Greetings Cruisers
Me again, yep it’s been 2 weeks since my last post and so much has cropped up that I feel the need to share some important information regarding visa’s.
Yep these little stickers that fit in your passport to allow you to enter certain countries. Today I would like to discuss the American and Canadian visa requirements, there seems to be quite a bit of confusion regarding these. So I will try to clear this up as simply as possible. The information is for British passport holders only
So let’s have a go and see how I get on.
American ESTA
- You must hold a 10 year chipped passport
- It must have at least 6 months validity from the date you return to the UK
- It is valid for 2 years and can be used as many times within this period
- You do not need to update this visa at any time, you can keep travelling on it as long as it is valid for length of travel
- You must have one even if you are only transiting through a US gateway and do not plan to actually enter the US
- Even if you are entering by ship, and you don’t plan to get off , you still need to have one
Canadian ETA
- You must hold a 10 year chipped passport
- It must have at least 6 months validity from the date you return to the UK
- It is valid for 5 years and can be used as many times within this period
- You do not need to update this visa at any time, you can keep travelling on it as long as it is valid for length of travel
- If you are planning to enter Canada by air, you must have this visa
- If you are planing to enter by sea (cruise) or land you do not need one
There you go, I hope that has cleared things up a little, on another note both these visas can be obtained online at both embassy’s for a nominal cost.
Well have a great couple of weeks and keep on cruising