Passports and Travel to U.S
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on 06-05-2016 07:06
Thousands of British tourists heading to the US have been warned that they risk being turned away from flights to the country unless they hold the latest biometric passports. The change to US visa requirements came into force from April 1st 2016.
There are more than a million non-biometric UK passports still in use, and there are fears that the change has had insufficient publicity.
E-passports were brought in on October 2006. Passports last for 10 years so the change is thought to only affect British passports issued between April and October 2006.
http://news.sky.com/story/1691172/passport-warning-to-millions-heading-for-us
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on 06-05-2016 08:09
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on 06-05-2016 08:32
There have been a couple of families who have been affected already... One was flying to Florida on April 26th. The father couldn't go as he had the old passport which didn't expire till September of this year. Only found this out when they got to the airport to check in. Even worse... they had booked the holiday with Thomson.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/new-passport-rule-ruins-family-7908416
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on 06-05-2016 08:56
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on 06-05-2016 09:32
@MI5 wrote:
You would think the tour operators would make passengers aware, at least !
Exactly. I thought it would affect those who travelled independently (booking flights and hotels directly)..but you do expect your travel operator to inform you. Even if they have no idea of your passport details they should have contacted customers as soon as the new legislation was introduced..
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on 06-05-2016 09:56
I bet they will start telling them now @PhoneChanger. This is on every news channel this morning so there is no excuse. Enjoy Florida. I have been 5 times and absolutely love it...(not keen on Orlando International Airport though...#just saying)
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on 06-05-2016 09:58
It must be a nightmare to get all the way there only to be denied entry Hopefully the news coverage will keep the number of affected travelers to a minimum.
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on 06-05-2016 10:06
Thankfully that didn't happen to the two families mentioned @Martin-O2. They were told when they got to their respective UK airports when they attempted to check in...
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