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→Country-specific notes: add notes for US, UK, Australia, NZ
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=== USA === | === USA === | ||
* visitors under the [http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/visit/visa-waiver-program.html visa waiver program] (those who don't need a visa) must apply online for an [http://www.cbp.gov/travel/international-visitors/esta ESTA]. | |||
=== Schengen Area === | === Schengen Area (Europe) === | ||
* the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area Schengen Area] is an immigration-barrier-free zone covering most of the European Union and some additional non-EU countries, but not the UK or Ireland. | |||
* If you need a visa to visit the Schengen Area, it is easier to get such a visa if your point of arrival in the Schengen Area is the same country as your destination. (For example, if you're traveling to Spain, it is easier to arrive in Madrid after connecting in the UK or US than connecting via Amsterdam, since in the latter case getting the visa requires dealing with both the Spanish and Dutch authorities.) | |||
=== New Zealand === | === New Zealand === | ||
* Make sure to declare any shoes in your checked luggage. The authorities just want to look at them and maybe clean the dirt off for you, but they'll be upset if you don't declare them. | |||
=== Australia === | === Australia === | ||
* Visitors who can can enter without a visa must apply online for an [https://www.eta.immi.gov.au/ ETA]. | |||
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