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Long lines and shoe inspections aren't the only hassles of post-9/11 travel. New visa rules and security precautions are popping up all the time. Here's a selection of the latest regulations affecting Asian travelers...
...CHINA, SOUTH KOREA Due to the U.S.'s Patriot Act, most Chinese and South Korean nationals who want to visit the States must show up in person for an interview at an American embassy or consulate. Due to a special waiver program, however, South Koreans can travel visa-free to the U.S. protectorate of Guam...
...INDIA, PAKISTAN Nationals from both countries landing at London's Heathrow Airport en route to continental Europe must usually carry a special Direct Airside Transit Visa even if they are merely changing planes, according to regulations drawn up last October. The British Home Office provides a handy "do I need a visa?" calculator at www.ukvisas.gov.uk...
...Claire Stansfield and Cheyann Benedict--a few lucky breaks have catapulted the company's line of electric-colored slouchy T shirts into the must-have category. One of them was an endorsement in the fashion press from waifish style icon Sofia Coppola. Another was the starring role in a Visa small-business commercial. But the real coup was a prime slot on one of Oprah's famous "favorite things" episodes...
...Sharon Ladd, the director of the Harvard International Office (HIO), “it probably isn’t a good idea for a freshman to indicate intentions to stay in the U.S. permanently since one of the grounds for denying a F-1 temporary [student] visa is if the consular official determines that the student does not intend to return to his/her country.” Keeping with government policy, the HIO does not help international students obtain visas; in fact, they discourage...