<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by jrlander:
Can you still get the visas via fedex? When I got mine in 2001, we fedexed our applications with pictures and included a return fedex envelope. I'm afraid they may have changed this with the new restrictions on Brazilians getting US visas. Thanks US government! </font>
See it's your reaction: "Thanks US government" that they (Brazilians) are looking for. They want you to pressure your Gov. to change policy.
I don't know about the fees but no giving a visa unless applied in person after 9/11 sounds to me like very good policy. Just bec the Brazilians are gona get smart with us is no reason for the US gov. to not be as carefull as possible.
I just wonder when was the last time an American commited a terrorist act or immigrated illegaly into Brazil. Obviously they're only looking to put pressure on the U.S. Gov which dosen't seem to be working.
That being said I wonder at their decisions not only to be pained in the neck by U.S. policy but also turning tourists away from comming to spend their green dollars in Brazil.
As it turns out, I personally was considering making the 2 hour trip (each way) to Manhattan twice and pay the $60 that I thought it was going to cost, but add another $40 and I'm leaning on not going. (Hey their are other nice places to go, plus as stated in first post I went there once already, this would be a second time, for $100 it's just not worth the 2 days I was planning on being there)
[This message has been edited by Kidz (edited 09-08-2003).]