US adds 7 more Nations to Visa free status

[Guest Tony n Terrific]

Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and South Korea were added to the U.S. visa waiver program Monday. All these countries except So. Korea where part of the old Soviet block.

Who knows maybe one day China will be visa free.

 

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2008-11/...ent_7216364.htm

[Guest WenDylan]

Don't hold your breath, it also says...

 

The countries had to meet several requirements, such as issuing hard-to-forge passports and upgrading anti-terrorist laws.

[dnoblett]

That was posted a while back: http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=33721

[PapaBear]

You haven't needed a visa to visit South Korea since around 2000, to the best of my knowledge..... I don't have personal experience with traveling to Korea but my ex gf was Korean and we were planning to visit....no visa's necessary. Huh?

 

PapaBear B)

[PapaBear]

Oops....looks like I wrong:

 

(from the Korean Embassy Website)

 

1.General Visa Information

 

A) As of April 1, 1998, there is a $45 visa-processing fee for U.S. Citizens except for type-A visa applicants. Citizens of Japan, Thailand, the Republic of China, the Philippines (for stay in Korea under 59 days), the United Kingdom (for stay in Korea under 6 months), Sweden, Spain, and Italy do not need to pay a visa-processing fee.

Citizens of all other countries must pay a $30 visa-processing fee for a single entry visa.

 

Sorry about that....

 

PapaBear

[PapaBear]

Look.....I've answered myself.....here and corrected my mistake.

 

PapaBear

[PapaBear]

Now I'm going to do a quick turn around and a sort of told ya so by adding something I should have read the first time I reviewed the Korean Embassy Website............

 

C) A U.S. citizen does not require a visa for a stay up to 90 days for tour, short term business, provided that he/she has proof of transportation out of the country and sufficient funds for the stay.

 

So.........I was kinda right the first time. Americans really don't need a visa for casual stays under 90 days, B)

 

PapaBear

[Jeikun]

Yeah, but now they don't need visas to visit here either