Skiing in the US 2005 ???

Nigel wrote:

I hope the British pull there finger out and get B/Passports
ready ASAP so it doenst interfere with my 2005 ski plans !



i don't understand what yor are worried about;

from the link tou posted:

Biometric Information Earlier US legislation required that UK passports
issued on or after 26th October 2004 must contain biometric identifiers.
However new legislation has now been passed by both Congress and Senate to
delay introduction of this requirement until October 26th 2005 and this now
only awaits final sign off by President Bush. In any event, non-biometric
passports issued prior to this date, will still be accepted for visa free
travel.

pk

On Mon, 9 Aug 2004 19:10:11 +0000 (UTC), "PK"
wrote:

Nigel wrote:

I hope the British pull there finger out and get B/Passports
ready ASAP so it doenst interfere with my 2005 ski plans !



i don't understand what yor are worried about;

from the link tou posted:

Biometric Information Earlier US legislation required that UK passports
issued on or after 26th October 2004 must contain biometric identifiers.
However new legislation has now been passed by both Congress and Senate to
delay introduction of this requirement until October 26th 2005 and this now
only awaits final sign off by President Bush. In any event, non-biometric
passports issued prior to this date, will still be accepted for visa free
travel.

Glad somebody else took the time to post this, as I was sure it was
the case but couldn't be bothered to dig for it.

Ta.

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Ski Club of Great Britain - http://www.skiclub.co.uk
All opinions expressed are personal and in no way represent those of the Ski Club.

On Mon, 9 Aug 2004 19:10:11 +0000 (UTC), "PK"
wrote:

Nigel wrote:

I hope the British pull there finger out and get B/Passports
ready ASAP so it doenst interfere with my 2005 ski plans !



i don't understand what yor are worried about;

from the link tou posted:

Biometric Information Earlier US legislation required that UK passports
issued on or after 26th October 2004 must contain biometric identifiers.
However new legislation has now been passed by both Congress and Senate to
delay introduction of this requirement until October 26th 2005 and this now
only awaits final sign off by President Bush. In any event, non-biometric
passports issued prior to this date, will still be accepted for visa free
travel.

pk



That is correct. Only from 26th october 2004, passengers travelling on
a visa waiver (most EU) will have their photograph and fingerprints
taken upon entry, just as already the case for people with visa now.

PK wrote:
Nigel wrote:

I hope the British pull there finger out and get B/Passports
ready ASAP so it doenst interfere with my 2005 ski plans !




i don't understand what yor are worried about;

from the link tou posted:

Biometric Information Earlier US legislation required that UK passports
issued on or after 26th October 2004 must contain biometric identifiers.
However new legislation has now been passed by both Congress and Senate to
delay introduction of this requirement until October 26th 2005 and this now
only awaits final sign off by President Bush. In any event, non-biometric
passports issued prior to this date, will still be accepted for visa free
travel.

pk



This whole USA visa requirements affair appears to be full of rumor. At
one point I heard that not every UK citizen will be given visa exemption
and that, for example, certain professions would require a visa. One of
the professions mentioned was lecturer. Guess what it says on my
passport? I have also heard that you must go in person to the consulate
to get this visa and there are only 2 of these in the UK.

Can somone point me to the definative web site?

John

i don't understand what yor are worried about;

from the link tou posted:

Biometric Information Earlier US legislation required that UK passports
issued on or after 26th October 2004 must contain biometric identifiers.
However new legislation has now been passed by both Congress and Senate to
delay introduction of this requirement until October 26th 2005 and this now
only awaits final sign off by President Bush. In any event, non-biometric
passports issued prior to this date, will still be accepted for visa free
travel.

That is correct. Only from 26th october 2004, passengers travelling on
a visa waiver (most EU) will have their photograph and fingerprints
taken upon entry, just as already the case for people with visa now.

"John Elgy" wrote in message
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PK wrote:

Can somone point me to the definative web site?

John

Co-incidentally I was checking the passport office web site after reading
the NG and they had a link to this about US visas

http://www.passport.gov.uk/news/news.asp?intElement=808

HTH


--
Paul Schofield

Time flies like an arrow
Fruit flies like a banana

Paul Schofield wrote:
"John Elgy" wrote in message
...

PK wrote:

Can somone point me to the definative web site?

John


Co-incidentally I was checking the passport office web site after reading
the NG and they had a link to this about US visas

http://www.passport.gov.uk/news/news.asp?intElement=808

HTH


Thanks for that really useful website. It poining to
http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_web/visa/visaindex.htm which appears to
be just the one I wanted.
John

Ace wrote:
On Mon, 9 Aug 2004 19:10:11 +0000 (UTC), "PK"
wrote:

Nigel wrote:

I hope the British pull there finger out and get B/Passports
ready ASAP so it doenst interfere with my 2005 ski plans !



i don't understand what yor are worried about;

from the link tou posted:

Biometric Information Earlier US legislation required that UK
passports issued on or after 26th October 2004 must contain
biometric identifiers. However new legislation has now been passed
by both Congress and Senate to delay introduction of this
requirement until October 26th 2005 and this now only awaits final
sign off by President Bush. In any event, non-biometric passports
issued prior to this date, will still be accepted for visa free
travel.

Glad somebody else took the time to post this, as I was sure it was
the case but couldn't be bothered to dig for it.

Ta.

Maybe a little bit of hassle from England but flying to the States from
Dublin by Aer Lingus makes the whole transatlantic thing much easier. US
customs is at our end, it's relaxed and informal, one finger on a scanner,
two questions and away. It's a lot better than getting all the way over and
then finding there is a problem.
AL offer an excellent service BTW, best business class for a while.

--
'Hog

If you are going to go to Canada it will work out much cheaper to go with a
tour company like Inghams.. they have trips including flights, transfers and
a weeks accomodation in Banff starting at around 370 pounds. You'd be crazy
to organise it yourself.

"Sarah Eggleston" wrote in message
...
Clint wrote:

Don't forget that you folks from Europe are always welcome to come ski
here
in Canada. The exchange rates are quite favourable too.

We'd absolutely love to: would you like to volunteer to help Air Canada
with their UKP 450 (at best - midweek, low season) Calgary fare and their
definition of the terms "favourable", "exchange", and "rate"?

-Sarah

On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 11:30:08 GMT, "AH" wrote:

If you are going to go to Canada it will work out much cheaper to go with a
tour company like Inghams.. they have trips including flights, transfers and
a weeks accomodation in Banff starting at around 370 pounds. You'd be crazy
to organise it yourself.

I'd heartily recommend Frontier Ski for Canadian skiing trips -
they're real specialists in this market and I've used them a couple of
times. They also do a Ski Club discount, which is noce...

http://www.frontier-travel.co.uk/ski/

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Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom)
Ski Club of Great Britain - http://www.skiclub.co.uk
All opinions expressed are personal and in no way represent those of the Ski Club.