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[lady_t_220]

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Hey, you remember when I went to stay with mfphila last year to see A Steady Rain on Broadway, and I whiffled about the online version of that green visa-waiver form that I had to fill out? You know, the "Were you a Nazi in WWII?" form? (That you then have to fill out again on the plane anyway...? Because there's nothing like the Department of Redundancy Department to generate more paperwork than you can ever possibly need...)

Well now, darlings and dumplings, not only do you have to fill out that online green form, but you have to pay for it as well.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10899968

Mine doesn't expire till mid-2011and, ok, the price is comparatively not bad- it's on a par with the visa fee for Australia and the Dominican Republic- but come on... you're going to charge tourists, to fund a program to promote Tourism?
How about making your country a little nicer to get into, I find that makes me more inclined to want to go somewhere.

Comments

[englishmann.livejournal.com]

*sigh* What are they doing...

[lady-t-220.livejournal.com]

I have no idea. Doubly so since when they introduced it (the online form you have to fill out) they didn't *publicise it* anywhere. I only found it by accident when I last went abroad because I habitually read small-print and airline checklists.

Though you'd think if they were going to try and promote tourism, it'd make more sense to introduce an incentive scheme rather than a fee.

[kristi510.livejournal.com]

How do you know it's not that they're secretly trying to keep people out? (LMAO - could be true in this stupid place)

[lady-t-220.livejournal.com]

Fair point well made. :P

[kristi510.livejournal.com]

Well, if the doctors here are any indication, it's not true. In fact, I wonder if there are ANY docs left in India or The Philippines.