Jodi_the_g
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Me and the lass are going away 17th-21 January to New York.
Now I have an old passport 8 years old and I am pretty sure I only have to have my fingerprints taken etc when I get there and use the visa weive scheme.
But she has a brand new one, am I right it in thinking she will need a visa.
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Cosmo
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finger prints 
Everytime I have been Ive just filled in a tourist visa or wherever it is called. That was a few years back now though.
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Jodi_the_g
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Nah I had my fingerprints taken now as I do not have a biometric passport.
I have always filled in a visa wavier form on the plane but I sure I read they where changing it.
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welshdude
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You have to give your finger prints and photo when going through US customs. I think this is regardless of what passport you have
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Jodi_the_g
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I have just rang the US embassy, so for anyone that’s interested unless you have a criminal record and have a machine readable passport and a return ticket, it is currently the same visa wavier form on the plane
Though it will be changing at some point next year and will be £67.00 per person each time.
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welshdude
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£67!!!! and I thought they were trying to promote tourism
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Jodi_the_g
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thats what i just said on the phone, going to make it alot more expensive for familiys
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Cosmo
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surely a family will just have a single charge?
£67 is a huge amount though, with the amount of tourists they get that will amount to billions a year probably!
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Jodi_the_g
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nah comso
The visa application fee is $100, regardless of whether the visa is issued or denied and regardless of the duration of the visa or entries required. and is per passanger.
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MarkM
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yep...went to NY in March....finger prints and pictures are taken...
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stuartmitchell
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The people at Customs are such wanks in the USA 
21 questions, fill out this this and this, oh no you've done it wrong, back of the line.
They should be fucking honoured we still want to go there
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Liam
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Registered: 19th Jan 06
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quote:
Originally posted by welshdude
You have to give your finger prints and photo when going through US customs. I think this is regardless of what passport you have
He is right. I went in Aug, and i got my passport 3 years ago. They will take you fingerprint, and a picture. 
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