DYKWIA Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/US-Visa-To-Cost-EU-Criticises-US-Charging-Nine-Pounds-For-Electronic-Visa-For-Visitors/Article/201008115678475?lpos=World_News_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_4&lid=ARTICLE_15678475_US_Visa_To_Cost%3A_EU_Criticises_US_Charging_Nine_Pounds_For_Electronic_Visa_For_Visitors From September 8th a $14 fee will be charged when applying for ESTA ( Electronic System for Travel Authorization ) best thing is getting esta approval does not guarantee entry into the United States. It only grants approval to travel to the USA, you can still get sent back home once your at immigration. As it says in the link anyone even thinking of travelling to the U.S in the next couple of years should apply for ESTA before September 8th as approval will last for 2 years. https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawny1970 Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 i think we ought to start doing it as well, would add some money to the empty coffers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berberis Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 I'm with dawny on this one. What happened to the 'special' relationship? Do Canadians have to pay this charge? We should start charging every US citizen on entry. £10 each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
js2012 Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 I'm with dawny on this one. What happened to the 'special' relationship? Do Canadians have to pay this charge? We should start charging every US citizen on entry. £10 each. We still have that and its the sameas its always been. We bend over and america gives it us up the arris! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex C. Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Cheers DYKWIA, I didn't realise flight details weren't needed - just applied for one so I'm covered for the next two years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hetty Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 I went to Canada in May and didn't have to pay any charge, haven't heard they intend to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 I'm with dawny on this one. What happened to the 'special' relationship? Do Canadians have to pay this charge? Every country which has the "visa waiver" scheme to enter the US, will have this charge applied. That may not apply to Canada; I'm not sure how the Canada/US border is policed. It certainly applies to at least twenty other countries besides us; we are not being picked on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esme Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 much as there are things I'd like to see and spend money on when I was there I don't think I'll be bothering going to the states Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 If anybody really cares enough to want to look at a list of all countries affected, it's here. Citizens of Canada, Mexico and Bermuda have other policies in place to allow entry to the USA without a visa; currently, ESTA will not apply to those three countries. There are 36 countries to which it does apply; everybody else in the world has to get a visa to travel to the States, which costs considerably more than $14. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hard2miss Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 We should charge for them importing their garbage tv programs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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