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US Department
of Homeland Security
October
16, 2008
Effective
January 12, 2009, an ESTA travel authorization
will be compulsory for all Visa Waiver
Program (VWP) travellers to board an air or sea carrier
to the United States.
Custom
and Border Protection ESTA website
ESTA
program summary (PDF)
APPLY
NOW - https://esta.cbp.gov
October
9, 2008
The Customs
Department is introducing a new Customs Traveller Declaration
(Customs Form 98) effective immediately.
The old
form (Form 98-P) will not be accepted after October 31, 2008 and
may be discarded.
On the
new form there are a few new questions and important information
on the reverse to read carefully.
The United States Consulate
in Bermuda serves Americans living in and visiting Bermuda as well
as Bermudians and foreign nationals who wish to visit the United
States. The Consulate is located at 16 Middle Road in Devonshire.
Customer service has recently been upgraded and appointments
for consular services can now by made on-line at http://hamilton.usconsulate.gov.
Information about other Consulate services can also be found at
that web address.
January
3, 2008
Due to a change of policy
of the European Union on 26 Dec 2006, there is a rule that any British
Dependent Territory citizens with a local passport will need a visa
to enter Italy .
This applies if Italy is
either the first port of entry OR Italy is the country where the
visitor stay is for the longest period of travel.
Due to the great number of
Bermudians traveling to Europe each year, and as Italy is one of
the most popular destinations, we do not want any traveler to be
inconvenienced during business or vacation trips. We therefore
felt the need to inform the local travel agencies so that they can
in turn, inform their customers of these new rules.
Requirements
The application for the Italian
visa has to be processed through the Italian Honorary Consul on
the island
Contact Information:
Tel: 295-5391 Fax: 295-5327
Email: italia@northrock.bm
Costs
The cost of entry visa which
takes up to 8 weeks or sometimes longer to obtain, changes every
3 months:
- $85.90 by US $ draft and
this cost varies according to the Euro exchange rates
- Approx. $95 for courier
costs
- Approx. $70 administration
agency costs to prepare and process the paperwork
Once a visa is obtained,
it allows travel within the following 15 Schengen countries:
Austria, Belgium, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands,
Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden.
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