Word: visas
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Quivering knees, clammy palms and an anxious look of shameful dread—these features of fear define the standard immigrant to the “give us your tired, your poor” United States of America. Visa-holders, having left a sweaty fingerprint and deathly-white photograph for the steroid-pumping security guard, go off to haggle for their baggage with the other traumatized “aliens.” With any luck, they also catch a glimpse of a majestic George W. Bush standing before a fluttering Stars and Stripes, with a banner bellowing...
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...