Numeric or biometric?

Olivier de Montr茅al ViP

Member since 11 May 2005

Olivier de Montr茅alViP28 October 2005 23:23:51

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It's an obvious allusion to the last news.

Since last wednesday, a biometric passport is requested to go to the USA.
The people whose non-biometric passeport has been delivered after October 26th 2005 will need a visa.

Do you feel concerned?
What will happen to your friends and family visiting to the USA? Will they need a visa?

I have read Austria, Italy and France are not ready to deliver biometric passport. The Netherlands are almost ready. The United Kingdom has started to deliver these new passports.

Canadians don't need a visa. I am not sure they are asked a biometric passport neither.
I definitly need to get the canadian citizenship!

(Furthermore, no biometric visa is requested to go to Canada ;-)聽 )

loloieg ViP

Member since 23 June 2005

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loloiegViP31 October 2005 14:36:41

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Well .... an italian colleague of mine went to a conference in Chicago started from October 27th ... So I will ask how it happened for him when he will come back.
For sure, he could go "inside" the USA ...
Stay tuned ... I will ask him and come back herein some days

Kicou Member

Member since 26 May 2005

KicouMember06 November 2005 13:34:27

This is a major concern to us as since 2001 we have decided not to travel to (nor fly through) the US as long as we do not have Canadian passports. I just don't like the idea of the mugshot and fingerprints, and the administrivia can quickly become a nightmare when travelling with young children.

I know other people who will *not* take flights that connect in the US just to avoid the hassle and delays incurred by the paranoid safety checks.

There are also plans in the near future to require Canadian *AND* US citizen to show a passport when entering the USA. I wonder to what extent this will affect tourism and trade between the two countries.

Olivier de Montr茅al ViP

Member since 11 May 2005

Olivier de Montr茅alViP07 November 2005 16:38:52

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Kicou wrote:
This is a major concern to us as since 2001 we have decided not to travel to (nor fly through) the US as long as we do not have Canadian passports.

It's exactly my position... but I regret it because my cousin in Atlanta will soon have a baby. I'd like to visit her...