roaringgirl
Well-known member
The first mate has her oilskins in a twist about getting these in our passports ASAP. Does anyone here know if we have to get this done in London, or whether we could do it when we stop off, say in Lisbon?
The first mate has her oilskins in a twist about getting these in our passports ASAP. Does anyone here know if we have to get this done in London, or whether we could do it when we stop off, say in Lisbon?
Also, make sure neither of you has ever been arrested by the police ( not convicted) as you must inform them, and do some extra form-filling red tape, even if it was trivial and decades ago.
We made the mistake of trying to enter the USVIs on a charter boat, assuming that the Visa Waiver scheme applied. We were refused entry and sent back to the BVIs. I am now the proud owner of a US form declaring that I am an illegal alien and to be deported (it hangs in the loo). I have subsequently visited the US by commercial carrier, with no problems....
We made the mistake of trying to enter the USVIs on a charter boat, assuming that the Visa Waiver scheme applied. We were refused entry and sent back to the BVIs. I am now the proud owner of a US form declaring that I am an illegal alien and to be deported (it hangs in the loo). I have subsequently visited the US by commercial carrier, with no problems....
This happened to me too, without becoming an illegal alien. In fact the immigration personnel couldn't have been nicer, proposing a solution to get around the problem, which I think happened often.We made the mistake of trying to enter the USVIs on a charter boat, assuming that the Visa Waiver scheme applied. We were refused entry and sent back to the BVIs. I am now the proud owner of a US form declaring that I am an illegal alien and to be deported (it hangs in the loo). I have subsequently visited the US by commercial carrier, with no problems....