy in Yerevan so the VOA would not apply. I'll go put it right back.

Thanks ! Passportguy (talk) 19:25, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Australian passport visa free travel

Are you sure AUS citizen can simply use their passport and pay for the visa on arrival, without any prior arrangement when visiting Tajikistan? Most CIS countries need letter of invitation, and it should not be considered as visa on arrival or visa free.

Also, Liberia should be treated as visa on arrival, (as far as country of residence does not have Liberian diplomatic missions). From my point of view,telex confirmation made by airlines is not an prior arrangement. Travelers do not need extra afford to complete this process. What do you think?

[5] This is my own work, for your reference. Noblesham(talk) 00:45, 29 April, 2008 (UTC+8) —Preceding comment was added at 16:52, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

You are right, that with Tajikistan a LOI is required. However that letter is also required for a visa application at any embassy as a general pre-requisite for visa issuance. But since this is a requirement for any visa (not just for a VOA) and since the actual visa issuance takes place at the border, I deemed this to be a visa on arrival. But I take your point that it is certainly different from other visas-on-arrival (e.g. Turkey), which are essentially just entry taxes. I'm unsure at the moment whether or not such a visa should be listed or not. Any suggestions one way or the other ?

As for Liberia : The telex confirmation by the station manager obviously needs to include the confirmation by immigration that a visa will be issued, as the station manager as of himself cannot issue a visa. Therefore this is not a visa-on-arrival but a "visa by telex/fax/email". Essentially this is the same process that countries like Libya and Bhutan use, where your travel agent or airline faxes you a visa that they applied for on your behalf and the actual visa stamped is affixed on arrival. Passportguy (talk) 18:51, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Madagascar visa fee

Hi, just wondering, where did you get your information for the price of the visa for Madagascar? Aquintero (talk) 18:16, 30 April, 2008 (UTC)

I got the new price from [6]. Looking around the internet and various embassy websites, they seem to have increased the price for the VOA only a couple of months ago, as some embassies are still adjusting their prices to be in line with the increased VOA fee. Passportguy (talk) 10:01, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! Aquintero (talk) 07:33, 1 May, 2008 (UTC)

Visa Free Map

Excuse me, May I change the color of the visa free map of EU and EEA passport?It would be much more clear to distinguish between the countries where citizens can stay for unlimit period.

Noblesham (talk) 19:19, 2 May, 2008 (UTC+8)

Sure. Go ahead ! Passportguy (talk) 11:25, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Hi There if you tell me how to put up the email regarding Romania's Visa On Arrival to Yemen on the page I can. I have the full proofPryde 01 (talk) 09:22, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Just post the full text (you can leave out the names/addresses) on a talk page, preferably the only at Talk:Romanian passport. Passportguy (talk) 11:25, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

I see you already have. Thank you for that ! See my reply on the other page. Passportguy (talk) 11:38, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Malaysia My 2nd Home Program

Why is Israel, Serbia and Montenegro banned from entering Malaysia? Why are they banned from participating in the Malaysia My 2nd Home Program?Pryde 01 (talk) 09:15, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

With Israel it is because Malaysia is a Muslim state and feels an obligation to ban Israelis because of the Palestian problem. I'm not quite sure why they also ban Serbia/Montenegro, maybe because of Kosovo ? Passportguy (talk) 10:53, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

European passport

I posted the same info about accessing European countries for all member passports because the requirements are the same. For example, a German citizen needs to meet the same requirements to enter Hungary as a Swedish, Italian, Portuguese or Polish citizen. And I just wanted the info to be consistant and the same. If I made an error that you can easily detect, please fix it. But I am pretty sure that the bulk of is right. Cheers, Bob (209.7.171.66 (talk) 21:03, 12 May 2008 (UTC))

Furthermore, the entries which I changed have sources next to the information. If some seem to be suspicious, feel free to check them. But again, EU citizens plus EFTA members have unlimited access to all member states. Indeed, they can visit each other's countries just with an ID card, a passport isn't even required. This is one the EU rights associated with the free movement of persons. To live and work in the EU freely; however, we're only talking about visiting, not employment or study. -Bob

What you did is pot the same info on all EU passport pages ! But many countries have differing entry requirements for different country. E.g. Turkey requires a visa from some EU countries, while it does not from others. It is not just "90 days visa free" for all ! (Btw that link you gave as source there does not work. Also the some of the smaller countries, e.g. San Marino, or Vatican city are not part of the EU/EFA and do not have unlimited settlement rights in the EEA. You are very welcome to add information, just don't copy and paste blocks of information that you haven't carefully double-checked to be true for every indivual country. Passportguy (talk) 21:25, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

You're re-edit to Austrian passport is a case in point. Turkey requires a visa for Austrians, which you would know, if you had personally checked the info and not just copy-and- pasted it. If you want to change to style of the pages, you are more than welcome, but do double check the info against what is already there !! Passportguy (talk) 21:29, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

I'm going to revert the edits again. I tried to correct some of them, but there are just too many mistakes in there. Many of the linkseither don't work or don't say anything specific about regulations for Austrians, many are still formatted for danish citizens (where you apparently cpied the info from), other links don't work at all. Please double check all links for content, correctness and whether or not they actually still exist and then re-add. Passportguy (talk) 21:39, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

OK, but you at least keep the ones that deal with EU citizens travelling within the EU. iob —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.7.171.66 (talk) 18:28, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

You are welcome to add that information, however it needs to be properly sourced, i.e the links must work and must link to information on the nationality in question, not a different one ! Passportguy (talk) 23:42, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

I believe the EU-case is clearly stated as "European Union unlimited access" (at least in the case of the Polish passport article). IMHO that is enough. --BotevFixer (talk) 00:11, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

I agree, but I'm talking about the timatic links you are adding to the pages. Passportguy (talk) 10:13, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Vanuatu

Is it possible that you can find out if Romanian and Bulgarian Citizens need a Visa or Not to get into Vanuatu being that Romania and Bulgaria are EU Countries?Pryde 01 (talk) 03:02, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

I'll contact immigration, and post ayn reply I get here. Passportguy (talk) 10:03, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Yemen

Just wondering if you have found any information regarding Visa Free Access for Romanians to Yemen since Romania is an EU Country?Pryde 01 (talk) 03:03, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

I wrote an email to the embassy, but they haven't replied back. I'll wait for another week or so and then try another source. Passportguy (talk) 09:58, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Have you heard from the Yemen Embassy regarding Visa on Arrival Access for Romanians and Bulgarians?Pryde 01 (talk) 03:55, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Maldives passport

hey passportguy. i found maldivian passport on the biometric passports pictures page and developed it in the visa fee access. however, the guy who created the empty page, put "Maldives" passport instead of "Maldivian" passport for the page title. so i was wondering if you know how to correct the title? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Majalinno —Preceding unsigned comment added by Majalinno (talk • contribs) 06:57, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Done. :) BotevFixer (talk) 09:22, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Georgia

I have emailed the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I am waiting for a response. Timatic is often out of date so don't believe everything Timatic says. Also it listed that EU Citizens do not need a Visa to Georgia for up to 90 days, it included Romania as having no Visa for Diplomatic for 90 days. It included both the EU and in a separate section Romania and bulgaria in the Diplomatic list, but Bulgarians need a Visa for Diplomatic. I will get back to you.Pryde 01 (talk) 08:32, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Please don't take off Georgia until it is confirmed or not. I will let you knowPryde 01 (talk) 08:43, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Have you heard from the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about having Visa Free Access for Romanian and Bulgarian Citizens?Pryde 01 (talk) 03:55, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Mexican visa for Israelis

Hello, according to the Mexican embassy website in Israel, Israeli citizens are allowed to stay in Mexico as tourists for 90 days. (Mexican Embassy in Israel) The information is only in Spanish. On the left hand side of the website you have to click on Seccion Consular and then Visas and once that has appeard, it stats that Israelis are only given 90 days in the country as tourists. Aquintero (talk) 13:44 22 May, 2008 UTC

I did a quick check around the internet, and other nationalities also offcially (according to some pages) may only stay 90 days. E.g. Mexican embassy in France. However a quick glance at other pages releveals tht the regulations are somewhat unclea, with some pages indicating a maximum stay of 180 days, e.g. [7]. Apparently the migration cards are can be either valid for 90 or 180 days, depending on what the individual immigration officer decides (based on return flights etc.) I would say that this is very likely true for all non-visa nationals, Israelis included. See also [8]. So unless there has been a recent change of the law, I'd say that the maxmimum that can be given on arrival is still 180 days for all, albeit that this may not always be given to everyone that, for example, has an earlier return flight. Passportguy (talk) 22:34, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

I too did some research and also found the information to be contradictory to each other. I'll go with your word, thanks for the help! Aquintero (User talk:Aquintero82) 07:07 23 May, 2008 (UTC)

Pitcairn Islands

Can Pitcairn Islands be added to the Bulgarian and Romanian Passports because from what I have read is that it is visa free for anyone?Pryde 01 (talk) 23:00, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

No. In fact I have removed them from all lists, as they are not really visa free. No visa issued by an embassy is needed but all citizens (including British) need a landing permit which needs to be apllied for an issued prior to travel. See http://www.government.pn/immigration%20ordinance.pdf for detailed information.

BTW : The same also applies to the British Indian Ocean Territory, Ascension, South Georgia and the BAAT. Passportguy (talk) 23:08, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Western Sahara

Western Sahara should be included on the EU Passports since Western Sahara is de facto visa free the same rules apply as for Morocco. Pryde 01 (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 06:03, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

I usually include it on map etc. I'm not quite sure it should be included on any lists, as there is no official regulations present and some areas of Western Sahara controlled bny Polisario may require pre-travel advance permission. Passportguy (talk) 10:54, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

I think if we put it on the list (as we did in Polish passport and European passport), then a comment stating that there is no official regulation is enough. And even if there are some access restrictions to certain regions of that country, they do not apply to Western Sahara as such. --BotevFixer (talk) 13:05, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

If you want to, go ahead and add it. There is certianly no harm in doing so. Passportguy (talk) 13:48, 27 May 2008 (UTC)