01-11-2004, 07:05 AM
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Originally posted by loco12
It affects everyone in the UK. From October, anyone wishing to travel to the USA will have to queue for hours on end to get a visa, on arrival, the terrorist suspect will be fingerprinted and have a mugshot taken, kids included, before being allowed on their holiday.
There is a loop hole at the moment to get around the visa, and that is to renew your passport before October. A new passport will not need a visa, but you will still be treated as a terrorist suspect on arrival and be fingerprinted and have your mugshot taken.
I truly believe this will deter hundreds of thousands from going on holiday to the States in the future. The expense and aggro will not be worth it and the extra expense will mean families can go to more exotic places for the same price. Florida or Mauritious? Two weeks will cost the same.
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Nope - I was right. It doesn't affect everyone....
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The visa ruling will only affect Britons who are issued new, but non-biometric, passports AFTER October 26.
Anyone who is issued a non-biometric passport after that date will have to go through the time-consuming process of obtaining a visitor's visa from the US Embassy in London.
People with valid passports issued before October 26 will not need a visa, as long as the passport has a bar code.
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