OT: Travel to the UK
Aug 3rd 2004, 9:34 am
#16
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Re: Travel to the UK
"colin." <colin###@###j0o.com> wrote
> "MMKED" <[email protected]> wrote
> |
> | However, is there anything else I should be aware of? I know that
> | visitors under the Visa Waiver Program have to pay US$6.00 upon entering
> | the US.
>
> That's news to me. As a British citizen travelling with a British passport,
> under the VWP which Britain is a part of, I have never once been asked for
> any kind of payment upon landing on US soil. I have landed at New York,
> Washington, Chicago and Columbus and it's been the same each time.
You may not have been asked for it, but you've always paid it. It's
included in the ticket fee by airlines that participate in the Visa
Waiver program. Travellers not using the Visa Waiver get ripped off.
> "MMKED" <[email protected]> wrote
> |
> | However, is there anything else I should be aware of? I know that
> | visitors under the Visa Waiver Program have to pay US$6.00 upon entering
> | the US.
>
> That's news to me. As a British citizen travelling with a British passport,
> under the VWP which Britain is a part of, I have never once been asked for
> any kind of payment upon landing on US soil. I have landed at New York,
> Washington, Chicago and Columbus and it's been the same each time.
You may not have been asked for it, but you've always paid it. It's
included in the ticket fee by airlines that participate in the Visa
Waiver program. Travellers not using the Visa Waiver get ripped off.
Aug 3rd 2004, 1:50 pm
#17
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Re: Travel to the UK
On 3 Aug 2004 10:22:15 -0700, Steve wrote:
> If you don't use the visa waiwer, because you are a US citizen or have
> a visa or whatever, can you get the $6 back or does the airline just
> pocket it?
Since it is an "inspection" fee, you will be charged regardless of your
citizenship. You come through US Immigration at a POE and undergo
inspection regardless whether you are a citizen, a permanent resident or a
visitor. This is my guess, though, so take it with a grain of salt.
eltoro
> If you don't use the visa waiwer, because you are a US citizen or have
> a visa or whatever, can you get the $6 back or does the airline just
> pocket it?
Since it is an "inspection" fee, you will be charged regardless of your
citizenship. You come through US Immigration at a POE and undergo
inspection regardless whether you are a citizen, a permanent resident or a
visitor. This is my guess, though, so take it with a grain of salt.
eltoro
