Comments on: UK passport confusion and advice for travel to the US http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/05/17/uk-passport-confusion-advice-travel-us/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:52:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andrea Hamilton http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/05/17/uk-passport-confusion-advice-travel-us/#comment-169023 Andrea Hamilton Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:45:20 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=4065#comment-169023 I am visiting the US in 2 weeks, I have a full UK passport issued November 2005 - the photo is digital (from what I can see) but it is laminated onto the page, and having read the visa waive information for USA I am worried it won't be acceptable. Can anyone advise? I am visiting the US in 2 weeks, I have a full UK passport issued November 2005 – the photo is digital (from what I can see) but it is laminated onto the page, and having read the visa waive information for USA I am worried it won’t be acceptable. Can anyone advise?

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]]> By: brian wilkinson http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/05/17/uk-passport-confusion-advice-travel-us/#comment-159025 brian wilkinson Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:13:46 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=4065#comment-159025 Well i dare not go to the states, as i used to travel to Pakistan every month since 1999 to 2006,and to china Turkey etc on business, so with all the visa stamps i have had in my passports, "descretion is th ebetter part of valour" who wants to go there anyway!! (sorry folks just my opinion) I am sure USA imigration would not let me in, its bad enough going on holiday to the med and back, the number of times I have been held on the way back in from, Portigal to the UK british citizen born and bred, treated like scum. Well i dare not go to the states, as i used to travel to Pakistan every month since 1999 to 2006,and to china Turkey etc on business, so with all the visa stamps i have had in my passports, “descretion is th ebetter part of valour” who wants to go there anyway!! (sorry folks just my opinion)

I am sure USA imigration would not let me in, its bad enough going on holiday to the med and back, the number of times I have been held on the way back in from, Portigal to the UK british citizen born and bred, treated like scum.

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]]> By: Darren Cronian http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/05/17/uk-passport-confusion-advice-travel-us/#comment-147277 Darren Cronian Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:33:54 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=4065#comment-147277 An update on this post The passport was last renewed 16th Oct 2001 in Bangkok. A 10 year passport. She's had a passport for as long as she can remember, 48 years. She's been to Europe and the far east with it and had no problems. I suspect because the passport was issued in Bangkok could be the reason why the passport is not machine readable? An update on this post

The passport was last renewed 16th Oct 2001 in Bangkok. A 10 year passport. She’s had a passport for as long as she can remember, 48 years. She’s been to Europe and the far east with it and had no problems.

I suspect because the passport was issued in Bangkok could be the reason why the passport is not machine readable?

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]]> By: Dean M http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/05/17/uk-passport-confusion-advice-travel-us/#comment-146567 Dean M Sun, 24 May 2009 12:41:32 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=4065#comment-146567 I actually had my passport issued April 06 so I am apprently in this small but 'significant group' of people where the rules are slightly different when travelling to the US. My passport does have a digitally printed photo but NO embedded chip. Apprently from what I have read here and elsewhere this passport is accepted for entry although I am seriously considering renewing anyway to save the possibility of being held up at the airport or even worse wrongly refused entry coz 'someone got it wrong'. I actually had my passport issued April 06 so I am apprently in this small but ‘significant group’ of people where the rules are slightly different when travelling to the US. My passport does have a digitally printed photo but NO embedded chip. Apprently from what I have read here and elsewhere this passport is accepted for entry although I am seriously considering renewing anyway to save the possibility of being held up at the airport or even worse wrongly refused entry coz ‘someone got it wrong’.

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]]> By: Nick http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/05/17/uk-passport-confusion-advice-travel-us/#comment-146506 Nick Sat, 23 May 2009 10:40:11 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=4065#comment-146506 @ Uther, There is a statement on the First Page of the system and a tick box to conform you read it. It says that a confirmation issued by this website does not grant you entry, (same as the old paper system). Yes the system does not work fully, but is still required. Yet again a case of the USA not being ready for it own rules. Which is why Travelers still have to complete the paper version as well. @ Uther, There is a statement on the First Page of the system and a tick box to conform you read it. It says that a confirmation issued by this website does not grant you entry, (same as the old paper system). Yes the system does not work fully, but is still required. Yet again a case of the USA not being ready for it own rules. Which is why Travelers still have to complete the paper version as well.

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