Originally Posted by corporate-wage-slave

A good friend of mine was in a near exact position and used quite considerable political clout to get to talk to someone senior in the London Embassy. And the answer was still No to NIE. I gather some exceptions were allowed at one point until Washington managed out any inconsistency in approach. Her eventual answer was 2 weeks in the Caribbean instead, which worked out quite well in the end. Canada is an option from 7 September, hopefully.

Originally Posted by smartytravel

Are places like Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Jamaica, Dominican Republic acceptable for a 14 day period before entering the US?