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Erm... the title pretty much says it all. I am going to Florida in May next year. I already have a passport with those two lines of stuff on it, but do I need to apply for a Visa as well? Also, I am going to be in Canada for a day (12 hours between flights) so does anyone know whether a Visa is required for this as well? I don`t really fancy sitting around Toronto airport for half a day.

Cheers peeps. :)

Yes, short answer. I think the longest you can stay on one visa is about 3 months. As for the Canada crossover, I think the Visa you`ll already have should qualify, but I can`t be sure. (bu toronto airport IS a nice place)

Also, there are new restrictions in place due to the recent SARS outbreak in Toronto. You know how paranoid the Yanks are about such things. (Foot & Mouth, anyone?)

Just back from San Francisco (fighting jet lag). If you`re staying for under 3 months you complete a visa waiver card, which you`ll get either when you check in or on the plane. I don`t know what you`ll need to do for Canada, although I`d imagine there`s a similar thing for there.

This item was edited on Saturday, 15th November 2003, 19:55

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Yes, short answer

Yes, wrong answer - you don`t need a visa to go to the USA unless you planning on staying for more than 90 days or working there etc. The same goes for canada, except holders of passports endorsed 'British Subjects' and 'British Protected Persons', who do require a visa. Otherwise you just fill in the visa waiver card as mentioned above - they give `em to you on the plane. If you are still unclear, have a look at this page on expedia.or this page on the canadian high commission in the uk website ;)

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First trip USA went through the Visa waiver & flew to the Canadian border, where my hostess smuggled me in & out of Ontario.

The second trip I drove to the border with wife & kids, no other tourists we were done in about 10 mins with a visa for about 2 weeks past our US departure date (Just in case of any snags). We walked into the US a few days later as we werent local people we had to carry our passports & show them inout at both sides, but no more than 1 min each way.

15 days later drove back into US via Detroit, 2 mins at passport control toll booth & we were done.

"Great chunks of my past detaching themselves like melting icebergs"

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Ta very much.

You are all lovely people you know! :D

A few years ago, we did some "border hopping" between Canada and US, including the Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls. Prior to this trip we had applied for full visas from the US Embassy which were duly issued. The visas made the border crossing formalities much easier. However applying for the visas was a pain, the Embassy want to know the ins and outs of a duck`s behind, but once issued, they last for 10 years, even if your UK passport runs out before then, the visa is still valid in the old passport, which you have to carry of course.

JohnF

GW6UFO is QRT at the moment

Niagra reminds me of Southend on Sea & just as tacky IMO (see it but dont expect to see what the movies would have you beleive it is like, ie Superman 2 where the kid falls in, by the time Chris Reeve pulls open his shirt - the kid is pebble dashed over the rocks at the bottom)

"Great chunks of my past detaching themselves like melting icebergs"

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Niagra reminds me of Southend on Sea & just as tacky IMO Yeah I would agree with much of that. Just near our hotel on the US side was a typical Southend type funfair. IMO the Canadian side wasn`t as bad, at least the bits we saw weren`t. Must admit though, some neighbours of ours had walked around one area on the Canadian side, Clifton Hill I think, which they said was pretty tacky.

JohnF

GW6UFO is QRT at the moment

I didnt get to the US side, having been told many years earlier the falls are best seen from Canadian side & was prewarned about the border delays, (we had passports with both US & Canadian visas having flown in to Minneapolis & crossed into Ontario I wonder if that would have sped things up a little if we had gone over to the US side for a wander).

"Great chunks of my past detaching themselves like melting icebergs"