A shame Blaire - and now Brown - seem to love the taste of shit, isn't it?
I'm not 100% clear on the implications of this "no, it's not a visa even though you have to apply for it to enter the country" thing. If you fill it in, and pass, does this mean you can walk blissfully through security with no risk of a "homeland security" officer on a bad day deciding he doesn't like your hairstyle, subjecting you to 48 hours in a cell with rapists, strip-searching you then shoving you on the first 'plane back to the UK at your own expense?
Or is that only if you remember to tick the "I am not visiting to blow anything up or act as a drug mule" box?
But seriously, will it effectively remove the hassle and worry of being kicked out at the airport? In which case, it's not that much of an issue. Unless you're flying on short notice. And assuming you can register before you pay for your flight, so if they do refuse you then you save some cash.
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Date: 2008-06-15 10:19 am (UTC)I'm not 100% clear on the implications of this "no, it's not a visa even though you have to apply for it to enter the country" thing. If you fill it in, and pass, does this mean you can walk blissfully through security with no risk of a "homeland security" officer on a bad day deciding he doesn't like your hairstyle, subjecting you to 48 hours in a cell with rapists, strip-searching you then shoving you on the first 'plane back to the UK at your own expense?
Or is that only if you remember to tick the "I am not visiting to blow anything up or act as a drug mule" box?
But seriously, will it effectively remove the hassle and worry of being kicked out at the airport? In which case, it's not that much of an issue. Unless you're flying on short notice. And assuming you can register before you pay for your flight, so if they do refuse you then you save some cash.