[thechat] Advice needed for travelling from UK to US

[John Handelaar]

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> From: thechat-admin at lists.evolt.org
> [mailto:thechat-admin at lists.evolt.org]On Behalf Of Andy Warwick
> Sent: 05 July 2002 11:55
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> Subject: [thechat] Advice needed for travelling from UK to US
>
> Given the international flavour (flavor) to this list, I was wondering if
> someone could give me some advice on travelling between the UK and US?
>
> My lodger is planning to fly over to the US in August with Delta Airlines
> (booked via Cheaptickets.com) and was wondering what he'll need
> in the way of
> paperwork/VISAs etc. He's flying Gatwick to Atlanta to Milwaukee.
>
> He's in the process of renewing his passport, which expired in
> 1995, and already
> has an American VISA in that, but isn't sure if that is still
> valid. It's a B-1
> B-2 VISA dated Aug 1995.

Assuming he's going for a holiday (or some
other non-work-related purpose), it goes like
this:

1)  Do make sure to have a passport :-)

2)  They'll give you a green visa form either
    at checkin or on the plane

3)  Some incredibly brusque official stamps
    and staples it into your passport at the
    port of entry (man, those US immigration
    people are even nastier than ours)

4)  Oh, and they'll be even shittier if you
    don't have a return ticket.

If I was him, I'd buy the ticket and then phone
the airline if there's any other questions

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