Covid 19 Travel/Immigration to USA - please check here and ask questions
#16
Re: Covid 19 Travel/Immigration to USA - please check here and ask questions
A word of warning to anyone booking future travel, read the fine print before you purchase travel insurance. Some (many?) insurers who previously issued policies covering travel cancellation/delay/disruption and medical expenses due to a pandemic will no longer provide this cover.
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Re: Covid 19 Travel/Immigration to USA - please check here and ask questions
From the official website
In accordance with Proclamation—Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting Coronavirus effective at 11:59 p.m. eastern daylight time on March 16, 2020, the entry into the United States is suspended for most individuals, other than United States citizens and lawful permanent residents, who have been physically present within the United Kingdom and Ireland within 14 days of travel to the United States. In addition, Proclamation 9993 applicable to the Schengen Area, Proclamation 9992 for travel from Iran, and Proclamation 9984 for travel from the People’s Republic of China all remain in effect. Any traveler with a valid ESTA who attempts to travel the United States in violation of the Proclamations for the Schengen Area, the United Kingdom, and Ireland will have their ESTA canceled. ESTA will not refund applications that are canceled due to this Proclamation. Travelers who are subject to the Proclamations should cancel or postpone any travel until no longer subject to the Proclamations, or the Proclamations are rescinded.
https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/faq?lang=en
You seem to be asking a lot of What If questions. Just because a Cruise Line is showing potential sailings for late 2021 doesn't mean they will or won't happen. Usually an ESTA application is done within minutes of applying so what is relevant today might not be next month or in 3 months. Why not take a deep breath, relax and wait to see what happens. Making an online application from the UK shouldn't result in application being declined it is merely an application approved for travel to the USA. Many have applied for ESTA and never travelled on it.
In accordance with Proclamation—Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting Coronavirus effective at 11:59 p.m. eastern daylight time on March 16, 2020, the entry into the United States is suspended for most individuals, other than United States citizens and lawful permanent residents, who have been physically present within the United Kingdom and Ireland within 14 days of travel to the United States. In addition, Proclamation 9993 applicable to the Schengen Area, Proclamation 9992 for travel from Iran, and Proclamation 9984 for travel from the People’s Republic of China all remain in effect. Any traveler with a valid ESTA who attempts to travel the United States in violation of the Proclamations for the Schengen Area, the United Kingdom, and Ireland will have their ESTA canceled. ESTA will not refund applications that are canceled due to this Proclamation. Travelers who are subject to the Proclamations should cancel or postpone any travel until no longer subject to the Proclamations, or the Proclamations are rescinded.
https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/faq?lang=en
You seem to be asking a lot of What If questions. Just because a Cruise Line is showing potential sailings for late 2021 doesn't mean they will or won't happen. Usually an ESTA application is done within minutes of applying so what is relevant today might not be next month or in 3 months. Why not take a deep breath, relax and wait to see what happens. Making an online application from the UK shouldn't result in application being declined it is merely an application approved for travel to the USA. Many have applied for ESTA and never travelled on it.
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Re: Covid 19 Travel/Immigration to USA - please check here and ask questions
Andyrebell, I can understand your concern that you might get refused an esta right now and this would mean applying for a visa that you may not get. However, Lancastrian's advice is good - sit tight and wait. If all is good for the cruise in 2021, then I'm assuming the entry restrictions to the USA will also have been lifted. I also wouldn't pay a deposit for a cruise in 2021 right now, no matter how good the discount - no-one knows if there will be a widely available vaccine for next year yet and you are just setting yourself up for a year of worrying about whether your cruise will go ahead or not.
Take a tour around scotland and the islands in June. It's absolutely stunningly beautiful. :-)
Take a tour around scotland and the islands in June. It's absolutely stunningly beautiful. :-)
#19
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Re: Covid 19 Travel/Immigration to USA - please check here and ask questions
There are exceptions to the ban, not sure the ESTA application would know if you qualify, I guess not many people are booking as nobody knows what the future holds.
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Re: Covid 19 Travel/Immigration to USA - please check here and ask questions
Andyrebell, I can understand your concern that you might get refused an esta right now and this would mean applying for a visa that you may not get. However, Lancastrian's advice is good - sit tight and wait. If all is good for the cruise in 2021, then I'm assuming the entry restrictions to the USA will also have been lifted. I also wouldn't pay a deposit for a cruise in 2021 right now, no matter how good the discount - no-one knows if there will be a widely available vaccine for next year yet and you are just setting yourself up for a year of worrying about whether your cruise will go ahead or not.
Take a tour around scotland and the islands in June. It's absolutely stunningly beautiful. :-)
Take a tour around scotland and the islands in June. It's absolutely stunningly beautiful. :-)
We will sit back and wait thanks for the help I think the cruise credit is good till into 2022 to be fair.
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Re: Covid 19 Travel/Immigration to USA - please check here and ask questions
A word of warning to anyone booking future travel, read the fine print before you purchase travel insurance. Some (many?) insurers who previously issued policies covering travel cancellation/delay/disruption and medical expenses due to a pandemic will no longer provide this cover.
#25
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Re: Covid 19 Travel/Immigration to USA - please check here and ask questions
It's a fairly useless product in terms of getting money back. Mine also was bought back in Oct last year when the holiday was booked.
I've managed to get my airbnbs canceled full refunds with no issues, a 95% refund for car parking charges, BA have offered me a voucher valid for two years, i only paid deposit on flights was waiting until last minute to pay full balance.
Works out far cheaper than triggering the excess on insurance.
Insurance is only useful for medical coverage IMO and even that is not always coat effective. I had some minor treatment in the USA on a holiday some years back and a doctor basically told me not to worry they would just bill the NHS...
#26
Re: Covid 19 Travel/Immigration to USA - please check here and ask questions
We bought annual travel insurance with TD early March. Called them at the end of March to ask if they would defer the insurance because of lockdown. The answer was no. We will not be getting TD insurance in future.
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Heading for Poppyland
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Location: North Norfolk and northern New York State
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Re: Covid 19 Travel/Immigration to USA - please check here and ask questions
According to my map, you can drive there on the A87, no need of a ferry.
#28
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Re: Covid 19 Travel/Immigration to USA - please check here and ask questions
Correct - there’s the Skye Bridge.
#29
Auntie Fa
Joined: Nov 2006
Location: Seattle
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Re: Covid 19 Travel/Immigration to USA - please check here and ask questions
Similar - $450 annual policy (for a couple) taken out in February when we had at least 4 international trips planned. Last one finally cancelled on Friday. Going to call Allianz to see if we can defer but not hopeful.
#30
Re: Covid 19 Travel/Immigration to USA - please check here and ask questions
we paid over $600. Bloody cheek especially as the lockdown is government mandated.