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"KGB" wrote in message ... On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 13:05:36 +0100, "Keith Willshaw" wrote: SNIP If you have been convicted of an arrestable offence (not including minor traffic offences such as speeding) you will not be entitled to travel under the visa waiver program Hi In a recent article in a UK national paper a week or so ago (I forget which one - Daily Telegraph??), it confirmed the above. However, it went on to add that according to a statement from the Home Office to that newspaper, the UK authorities have NO official contact with the US immigration department, therefore the US authorities have absolutely no way of verifying whether or not anybody actually has a criminal record. Not strictly true, they do have contact via the Interpol International notice scheme. If their is a warrant out for your arrest, you are under police surveillance, the UK police have asked for information about you or you are considered a likely recidivist they may well know about you. Whilst I am certainly not suggesting that "ex-criminals" ignore the current regulations and I am not an ex-criminal myself I hasten to add - well, never been caught anyway - this rather intrigued me. Any comments from anyone?? http://www.interpol.int/Public/ICPO/...s/FS200105.asp Keith |
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"aNdy" wrote in message ... Hi all I'm wanting to go to New York from the UK for a long weekend and was wondering if I need a visa to visit the US. TIA Andy |
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****ing thick piece of ****. all you do is fill out a form in the plane and hand it to immigration
"JohnDoe" wrote in message ... On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 19:40:50 GMT, (Miguel Cruz) wrote: aNdy wrote: I'm wanting to go to New York from the UK for a long weekend and was wondering if I need a visa to visit the US. Ignore JohnDoe; he talks ********. If you carry a normal UK passport then you are eligible for the Visa Waiver Program. Just show up and smile. See this web page for terms and conditions: if you show up without your waiver all the smiles in the world will do you no good. |
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In article , "aNdy"
wrote: Hi all I'm wanting to go to New York from the UK for a long weekend and was wondering if I need a visa to visit the US. That depends on your passport. If you hold a UK passport and it is valid, you don't need a visa. Certainly for an authoritative answer, contact the American embassy or consul nearest you for info. |
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"aNdy" wrote in message ... Hi all I'm wanting to go to New York from the UK for a long weekend and was wondering if I need a visa to visit the US. TIA No. As long as you have a UK passport which has plenty of time left on it then you will be given a green visa waiver form to fill in, usually both on the plane and at checkin. You need a visa if you have been convicted of an arrestable offence however (my memory fails here, do you have to have been convicted or just arrested, and didn't read somewhere that convictions which are considered spent under UK law are not spent as far as the USA is concerned?) You will need the address of the place where you are staying for your first night, so if you've booked a hotel make sure you haven't put the address in your checked baggage! |
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Me wrote: Certainly for an authoritative answer, contact the American embassy or consul nearest you for info. This costs quite a bit in the U.K. |
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