RE: [Harp-L] To all harmonica travelers (no harp content)

["Steve Shaw" <moorcot@xxxxxxx>]

> Since January 1st, it appears that Electronic Passports are required to 
> take some flight's companies planes. Such as for going into some states 
> like USA.
>
> As far as I know, if you can not provide an electonic passport, they will 
> simply sned you bakc to your home.
>
> I just have had that experience: I was planning to go to USA in two weeks, 
> and I have had to cancel my projects and my flights because my passport, 
> though still valid for the 7 coming years, is not an electronic one and 
> such companies as Lufthansa, and such states as USA, now, require an 
> electronic passport.

> Froggy

When you say electronic passport do you mean the same thing as the 
electronic visa I had to get in order to book my flight to Australia?  
There's no paperwork - apparently the visa shows up on the computer when you 
check in (so I was told).  You still need your paper passport.  I was hoping 
they'd let me, my wife and my harps in for a couple of weeks at Easter... 
We'll be in Perth, if there are any harp-lers around there.

Steve

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