I flew 33 hours to Vietnam but was denied entry because of a common travel mistake that I'll never make again
Briefly

I was denied entry because my visa didn't have my middle name on it, but my passport did. After bouncing around the airport, I found out they didn't match... a tiny error had cost me.
Visa applications can be denied if your name doesn't match the one on your passport... I could fly back to Japan, or pay for a 'very, very expensive' emergency visa.
...I let out a sigh of relief when I learned my new visa would be $130 - I'd expected it to cost much more. But I panicked when they only accepted cash.
Upon deplaning, I headed to the passport-control area with my passport and a print-out of the visa... Instead, the employee handed them back and said, 'Denied.'
Read at Business Insider
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