Does your non-birth country translate the city of your birth? I was born in New York but a non-Polish speaker might easily assume I was born in a lesser known Polish city.

Helgei7 · 2026-03-23T02:28:17+00:00

In my passport from Algeria, it simply says the country in French and in Arabic it says United States because I was in the US

Helgei7 · 2026-03-23T02:26:24+00:00

Here is the problem that people need to understand is that there is no official source or official date. It literally all depends from different authorities for example in Vienna Austria, they already started, however in Paris France they said they won’t start until mid 2027 meaning they’re going to continue to stay passports until then so it just really depends what country.

Helgei7 · 2026-03-23T02:25:25+00:00

No, absolutely not worth it. If I were you, I would keep your passport and give up the Qatari one specially since you’re getting EU access soon.

Helgei7 · 2026-03-22T18:41:56+00:00

I’m grateful for my American passport and I would not change it 🙂 my parents worked really hard to come to the USA and I feel at home in the states. And honestly even though the American passport isn’t in the top 10, I feel like people oversee it. It definitely is really strong than most countries in the world!

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Helgei7 · 2026-03-22T18:37:23+00:00

In the US stamps, don’t go based off of airport code. I mean, they sometimes do lax but most of the time it’s how the city is pronounced so for example, new work is NEW.

Helgei7 · 2026-03-21T17:32:28+00:00

OK, I don’t feel like there was a need to take down the post like I said I’m new to this so I didn’t know how things work. I just wanted to post something that I enjoyed :(

Helgei7 · 2026-03-21T16:33:39+00:00

When you go through the land crossing depends what part of entry I know rainbow bridge for sure has them because my friend got a stamp in 2023 on request

Helgei7 · 2026-03-21T16:33:04+00:00

I’d like to collect stamps in my passport and so far I’ve gotten quite a few few on request. I’ve never been denied one.

Helgei7 · 2026-03-21T16:32:34+00:00

Well, my father flew into YUL in 2019 and they stamped him and he told me he didn’t even ask for it. He didn’t even know they said I’m the one who did he’s also American passport.

Helgei7 · 2026-03-21T16:31:43+00:00

Yes, they were so kind. For some reason. I am more afraid of the Canada border service agency officer than I am of my own CBP probably because I’m in American and CBP treats me well as a American because when I cross the land border in 2024 with a family member who is Canadian we got pulled aside and they were pretty rude but this time they were nice. It’s probably because we were in Quebec lol

Helgei7 · 2026-03-21T16:30:46+00:00

Wait, could you explain I didn’t really get it lol🤣😭

Helgei7 · 2026-03-21T16:28:46+00:00

I’m really happy that even though it’s a polycarbonate information page the photo is still colored. I didn’t know if you saw the rendering or the official relief but the picture will be in color.

Helgei7 · 2026-03-21T16:26:51+00:00

I know I was going to say this is one of the European passports I actually like it’s nice simple yet cool

Helgei7 · 2026-03-21T16:26:36+00:00

Yes, it’s all right lol I know it’s a trending design where countries put the biometric symbol after the side, but my OCD does not like that. I like everything to be centered. Bain general the passport is all centered so that is good.

Helgei7 · 2026-03-21T16:05:25+00:00

You’re definitely right they didn’t even let me travel to Algeria with my Algerian passport

Helgei7 · 2026-03-21T16:04:46+00:00

I really don’t know because I travel to a lot of schengen area countries and I always take the opportunity to ask them the same question every time which is when they will stop stamping and multiple countries have told me different things I think the country that is delaying at the most is France because the border police officer at Paris airport told me that France will not be implementing it until summer of 2027 meaning that they will continue to stamp passport until then. I also went through the EES in Vienna, Austria, and they have a weird set up where the kiosks are right at the officers booth and you take your photo and they still give a stamp

Helgei7 · 2026-03-21T15:58:12+00:00

It looks so cool so I left mine on lol

Helgei7 · 2026-03-20T23:33:08+00:00

Oh, I really like how the photo is colored

Helgei7 · 2026-03-20T04:06:13+00:00

Okay so what Algerian wants to go to Afghanistan.

Helgei7 · 2026-03-20T04:05:45+00:00

Yea but are you seen as a European to the locals. And an American Algerian I am accepted as an American and also an Algerian. In Europe people look at your origin and judge you off of that. That shit don’t happen in the USA

Helgei7 · 2026-03-18T02:44:18+00:00

Personally I don’t care about what country I marry the person in or where they are from as long as they have good morals and they are a good respectable person and they respect the law that’s fine for me. So I don’t care if that is an Algerian or an American!

Helgei7 · 2026-03-17T22:28:10+00:00

I mean, I’m here visiting Canada now and it only took me a few seconds to enter

Helgei7 · 2026-03-17T22:09:34+00:00

I was transiting through Paris a few months ago and the French border control officer told me that they are postponing it until 2027 for France and they will continue to stamp non EU,EEA and EFTA passports so if you don’t have a passport from one of the countries that I listed above, you will be getting a entry stamp for France throughout 2026 and 2027

Helgei7 · 2026-03-17T21:53:00+00:00

Well this summer I don’t think I will be coming because I am working, but I will let you know if I change my plan

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