Guides and explainers on visa policy changes, electronic travel authorisations, and practical border tips — so you're never caught out by a rule you didn't know about.
- What happens if you overstay a visa: fines and bans — 2026-09-16
Overstay in Thailand by four years and the fine is no bigger than at 40 days. The ban is where it counts, and whether you surrender or get caught can be the difference between five years and ten.
- How long does a visa take? Start with the appointment — 2026-09-16
A Schengen visa must be decided in 15 calendar days and a UK visit visa is published at 3 weeks, but neither clock starts until your application is lodged and your biometrics are in. At one US embassy, the wait for that appointment is 398 days.
- How much does a visa actually cost? The full bill — 2026-09-16
A Schengen visa is €90 by law, or €116 once a US application centre adds its fee. A US visitor visa is US$185, or US$935 if you pay for a faster interview.
- The best second passport for visa-free travel depends on yours — 2026-09-16
Passport rankings treat strength as a fixed number, but what a second passport adds depends on the one you already hold. A German passport gains two destinations from an Irish one and 14 from a Beninese one.
- Can you work remotely on a tourist visa? Where it's allowed — 2026-09-15
New Zealand, the UK and Canada say in writing that visitors may work remotely for an employer abroad. Elsewhere the visitor rules mostly say nothing, and what matters is who pays you, not where you sit.
- Travel authorisations are replacing visa-free entry — 2026-09-13
Countries that used to let you simply turn up increasingly want an online authorisation before you board. It was the biggest pattern in the 793 corrections we made across 18 countries.
- Five digital nomad visas that have closed — 2026-09-13
Iceland's remote-work visa still turns up on shortlists with €7,000 a month attached to it. It was repealed in May, and it's one of five closed programmes still listed as available.
- What we found checking every digital nomad visa — 2026-09-13
Our directory quoted income figures no government had ever published. What a field-by-field re-check turned up, and how to spot a threshold that has gone stale.
- Welcome to isVisaRequired.com — 2026-06-01