{"id":1478,"date":"2004-02-27T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2004-02-27T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globetrotters.co.uk\/newsletter\/2004\/02\/27\/travel-to-the-usa\/"},"modified":"2016-03-02T18:51:30","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T18:51:30","slug":"travel-to-the-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globetrotters.co.uk\/newsletter\/travel-to-the-usa.html","title":{"rendered":"Travel to the USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Globetrotter Tracey asked the Beetle to pass on the<br \/>\nfollowing information about the change in visa\/passport for<br \/>\ntravel to the USA. She says: &ldquo;I&#8217;m sure most Globies<br \/>\nwill know this but a lot of folks have been asking me about<br \/>\nit and are quite confused by what they&#8217;ve heard in the<br \/>\npress. So thought this would be a good thing to put in the<br \/>\nnewsletter with the relevant websites&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>The increased awareness and perception in the US of the<br \/>\nterrorist threat has led to new security rules &ndash;<br \/>\ncausing a flurry of recent press coverage. Potential<br \/>\nproblems for travellers will not arise until 26 October<br \/>\nthis year. From that date travellers with passports issued<br \/>\non or after the 26th October 2004 who were previously<br \/>\neligible to enter the USA under the Visa Waiver Programme<br \/>\n(VWP) will require a visa.<\/p>\n<p>The exception WOULD be those individuals holding a<br \/>\nMachine-Readable Passport (MRP) containing &#8216;biometric<br \/>\nidentification data&#8217; but these will not become available<br \/>\nuntil at least June 2005 in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>It is therefore recommended that anyone who is likely to<br \/>\nneed a new passport in that period of time i.e. between<br \/>\nthis October and the middle to end of 2005 &ndash; should<br \/>\napply for a new passport before October this year. The UK<br \/>\nauthorities are willing to do this for anyone who has up to<br \/>\nnine month&rsquo;s validity on their existing passport.<br \/>\nAnd, this would be less challenging than having to apply<br \/>\nfor a US Visa. ABTA is suggesting this course as being<br \/>\neasier and cheaper than applying for a US visa. Full<br \/>\ndetails about Visa requirements are contained on the US<br \/>\nEmbassy web site &ndash; <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.usembassy.gov\/visas\/tourism-visitor\/how-to-apply\/\">US Visa Requirements<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Visas are expensive; &#163;65 and individuals have to apply<br \/>\nin person, to either the US Embassy in Grosvenor Square,<br \/>\nLondon or Belfast. You can make an appointment by writing<br \/>\nin or phoning a premium phone line. The American<br \/>\nAuthorities are being particularly selective, as they have<br \/>\nalways been, about whom they accept. 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