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September 23, 2004
For Travelers to the US-Important Reminder
Even though we haven't yet passed the deadline for submitting conference proposals, it's never too early to start planning, especially for those IAFA members who are traveling to the US. Be aware that regulations governing travel to the US are changing and this might affect your travel plans.
The details are all located here.
The site lists a number of countries that participate in the visa waiver program (meaning that citizens of these countries do not need to obtain a visa in order to travel to the US. Canada is not listed here, but Canadians are exempt, as they don't require a visa to travel to the US (although you can never have too much info, so check out the site anyway). If your country is not listed, then you do require a visa as well as a passport.
For those whose countries are listed, you'll need to read further to find out more about the requirement to have a machine-readable passport; this requirement is expected to be in place by the time you travel to the conference next March. Obtaining such a passport may take some time, so please do the research now.
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