If my passport allows me to enter a country visa-free, does that guarantee me that the entrance is free of charge or is there any exception?
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- Aparna Patel
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- 11 Aug, 2023
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USA to Mexico was free for less than seven days. But if you tell them you plan to stay longer, they ask for a fee when you leave.
You have to pay in Indonesia when you enter or leave the country. There is an exception for citizens of certain nearby countries, and the biggest ports and airports.
This fee has nothing to do with visas.
Some examples that I can think of in addition to those already presented:
The Argentina Reciprocity Fee that had to been paid by US and Canadian tourists: https://onemileatatime.com/argentina-reciprocity-fee-us-citizens/
Cuba requires as tourist card, which costs around ~$50 for US citizens and ~25 for everyone else: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Cuba#Tourist_card_required
Technically, visa-free entry to the US under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP, also falsely referred to as ESTA) as well as the corresponding Canadian program (where the authorization is called eTA) also apply to your question.
No. An example of charging for visa-free entry is the Tourist Card that visitors to Mexico are required to get under certain conditions. The fee is the equivalent of around $25 USD, so fairly substantial.
You may have to pay even if you walk across the border so it’s clearly not a facilities tax.
One of the most well-known exceptions to this is the US, which charges a $6 fee to travelers who enter the US via land (who are not US citizens, US permanent residents/immigrants or Canadian citizens) even if their country is in the Visa Waiver Program, and in fact even if they have a nonimmigrant visa. It’s possible to pay this online up to seven days in advance of arriving at the border, to speed up the crossing.
No.
Most European passport holders do not require a visa for Cabo Verde. However, paying an ‘airport security fee’, either before going, or on arrival, is a requirement.
(The wording on this page suggests, however, that if you arrive by sea, you do not have to pay this fee.)
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