Online registration to be required for visa-free travel to U.S.
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All Britons on short-term visits to the US will have to register their details at least three days in advance, under a tightening of the US visa programme. (article 2)
Britons and citizens from 26 other countries who do not need visas will have to provide details online, instead of filling out a form en route. (article 2)
DHS will begin accepting applications via a secure Internet site on August 1, and will require visitors to use the Internet system beginning January 12, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said. (article 1)
Under the new program, known as Electronic System for Travel Authorization, or ESTA, travelers will complete an electronic version of the form before traveling. (article 1)
DHS recommends that travelers fill out the form not less than three days before traveling, and authorizations will be valid for up to two years or until the applicant's passport expires, whichever comes first. (article 1)
However, even people in the program will have to submit personal information for a background check before they can board a flight or ship headed for American soil. (article 3)
Sources say the program is being implemented to comply with a new law, the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, which was passed by Congress last year. (article 3)
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Visa, travel, Chertoff, Travelers, Homeland |
Source articles
- Online registration to be required for visa-free travel to U.S. (CNN, 06/03/2008, 415 words)
- UK visitors to US face new rules (BBC News, 06/04/2008, 310 words)
- ABC News: U.S. Tightens Rules for Foreign Travelers (ABCNews, 06/02/2008, 365 words)
- FOXNEWS.COM HOME > POLITICS (FOX News, 06/03/2008, 17 words)
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