US Travel - Visa Waiver

I heard somewhere that the US Government were changing the Visa Waiver
Programme so that UK nationals would need to obtain a full Visa from the US
Embassy to travel later this year.

Did I hear correct or have I misheard?

They also said that you would still be able to travel on VWP is you had a
passport dated before October 2004 - is this right?

Does anyone know anything about this?

Thanks

"Keith" <@.> wrote in message
news:TXLrc.5613$882.4004@front-1.news....
> I heard somewhere that the US Government were changing the Visa Waiver
> Programme so that UK nationals would need to obtain a full Visa from the
US
> Embassy to travel later this year.
>
> Did I hear correct or have I misheard?
>
> They also said that you would still be able to travel on VWP is you had a
> passport dated before October 2004 - is this right?
>
> Does anyone know anything about this?
>
> Thanks
>
>
Sounds about right.
You can apply for a new passport and have up to 9 months credited ( so your
new one will last 10 years and 9 months maximum).
My mother, whos passport was due to in Dec has just got her new passport
back- took 2 weeks.

Jan

In message <TXLrc.5613$882.4004@front-1.news.>, Keith
<?@?.?.invalid> writes
>I heard somewhere that the US Government were changing the Visa Waiver
>Programme so that UK nationals would need to obtain a full Visa from the US
>Embassy to travel later this year.
>
>Did I hear correct or have I misheard?
>
>They also said that you would still be able to travel on VWP is you had a
>passport dated before October 2004 - is this right?

This is out of date. It was roughly the proposal earlier in the year.

A new compromise has been thrashed out (which may well last until the UK
has a biometric passport available). Brits can continue to use the VWP,
but will be fingerprinted and photographed on entry to USA.
--
Roland Perry

In message <2h9gnhFa6a6cU1@uni-berlin.de>, Jan <jan@freeinternet.com>
writes
>Sounds about right.

Except it's wrong.

>You can apply for a new passport and have up to 9 months credited ( so your
>new one will last 10 years and 9 months maximum).

That's interesting. I emailed the passport office and asked them this
specific question about three weeks ago. They said the new passport
would be 10 years from the date of *issue*.

Has your mum confirmed she got the credit?
--
Roland Perry

"Roland Perry" <roland@perry.co.uk> wrote in message
news:WxxMZsGqA5rAFwy1@perry.co.uk...
> In message <2h9gnhFa6a6cU1@uni-berlin.de>, Jan <jan@freeinternet.com>
> writes
> >Sounds about right.
>
> Except it's wrong.
>
> >You can apply for a new passport and have up to 9 months credited ( so
your
> >new one will last 10 years and 9 months maximum).
>
> That's interesting. I emailed the passport office and asked them this
> specific question about three weeks ago. They said the new passport
> would be 10 years from the date of *issue*.
>
> Has your mum confirmed she got the credit?
> --
> Roland Perry

Just looked valid from 08 may 04
expires 08 november 14 ..... so yes, she did

Jan