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006-7 BMIVUSA General tourism 17/10/06 10:19 am Page 6 GENERAL TOURISM INFORMATION PASSPORT & VISA information already required such as passport number, coun- Program and must obtain a visa before they travel to the U.S. REQUIREMENTS try of issue, expiry date, given names as they appear on the Travellers requiring visas such as those travelling on one- Passports passport , last name, gender, date of birth and nationality. way tickets, staying for longer than 90 days, those who have been convicted or arrested for any offence in the past and All travellers intending to visit the U.S. without a visa under Arrival in the United States those who have previously been refused entry or deported the terms of the Visa Waiver Program are required to have from the United States etc, should ensure that they apply for an individual machine-readable passport. Most non U.S. citizen travellers to the U.S., from 14-79 the visa well in advance of the planned departure date to the Any traveller without a machine-readable passport is years old, are required to enrol in the US-VISIT programme United States and that they do not make final travel plans required to obtain a visa before coming to the United States. and have their index fingerprints digitally scanned and their until the visa has been issued and they are in receipt of their Each individual traveller, including infants, is required to have photograph taken upon entering the United States. No ink is passport. Most persons requiring a visa will be required to a machine-readable passport, in order to enter the U.S. used. US-VISIT is an Entry-Exit system designed to enhance attend an interview at the U.S. Embassy. Information on under the Visa Waiver Program. Joint and family passports control of U.S. borders and more effectively enforce U.S. applying for a visa is available from the Embassy's website, are no longer accepted. immigration law. This entry procedure adds only 10-15 sec- or by calling their operator-assisted information line during A machine-readable passport can generally be identified onds to the entry screening process. business hours. by the presence of two lines of computer code printed at the US-EXIT procedures are currently being rolled out across You are strongly recommended to check with the Embassy bottom of the biographical page. Generally, the only UK US airports. concerning your eligibility to travel visa free before purchasing passports NOT machine-readable are the old-style blue The US Government no longer issues Indefinite visas. your tickets. Conditions relating to visa free travel are available passports or passports issued overseas . Any person holding an indefinite B1/B2 visa should note that from the Embassy's website at http://london.usembassy.gov, Further changes regarding passport requirements came it is now only valid for travel to the United States for 10 years or by calling their operator assisted information line on 09042 into effect in 2005 and 2006. In brief, machine-readable from the date of issue of the visa. 450 100 http://london.usembassy.gov http://www.usembassy.org.uk http://london.usembassy.gov http://www.littlechapel.com http://WWW.VISITUSA.ORG.UK

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Visit USA Travel Planner

Welcome to America. The Visit USA Asssociation (UK)
General Tourism Information. Passports & Visas, Customs, Public Holidays
Airlines/Gateway Cities
International Airlines/Domestic Airlines & Air Sightseeing/Regional Travel Associations
Regional Travel Associations/Tourist Offices
Car Rental/Campers, Motorhomes and Motorcycle Rental
Campers, Motorhomes & Motorcycle Rental/Campgrounds/Accommodation/Homes and Apartments
Homes and Apartments/Ranch Holidays/Theme Parks & Attractions/Attraction Tickets & Theatre Tickets
Cruise Companies/Marketing & PR/Trip Planning/Rail/Shopping/Sightseeing/Escorted Tours
Wedding Chapels/Travel Publications/Travel Associations
Specialist USA Travel Advisors
Tour Operators
Map with Time Zones
State Round-up

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