From: Flemming Videbaek (videbaek@sgs1.hirg.bnl.gov)
Date: Wed Jul 23 2003 - 09:32:49 EDT
Dear Colleagues, The US will be imposing new rules on the Visa waiwer namely that the passport be machine readble; otherwise one needs a visa. I know newer Danish passports are readable, but e.g. french are not. Please read the message carefully for those of you who travle to BNL under this program. Flemming ------------------------------------------------------ Flemming Videbaek Physics Department Brookhaven National Laboratory tlf: 631-344-4106 fax 631-344-1334 e-mail: videbaek@bnl.gov ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clara Perdue" <clara@jlab.org> To: "all_staff" <all_staff@jlab.org>; "cuga" <cuga@jlab.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 2:44 PM Subject: Change in Visa Waiver Program | The State Department has recently issued a cable to all diplomatic and consular posts which could impact travel to the U. S. | | Specifically, beginning on October 1, 2003, all citizens of countries | participatring in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) who wish to enter the U. | S. visa-free must present a machine-readable passport (MRP). If they | do not have an MRP, they must apply for the visa. | | If you know someone who will be travelling to the U. S.from one of the | visa waiver countries, please have them visit the State Department | website (http://travel.state.gov/vwp.html) for the latest information. | |
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