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Travelling to US in next 2 years? Read This

mbilko (Elite) posted this on Saturday, 7th August 2010, 10:08

The yanks are starting to charge £10 from sept i believe for electronically approving travel to the USA, if you apply before then its free and lasts for 2 years so if ur even considering travel there then fill it in now, u dont need to put in details like where ur travelling from and to etc as u can change this when u decide.

https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta/esta.html?_flowExecutionKey=_c1811155D-1FA6-1492-FE89-B46FDE3FE70F_k1EB659A7-A67E-10AA-4902-F2B5C204E8F5

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badboybez (Elite) posted this on Saturday, 7th August 2010, 10:29



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Heard as well if your passport runs out you`ll have to re-apply. Sent for a replacement passport today so hoping I`ll get it back in time.

Moneysavingingexpert.com said an Esta lasts for two years, or until a person`s passport expires, whichever is sooner.

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Snaps (Elite) posted this on Saturday, 7th August 2010, 11:39

Well I`ve been over here since Wednesday and it`s not in yet but you will still get finger printed (both hands) and smile for the cameras.
You`ll also get finger printed on your first park entry.

Snaps

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I used to be with it, but then they changed what `it` was.
Now, what I`m with isn`t it, and what`s `it` seems weird and scary

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badboybez (Elite) posted this on Saturday, 7th August 2010, 15:02



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Yeah they did us at the parks as well last year - its so you don`t pass on your tickets to anyone else. They say its security lol

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Juls (Elite) posted this on Saturday, 7th August 2010, 16:02

I go in September and got mine yesterday- £5 for two years.

Not bad really when you think places like Turkey insist on a tenner being inside your passport as you go into the country!

Juls

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Rassilon (Elite) posted this on Saturday, 7th August 2010, 16:12

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Not bad really when you think places like Turkey insist on a tenner being inside your passport as you go into the country
This is additional to the border\visa fees that you have to pay when you land by aircraft (fees hidden into your flight price), we are going to have to do this for the next 18 months until we get Canadian citzenship in order to make border crossings via car.

They are "justifying" this security measure as a tourism promotion tax, but we all know where the US is & what it has.




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bandicoot (Elite) posted this on Sunday, 8th August 2010, 09:35

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Well I`ve been over here since Wednesday and it`s not in yet but you will still get finger printed (both hands) and smile for the cameras.
You`ll also get finger printed on your first park entry
Reminds me of that film Aliens verses Monsters where the guy has to give fingerprints, eye retina scan, elbow print and backside print to gain entry to the secret war room :D

As for geting fingerprinted to get into Disney World, you have been Mickey Moused. Crazy Patriot Act World more like it !

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Snaps (Elite) posted this on Sunday, 8th August 2010, 10:37

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bandicoot says...
Crazy Patriot Act World more like it !
No thats when your at Sea Worlds Shamu show and they get all members of the armed forces from the USA and allies to stand for a round of applause.

BTW: For anyone coming if you`ve seen the killer whale show before don`t bother now. Yes you get to see the whales jumping about and splashing folk but since the fatality there is now zero `in water` interaction between whales and humans.

Snaps

Every Third Car





I used to be with it, but then they changed what `it` was.
Now, what I`m with isn`t it, and what`s `it` seems weird and scary

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sashenden (Elite) posted this on Sunday, 8th August 2010, 11:29

So is this for entry to the country, or when you land at the airport? Does it apply if you are catching a connecting flight to somewhere else?

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bandicoot (Elite) posted this on Sunday, 8th August 2010, 13:01

Trying to get into `terror struck` USA now, the official way is hopeless, better to enter via the mexican desert tours with all the other illegal imigrants, and there is no red tape to worry about :D

PS... DISCLAIMER ... If you get shot dead going that route, there is no refund.

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