China Airfare
Tips for Travelers to China
Entry/Exit Requirements A passport and evidence of onward/return transportation by sea/air are required. A visa is not required for tourist visits by U.S. citizens of up to 90 days. An extension of stay may be granted upon application to the Hong Kong SAR Immigration Department. U.S. citizens must have passports with at least four months’ validity for entry into Hong Kong. A departure tax of 80 Hong Kong dollars (approximately $10.30 U.S. dollars), unless included in the airfare, must be pa ... [Read More]
Hong Kong SAR
A passport with a minimum of six months validity remaining and evidence of onward/return transportation by sea/air are required. U.S. citizens who arrive in Hong Kong with an expired or damaged passport may be refused entry and returned to the United States at their own expense.. A departure tax and an airport security tax must be paid at the airport, unless these have been included in the traveler’s airfare. Public transportation from Hong Kong's International Airport at Chek Lap Kok to Central Hong Kong (about 25 miles) is readily available, as are taxis. Travelers should exchange sufficient money for transportation at the airport exchange facility located immediately outside the baggage claim area. For the most current information concerning entry and exit requirements, including required documentati ... [Read More]
Democracy and Human Rights Fund - United States Embassy Lusaka Zambia
The U.S. Embassy will not provide funding for purchases in any of these categories:Intercontinental travel, including per diem and airfareBuilding construction or maintenance, or motor vehicle of any sortLong-term costs such as salary, rent, training or technical assistancePersonal transportationPurchase of land or buildings ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
Taipei is not quite halfway around the world, west from Washington, DC. Airfare via the Pacific is cheaper than flying by way of Europe. ... [Read More]
Tuvalu (05/05)
Tuvalu is a safe country of unspoiled natural beauty and friendly people. Due to its remoteness, however, but also the current U.S.$600 return airfare to and from Fiji and the Marshall Islands on Air Fiji, only a handful of tourists visit Tuvalu annually. Almost all visitors are government officials, aid workers, non-governmental organization (NGO) officials or consultants. ... [Read More]
John Gittelsohn, "U.S. Sends Strong Message to Those Who Traffic in Human Lives" Global Issues, June 2003
The Vietnamese workers each paid about $5,000 to cover the cost of airfare and work permits. They signed four-year contracts in exchange for monthly paychecks as high as the average Vietnamese person earns in a year. Trouble began in early 1999, shortly after the first Vietnamese workers arrived in American Samoa. Daewoosa's paychecks were a fraction of what Lee promised. He argued he needed to pay the recruiters first. He also deducted what an American Samoa judge later determined were excessive fees for room and board in company dorms. ... [Read More]
Japan
IMMIGRATION PENALTIES: Japanese work visas are issued outside of Japan for a specific job with a specific employer at a specific place of employment, and are not transferable. It is illegal for U.S. citizens to work in Japan while in tourist or visa-waiver status. Japanese authorities do not allow foreigners to change their immigration status from visa-waiver status to work status while in Japan. Japanese immigration officers may deny entry to travelers who appear to them to have no visible means of support. Please contact the Japanese Embassy or nearest Japanese consulate in the United States for guidance on what constitutes adequate financial support for a specific period of time. A U.S. citizen who works in Japan without a work visa may be subject to arrest, which can involve ... [Read More]
V. Country Narratives -- Countries H through P
Kuwait is a destination country for men, women, and children trafficked primarily from Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka for the purpose of labor exploitation. Some foreign women who migrate legally to Kuwait as domestic workers are subsequently abused by their employers or coerced into situations of debt bondage or involuntary servitude. Some domestic workers are trafficked within the country for sexual and labor exploitation. Some underage boys from South Asia, the Sudan, Yemen, and Eritrea are trafficked from neighboring Gulf States to work as camel jockeys. Victims suffer debt bondage, involuntary sexual servitude, coerced labor, verbal and physical abuse, and the withholding of their passports or other required travel documents. The Government of Kuwait does not comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking ... [Read More]
Grant Opportunities for Students and Scholars
--International round trip airfare from the fellow's home city to her/his host-city ... --International airfare from the scholar's home to his/her host city overseas. ... * Round-trip airfare and/or surface transportation (provided by IREX through its travel office) from anywhere in the United States to the symposium site. ... [Read More]
Burma (Myanmar)
After a long period of isolation the country has begun to encourage tourism. Foreigners can expect to pay at least five times more than locals do for hotels, domestic airfare, and entry to tourist sites. Tourist facilities in Rangoon, Bagan, Ngapali Beach, Inle Lake, and Mandalay are adequate but are very limited in most of the rest of the country. ... [Read More]
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