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PASSPORTS, VISAS & HEALTH MATTERS
Yourtravelagentwillbeabletotellyouifthereisanycurrentadvice •Passportsissuedonorafter26October2006mustbebiometricfor
forthecountriesyouarevisiting.Alternativelyyoucancontactthe traveltotheUSA.Ifyourpassportisissuedafterthisdateandis
TravelAdviceUniton08706060290orvisittheForeignand machine-readablebutnotbiometric,youwillneedafullU.S.visa.
CommonwealthOfficewebsiteatwww.fco.gov.uk/knowbeforeyougo.
•Ifanyguesthasapolicehistoryoranarrest,evenifthearrestdidnot
TheinformationinthissectionisforholdersofBritishCitizenpassports resultinacriminalconvictionoracriminalrecord,afullU.S.visamay
only.AnyonewhodoesnotholdaBritishCitizenpassport(thisincludes berequired
citizensofBritishDependentTerritories,citizenswhoholdtheir
•IfanyguesthasanyseriouscommunicablediseaseorillnessafullU.S.
citizenshipbyvirtueoftheirconnectionwithGibraltar,BritishSubjects
visamayberequired
whohavetherightofabodeintheUKandECandothernationals)
shouldconsulttheembassyofthecountryofdestinationandtheHome
•IfanyguesthasbeenrefusedentrytotheU.S.onapreviousoccasion,
OfficeImmigrationDepartment,tocheckwhethertheyrequirespecial
includingdeportation,youmustcontacttheU.S.Embassyon
documentationforthecountriestheyarevisitingorforreturntotheUK.
09042450100(premiumcallrate)
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OtherimportantinformationforentryintotheUSAisasfollows:
ASSPORTS •BritishSubjectpassportholdersmustobtainafullU.S.Visadirect
AllBritishPassportsmustbevalidfortravelandhaveatleast fromtheU.S.Embassy
6monthsvalidityafteryoureturnhomeattheendofyourholiday.All
•TravellersbornintheU.S.orwithdualU.S.citizenshipmustenterand
BritishCitizensrequireafull10yearBritishPassportforallvoyages.
departtheU.S.onU.S.passports
Childrenwhohavebeenissuedpassportsvalidfor5yearsare
permittedtotravel.Itisimportantthatnamesandinitialsonthe
•BritishVisitorpassportsarenolongervalid
passportexactlymatchthoseonyourtickets.
•PassengerswhoholdB1/2visasareadvisedtheymaybepresented
Ifyouareapplyingforanewpassport,pleaseleaveadequatetimeto
separatelytoU.S.Immigration.
actionyourapplication.Pleasebeawarethatifyouareapplyingfor
Itisyourresponsibilitytoensurethatyoucomplywithallthe
yourfirstBritishCitizenpassport,youmaynowberequiredtoattend
U.S.entryconditions.Failuretomeettheseconditionswillmakeyou
interviewspriortothepassportbeingissued.Forthisreason,wewould
responsibleforanyrepatriationcostsorairlinefinesyoumayincur.
adviseallguestsinthissituationtoallowaminimumofsixweeksto
IfyouareuncertainpleasecontacttheU.S.Embassyhelplineor
obtaintheirpassports.Forfurtherinformation,pleasecontactthe
CunardLineVisaDepartment.Youwillalsobeabletocheck
IdentityandPassportServiceAdvicelineon(+44)08705210410or
ifyourequireavisafortheUSAat
visitthewebsiteatwww.ukpa.gov.uk.IfyouDONOTHOLDABRITISH
www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_new/visa/visa_wizard.html.
CITIZENPASSPORT,yourpassport,traveldocumentationandvisa
requirementsmaybedifferent.
ElectronicSystemforTravelAuthorisation(ESTA)
TheU.S.DepartmentofHomelandSecurity(DHS)hasrecently
VISAS
announcedtheintroductionoftheElectronicSystemforTravel
Authorisation(ESTA),anewonlinesystemthatispartoftheVisa
ThevisaadviceincludedinthisbrochureisapplicabletoBritishCitizen
WaiverProgram(VWP).ESTAisanautomatedsystemusedto
passportholdersonly.IfyoudonotholdaBritishCitizenpassportyour
determinetheeligibilityofvisitorstotraveltotheUnitedStatesunder
situationmaybedifferentandyoushouldseekadvicefromyourtravel
theVWPandwhethersuchtravelposesanylawenforcementor
agent,therelevantembassy/consulateortheCunardVisaDepartment
securityrisk.PleasenotethatyouwillbeunabletoentertheUnited
on08450710307.
StatesundertheVWPunlessyouhavealreadyobtainedanESTAa
minimumof72hourspriortotravel.
UnitedStatesofAmericaEntryRequirements
ObtainingESTAapproval,formosttravellers,willbesimpleandeasy.
(IncludingHawaiiandGuam)
ToapplyforyourESTA,pleasevisittheESTAWebsiteat
Internationaltravellers,whoarenationalsofVisaWaiverProgram
https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov.Athirdparty,suchasarelativeortravelagent,
(VWP)countries,mayentertheUSAwithoutavisaaftercompletingan
ispermittedtosubmitanESTAapplicationonbehalfofaVWPtraveller.
ElectronicSystemforTravelAuthorization(ESTA)–informationonthis
requirementcanbefoundattheendoftheUSsection.Youmaycheck
AllnationalsorcitizensofVWPcountrieswhoplantotraveltothe
toseeifyouareeligibleforthisprogrammebyvisitingtheU.S.
UnitedStatesundertheVWP,includingchildren,willberequiredto
EmbassywebsiteintheUKatwww.usembassy.org.ukorbycontacting
holdanESTApriortoboardingaU.S.-boundaeroplaneorvessel.
themon09042450100(premiumcallrate).Someoftheconditions TheESTAtravelauthorisationisnotavisa.Itdoesnotserveinlieuofa
forentryintotheVWParelistedbelow,howeverifyoudonotholda U.S.visawhenavisaisrequiredunderU.S.law.Individualsholdinga
fullBritishCitizenpassportorapassportfromanothercountryeligible validvisawillstillbeabletotraveltotheUnitedStatesonthatvisafor
fortheVWP,yoursituationmaybedifferentandyoushouldcheckto thepurposeitwasissued,andwillnotberequiredtoapplyforanESTA.
ensureyouhavethecorrectdocumentationforyourholiday.
AnESTAapprovalonlyauthorisesatravellertoboardacarrierfor
•AllVWPtravellers,regardlessofageortypeofpassportmust traveltotheUnitedStatesundertheVWP.AnapprovedESTAisnota
possessamachine-readablepassport guaranteeofadmissibilitytotheUnitedStatesataportofentry.As
•Allpassportsissuedbefore26October2005mustbemachine-
partofyourESTAapplication,youwillberequiredtoprovide
readable.Passportsissuedbetween26October2005and
(inEnglish)biographicaldataincludingname,birthdate,andpassport
26October2006musthaveadigitalphotograph(digitalphotosare
information,aswellastravelinformationsuchastheflightnumberand
printedonapage,notgluedorlaminatedintothepassport).
destinationaddressintheUnitedStates.
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