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Old Jun 6, 2003 | 8:11 am
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sapguy
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Globaliser,

In case you don't know, us Yanks and you Brits do NOT need to a visa to enter each other's country - it's called the Visa Waiver Program, so no I didn't have a visa because I did NOT need one.

Besides, you missed the point. I have no problem with the IO asking me those questions one or may be two times. But to be asked those rather asinine questions quite a few more times (not every time mind you) when upon swiping my US passport onto his electronic reader or simply leafing through it to see the uncountable number of "LHR Immigration" stamps in it, now that's what I call been given the Third Degree, as so eloquently stated by DCBritboy.

BTW, the point of this posting is to compare the nastiness of the Immigration Officers of the US and the UK, and IMHO, it's a solid tie


[QUOTE]Originally posted by Globaliser:
[B] [QUOTE]Originally posted by sapguy:
[b]QUOTE]I assume that you didn't have a visa for these trips.

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