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Schengen overview community wiki to avoid duplicates
Suggested Syntax:
**Question**
- [link to dupe] (possibly comments)
Where should I apply?
Can I apply for a Schengen visa at a country where I'm not a citizen? If so, under what conditions?
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Can we actually merge questions along with their answers, rather than marking one as a dupe of another?
It is indeed possible to merge questions, but by default they're closed as duplicates rather than merged together. You can read more about merged posts in this Meta post. If you see a question that ...
JonathanReezMod
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Proposed canonical on V 4.2 a+c (and sometimes e)
Answer Draft
You applied for a Standard Visitor Visa and received a refusal. Your refusal notice provided an explanation and referred to Paragraphs V 4.2 (a) and {c} (and sometimes sub paragraph 'e'). ...
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Proposed canonical on V 4.2 a+c (and sometimes e)
Good idea, it really needs addressing as so many questions here are so closely related. It would be useful to have an updated canonical.Here's what I would propose as the question:
Q: UK visa refusal ...
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Schengen overview community wiki to avoid duplicates
Core documents to be used as part of answering questions:
Schengen Visa Code - explains the rules for issuing Schengen visas
Schengen Borders Code - spells out nuances related to crossing the ...
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Do I need a transit visa?
Here is a list of visa master/canonical transit visa questions. Even though some refer to specific nationalities, I included only those where the accepted or most upvoted answer is useful for any ...
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Canonical question on Indian passport damage
Yes let's create a canonical and start closing questions about damaged passports. Nipping this in the bud is the best way to go about it IMHO.
JoErNanOMod
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US visas overview community wiki to avoid duplicates
1 ESTA and VWP
What is the US Visa Waiver Program and what is an ESTA?
In practice, what is the distinction between ESTA and visas?
Official ESTA application website and are the others scams?
Dual ...
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UK visas overview community wiki to avoid duplicates
Suggested Syntax:
**Question**
- [link to dupe] (possibly comments)
Visa requirements at application stage
Transit visa to UK required if I already have valid business visa for UK
Is there a way to ...
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Proposed canonical on UK visa supporting documents
Proposed Question: What supporting documents should I include in my UK visa application?
There seems to be a consistent pattern on TSE, with scores of questions about what documentation best ...
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UK visas overview community wiki to avoid duplicates
Core documents to be used as part of answering questions:
Immigration Rules Appendix V: visitor rules
Visitor: supporting documents guide
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/common-travel-area
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Netiquette for summarizing other answers in a new answer
I think summarising is great in general. I vaguely recall some FAQ encouraging it. After all, the whole point of the Q&A format is to get comprehensive, self-contained answers to each question, ...
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Proposal: canonical question for post-submission anxiety
'Post-submission anxiety' is ubiquitous in all walks of life, submission of a draft to a publisher, submission of a resignation, a mortgage application, and virtually anything else you can think up. ...
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Question about name mismatches
A single canonical must be created covering all the typical cases and all future questions should be closed as a dupe, no exceptions. Feel free to start one :)
JonathanReezMod
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Creating a canonical question for Visa Run - does it make sense?
No, such a question would be a list question and therefore inappropriate by StackExchange standards. However you may ask about whether or not visa runs are acceptable in a particular country.
JonathanReezMod
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If I have a more general answer, should I create a new general question?
It's definitely a good idea to create a brand new generic question and to provide links to it wherever relevant.
I would question the wisdom of closing existing questions as duplicates, at least if ...
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If I have a more general answer, should I create a new general question?
Yes, please create a new canonical and mark all the previous questions on topic as duplicates.
JonathanReezMod
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Authoritative question about layover checkins
There might be some scope to improve the answer but you have mentioned Please edit this answer with impunity, if you can add any information or corrections (and IMO making the answer a wiki one would ...
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