New Visa requirements for UK visitors ?
Jul 18th 2004, 9:59 pm
#1
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New Visa requirements for UK visitors ?
My 84 year old Mother has just booked an air ticket to come and visit in November.
Now, a Brit friend who is coming to visit in October tells me that all UK citizens have to visit the US Embassy in London to get fingerprinted for a new Visa requirement, starting in October.
Anyone know if this is true ? Her travel agent apparently did not mention it.
The thought of my Mother having to deal with the US Immigration Nazis in London is horrific.
Now, a Brit friend who is coming to visit in October tells me that all UK citizens have to visit the US Embassy in London to get fingerprinted for a new Visa requirement, starting in October.
Anyone know if this is true ? Her travel agent apparently did not mention it.
The thought of my Mother having to deal with the US Immigration Nazis in London is horrific.
Jul 18th 2004, 10:13 pm
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Re: New Visa requirements for UK visitors ?
Not true.
As long as she has a machine readable passport and is a British citizen she can continue to use the visa waiver program after Oct 26, 2004:
http://travel.state.gov/visa/tempvis...sa_waiver.html
Fingerprinting of visitors to the US on the visa waiver program will commence on Sept 30th.
I strongly suggest you keep in touch with US visa developments via the State Dept website.
Jeremy
As long as she has a machine readable passport and is a British citizen she can continue to use the visa waiver program after Oct 26, 2004:
http://travel.state.gov/visa/tempvis...sa_waiver.html
Fingerprinting of visitors to the US on the visa waiver program will commence on Sept 30th.
I strongly suggest you keep in touch with US visa developments via the State Dept website.
Jeremy
Originally posted by TRPardoe
My 84 year old Mother has just booked an air ticket to come and visit in November.
Now, a Brit friend who is coming to visit in October tells me that all UK citizens have to visit the US Embassy in London to get fingerprinted for a new Visa requirement, starting in October.
Anyone know if this is true ? Her travel agent apparently did not mention it.
The thought of my Mother having to deal with the US Immigration Nazis in London is horrific.
My 84 year old Mother has just booked an air ticket to come and visit in November.
Now, a Brit friend who is coming to visit in October tells me that all UK citizens have to visit the US Embassy in London to get fingerprinted for a new Visa requirement, starting in October.
Anyone know if this is true ? Her travel agent apparently did not mention it.
The thought of my Mother having to deal with the US Immigration Nazis in London is horrific.
Jul 19th 2004, 12:53 am
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Re: New Visa requirements for UK visitors ?
Hi
I just checked this out as my sister said the same thing to me. I looked at the US Embassy in London and (like JAJ says) it says that as long as it is a machine readable passport it is fine. I was fingerprinted and photographed on my way back in to the US in March so that has already started. It only takes a few minutes.
Maggie
I just checked this out as my sister said the same thing to me. I looked at the US Embassy in London and (like JAJ says) it says that as long as it is a machine readable passport it is fine. I was fingerprinted and photographed on my way back in to the US in March so that has already started. It only takes a few minutes.
Maggie
Originally posted by TRPardoe
My 84 year old Mother has just booked an air ticket to come and visit in November.
Now, a Brit friend who is coming to visit in October tells me that all UK citizens have to visit the US Embassy in London to get fingerprinted for a new Visa requirement, starting in October.
Anyone know if this is true ? Her travel agent apparently did not mention it.
The thought of my Mother having to deal with the US Immigration Nazis in London is horrific.
My 84 year old Mother has just booked an air ticket to come and visit in November.
Now, a Brit friend who is coming to visit in October tells me that all UK citizens have to visit the US Embassy in London to get fingerprinted for a new Visa requirement, starting in October.
Anyone know if this is true ? Her travel agent apparently did not mention it.
The thought of my Mother having to deal with the US Immigration Nazis in London is horrific.
Jul 19th 2004, 12:27 pm
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Re: New Visa requirements for UK visitors ?
Originally posted by Maggs
Hi
I just checked this out as my sister said the same thing to me. I looked at the US Embassy in London and (like JAJ says) it says that as long as it is a machine readable passport it is fine. I was fingerprinted and photographed on my way back in to the US in March so that has already started. It only takes a few minutes.
Maggie
Hi
I just checked this out as my sister said the same thing to me. I looked at the US Embassy in London and (like JAJ says) it says that as long as it is a machine readable passport it is fine. I was fingerprinted and photographed on my way back in to the US in March so that has already started. It only takes a few minutes.
Maggie
Jul 19th 2004, 2:19 pm
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All this is to counter the possibility that terrorists could hold a UK passport. Bizarre as more irish terrorists have travelled to the UK on US passports than other terrorists travelling to the US on UK ones.
Jul 19th 2004, 2:28 pm
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Re: New Visa requirements for UK visitors ?
Originally posted by TRPardoe
My 84 year old Mother has just booked an air ticket to come and visit in November.
Now, a Brit friend who is coming to visit in October tells me that all UK citizens have to visit the US Embassy in London to get fingerprinted for a new Visa requirement, starting in October.
Anyone know if this is true ? Her travel agent apparently did not mention it.
The thought of my Mother having to deal with the US Immigration Nazis in London is horrific.
My 84 year old Mother has just booked an air ticket to come and visit in November.
Now, a Brit friend who is coming to visit in October tells me that all UK citizens have to visit the US Embassy in London to get fingerprinted for a new Visa requirement, starting in October.
Anyone know if this is true ? Her travel agent apparently did not mention it.
The thought of my Mother having to deal with the US Immigration Nazis in London is horrific.
Jul 19th 2004, 3:10 pm
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Re: New Visa requirements for UK visitors ?
Don't know about that, but mine was issued in 1998 ( a red one) and is machine readable. There was a thread on the immigration or visa forum within the last week discussing what the machine readable passports look like and one included a link to a photograph of a machne readable passport. Might be worth look.
Maggie
Maggie
Originally posted by TRPardoe
I presume that the "modern" EEC British Passport, the red one, is machine readable whereas the old Blue Passport would not have been ?
I presume that the "modern" EEC British Passport, the red one, is machine readable whereas the old Blue Passport would not have been ?
Jul 19th 2004, 4:09 pm
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Re: New Visa requirements for UK visitors ?
Originally posted by TRPardoe
I presume that the "modern" EEC British Passport, the red one, is machine readable whereas the old Blue Passport would not have been ?
I presume that the "modern" EEC British Passport, the red one, is machine readable whereas the old Blue Passport would not have been ?
Jul 19th 2004, 4:28 pm
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My old blue passport expired in 2001 and I was rather sorry to see it go. Still, I'd rather have the new one than the hassle of not having the machine readable bit. The old ones looked kinda classic though.
