Well, if you don't have a machine readable passport, get one! Article in LA Times over the weekend about how a woman was denied entry to the US because she didn't have one (some new rule; there have been threads on it somewhere).

Her family was allowed in (they were here for holiday); she was sent back. She didn't know about the new requirement or she could have gotten it in advance. She was able to get it w/in a week & came back over to join the family but had to pay extra for airfare etc. She said neither the travel agent nor the airline told her in advance or at the airport. Airline said they can't be expected to track each passenger's passport to see if it's in compliance.

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Sharon