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Passports, Visas and Health Matters
Your travel agent will be able to tell you if there is any current advice 26 October 2006 must have a digital photograph (digital photos
for the countries you are visiting. Alternatively you can contact the are printed on a page, not glued or laminated into the passport).
Travel Advice Unit on 0870 6060 290 or visit the Foreign and
Passports issued on or after 26 October 2006 must be biometric for
Commonwealth Office website at
www.fco.gov.uk/knowbeforeyougo.
travel to the USA. If your passport is issued after this date and is
The information in this section is for holders of British Citizen machine-readable but not biometric, you will need a full US visa.
passports only. Anyone who does not hold a British Citizen
If any guest has a police history or an arrest, even if the arrest
passport (this includes citizens of British Dependent Territories,
did not result in a criminal conviction or a criminal record, a full
citizens who hold their citizenship by virtue of their connection
US visa may be required
with Gibraltar, British Subjects who have the right of abode in the
If any guest has any serious communicable disease or illness a
UK and EC and other nationals) should consult the embassy of
full US visa may be required
the country of destination and the Home Office Immigration
Department, to check whether they require special documentation
If any guest has been refused entry to the US on a previous
for the countries they are visiting or for return to the UK.
occasion, including deportation, you must contact the US
Embassy on 090 4245 0100 (premium call rate)
Passports Other important information for entry into the
All British Passports must be valid for travel and have at least 6
USA is as follows:
months validity after you return home at the end of your holiday. British Subject passport holders must obtain a full US Visa direct
All British Citizens require a full 10 year British Passport for all from the US Embassy
voyages. Children who have been issued passports valid for 5 years
Travellers born in the US or with dual US citizenship must enter
are permitted to travel. It is important that names and initials on
and depart the US on US passports
the passport exactly match those on your tickets.
British Visitor passports are no longer valid
If you are applying for a new passport, please leave adequate time
Passengers who hold B1/2 visas are advised they may be
to action your application. Please be aware that if you are applying
presented separately to US Immigration.
for your first British Citizen passport, you may now be required to
attend interviews prior to the passport being issued. For this reason,
It is your responsibility to ensure that you comply with all the US entry
we would advise all guests in this situation to allow a minimum of
conditions. Failure to meet these conditions will make you responsible
six weeks to obtain their passports. For further information, please
for any repatriation costs or airline fines you may incur. If you are
contact the Identity and Passport Service Advice line on (+44) 0870
uncertain please contact the US Embassy helpline or Cunard Line Visa
521 0410 or visit the website at
www.ukpa.gov.uk. If you DO NOT
Department. You will also be able to check if you require a visa for the
HOLD A BRITISH CITIZEN PASSPORT, your passport, travel
USA at
www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_new/visa/visa_wizard.html.
documentation and visa requirements may be different.
Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA)
Visas
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has recently
announced the introduction of the Electronic System for Travel
The visa advice included in this brochure is applicable to British Authorization (ESTA), a new online system that is part of the Visa
Citizen passport holders only. If you do not hold a British Citizen Waiver Program (VWP). ESTA is an automated system used to
passport your situation may be different and you should seek determine the eligibility of visitors to travel to the United States
advice from your travel agent, the relevant embassy/consulate or under the VWP and whether such travel poses any law
the Cunard Visa Department on 0845 071 0307. enforcement or security risk. Please note that you will be unable to
United States of America Entry Requirements
enter the United States under the VWP unless you have already
obtained an ESTA a minimum of 72 hours prior to travel.
International travellers, who are nationals of Visa Waiver Program
Obtaining ESTA approval, for most travellers, will be simple and
(VWP) countries, may enter the USA without a visa after
easy. To apply for your ESTA, please visit the ESTA Web site at
completing an Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) –
https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov. A third party, such as a relative or travel
information on this requirement can be found at the end of the
agent, is permitted to submit an ESTA application on behalf of a
US section. You may check to see if you are eligible for this
VWP traveller.
programme by visiting the US Embassy website in the UK at
www.usembassy.org.uk or by contacting them on 090 4245 0100
It is anticipated that mandatory ESTA requirements will begin on
(premium call rate). Some of the conditions for entry into the
12 January 2009. Once ESTA is mandatory, all nationals or citizens
VWP are listed below, however if you do not hold a full British
of VWP countries who plan to travel to the United States under
Citizen passport or a passport from another country eligible for
the VWP, including children, will be required to hold an ESTA
the VWP, your situation may be different and you should check to
prior to boarding a US-bound aeroplane or vessel.
ensure you have the correct documentation for your holiday. The ESTA travel authorisation is not a visa. It does not serve in lieu
All VWP travellers, regardless of age or type of passport must
of a US visa when a visa is required under US law. Individuals
holding a valid visa will still be able to travel to the United States
possess a machine-readable passport
on that visa for the purpose it was issued, and will not be required
All passports issued before 26 October 2005 must be machine-
to apply for an ESTA.
readable. Passports issued between 26 October 2005 and
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