July 25, 2003, Newsletter Issue #150: Visa Questions
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From 01.10.2003 onwards the United States of America will accept only "machine-readable" passports for the visa-free travel to the USA. German citizens holding provisional passports or Kinderausweise, will need a visa from 01.10.2003 onwards. The same applies for entries of children in the passports of their parents. This part (page 2 in the German passport) is not machine-readable and therefore a visa has to be applied for --before-- travelling to the United States of America. Children may obtain individual, machine-readable German passports (Europapass) (without agelimt, with a foto, valid for 5 years, issueing time: 6-8 weeks). For further questions please contact your nearest German Foreign Mission
The German Embassy in Houston:
http://www.germany-info.org/relaunch/info/missions/consulates/houston/houston.html
Several websites of US embassies:
http://www.usembassy.de/
General visa information for Germans:
http://www.usembassy.de/travel/dindex.htm
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