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Old discussions about this article (which was named Travel requirements for German citizens until 17 December 2022, International travel requirements for German citizens from 17 December 2022 and Visa requirements for German citizens from 17 February 2023) can be found at Talk:International travel requirements for German citizens (that talk page was left behind on one of these moves).
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Distinction between ETAs (Electronic Travel Authorisations) and eVisas[edit]
As defined by the Wordnik dictionary (https://www.wordnik.com/words/visa), a visa is "an official authorisation appended to a passport, permitting entry into and travel within a particular country or region". Therefore ETAs (Electronic Travel Authorisations) are de facto eVisas (electronic visas). This is why ETAs issued by Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Australia (eVisitor), New Zealand (NZeTA) and the United States (ESTA) are classified as eVisas in this article. Please do not change that without further discussion. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Thearones (talk) 13:59, 1 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Travel requirements for German citizens's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.
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The result of the move request was: moved. (non-admin closure) BilledMammal (talk) 14:14, 17 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Either we rename this page (and the French and Polish entries fwiw) or we rename all the others (as they also contain visa and non-visa restrictions). a455bcd9 (Antoine) (talk) 20:37, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support the two nominated moves as well as the Polish one for procedural reasons (all three were originally at "Visa requirements for..." but have been subject to recent undiscussed moves or cut-and-paste moves) and on the merits. One of the undiscussed moves was justified with "the article now includes more information about non-visa travel restrictions and information". While this is true, such new off-topic content should be put in another (new?) article or an expansion of the scope of these articles should be discussed. (To the closer: if this move is approved please try to do some HISTMERGE magic to preserve the extensive edit history of the old Visa requirements for German citizens article.) — AjaxSmack 06:48, 11 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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– The articles now include non-visa travel requirements like vaccination requirements, passport requirements and entry bans as well as biometrics. Thearones (talk) 09:49, 2 March 2024 (UTC) — Relisting.Natg 19 (talk) 17:16, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Unconvinced. The wording visa requirements has an unambiguous meaning – visas may (or may not) be required. However, travel is never required, so travel requirements sounds a bit weird. British government uses more careful wording on gov.uk: travel advice → entry requirements[1], and I suggest we try to identify more apt wording, too.
Additionally, the word citizens in the title may be misleading – the article tries to combine two somewhat separate topics: visa requirements for German citizens, and entry requirements for German residents or those arriving from Germany. I'm not convinced these separate topics should be dealt with in a single article or that the term "citizen" should be used as a placeholder for both. — kashmīrīTALK 11:16, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Dear kashmīrī, You're right. Health administrative entry restrictions, i.e. vaccination requirements, (mostly) depend on the jurisdiction one is arriving from, not the state they are a citizen of. Thanks for your precious insight, Thearones (talk) 11:32, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support move. I opposed the move of the Poland page, and would support this one for the exact same reason. Thanks for the note on my talk page. It's quite simple really, the page covers more than just visas, it has vaccination and health issues for German and French people travelling abroad too, so travel constitutes a more WP:PRECISE and accurate title for this than visa. Cheers — Amakuru (talk) 21:57, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. "Travel" includes not only existing the home country and entering a foreign country, but also domestic moving within the country. "Travel requirements" implicitly suggest that German citizens may need to go through application process to move around within the country and leave the country. However, this article mainly discusses the requirements for German citizens to enter other foreign countries and territories. I do not think it is a good practice to make the move. Cfls (talk) 01:35, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]