入境美国旅游强制使用电子入境系统登机准备, 维尔京大西洋航空有限公司
Release Date: 2009-08-12
As you know for some time now we have been informing passengers travelling to the US under the Visa Waiver Programme that they should apply in advance of their journey for a travel authority using the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) website.
An ESTA check has now been added to our check-in systems on US routes starting with the VS43 Gatwick to Las Vegas service on 12 August. This means that all visa waiver nationals (unless they have a visa or residency card) will only be able to travel if they have a confirmed travel authority via the ESTA website. The system will be activated on all other US routes over the next few weeks.
Please ensure you apply for your ESTA at least 72 hours before departure. In usual circumstances a response (ESTA granted or denied) is given in seconds. For a small minority of passengers the decision will take up to 72 hours. If an ESTA is denied then the passenger must obtain a visa for their journey.
Once granted, a travel authority is valid for two years. Before each new trip to the US the passenger must update their travel plans and address details via the ESTA website. It is the passenger's responsibility to make the application and ensure they have a valid travel authority before they travel. This will make the check in process much easier for them.
NEW VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR THE US
When travelling to the US under the Visa Waiver Programme (VWP) you must hold a valid, individual machine readable passport if you are a citizen of one of the following countries: the United Kingdom, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium Brunei, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
New passport requirements now take effect for passports issued on or after 26 October 2005. US authorities will require all countries participating in the VWP to issue passports with a digital photo of the passport holder's face printed on the data page of the passport. Passengers wishing to travel on the VWP without digital photos issued after 26 October 2005 will require a visa to enter the US.
All countries participating in the VWP, with the exception of France, Italy and Austria, will issue passports with digital photos from 26 October 2005. However, passengers from France, Italy and Austria holding passports issued after this date will need to obtain a visa prior to travelling to the US.
| Type: | NORMAL |
| Company: | 维尔京大西洋航空有限公司 |
| Country: | 英国 |
| Url: | http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/en/gb/passengerinformation/healthandvisainformation/usvisa.jsp |