Stuff and Wibble

[inulro]

Y'all will have heard the news about more people needing visas to enter the US.

I haven't been able to find anywhere if this applies to Canadians (well, globeandmail.com or cbc.ca). Because if it does, my passport doesn't have a bar code, presumably because it wasn't issued in Canada. Thus, if it applies to us, I will need a visa.

I will not be attending Convergence if I have to take an extra couple of days off to sit outside the US embassy in either London or Ottawa/Toronto waiting to get a visa (especially considering cost of getting to London + cost of visa).

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In slightly happier news, I wasted much time being indecisive in Waterstones yesterday to spend my coupons and book tokens.

Just after finally going to the library on Tuesday. It's mostly closed for renovations till spring, but I still found a big pile of books to bring home.

What can I say - panic seems to set in if I have less than 20 books sitting around demanding I read them RIGHT NOW. Despite the fact that I have hundreds of books I'd like to read again some day, and friends with extensive book collections I'm welcome to raid any time. I'm like one of those nutcases who hoards food in case of natural disaster, but with books instead. (I must say, if I ever become unemployed, I won't be stuck for things to do).

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[redcountess]

From the US Department of State site:

"Do Canadian Citizens Need a Visa or MRP?

Citizens of Canada generally do not require a visa. (While some people mistakenly think Canada is part of the visa waiver program, the authorization for Canadian citizens to travel visa-free comes from other immigration laws.) The machine-readable passport requirement does not apply to Canadian citizens, because they are not part of the visa waiver program. It should be noted, these Canadian citizens travelling to the US require nonimmigrant visas: treaty traders (E), and fiance/es (K-1), as well as a U.S. citizen's foreign citizen spouse, who is traveling to the U.S. to reside here while they wait for the final completion of the process of immigration (K-3), and their respective children (K-2 for children of fiancees, and K-4 for children of a foreign citizen spouse), spouses of lawful permanent residents (V-1) and the children of those spouses (V-2) traveling to the U.S. to reside here while they wait for the final completion of their immigration process. Additionally, these Canadian citizens travelling to the US require nonimmigrant visas: foreign government officials (A), officials and employees of international organizations (G), NATO officials, representatives and employees if they are being assigned to the U.S. (as opposed to an official trip). To learn more about Canadian entry select Border Countries - Canada and Mexico and select the U.S. Embassy In Ottawa, Canada. Also select Entry from Canada to go to the DHS Bureau of Immigration and Citizen Services web site."

HTH

[sheepthief.livejournal.com]

Ooh ooh, miss, ~waves~ can you remember the book you loaned me years ago about the plastic surgeon that was searching for the perfect face? Some trailer on the TV reminded me of that tonight.

[inulro.livejournal.com]

I think you mean Beauty by Brian D'Amato.

[sheepthief.livejournal.com]

That's the one! Thanks. =:-)