Bound for the US? Best take a number
Steve Creedy January 08, 2009
Article from: The Australian
NAZIS need not apply, terrorists can forget about it and spies can turn around now.
Drug traffickers are out and people who have been convicted of moral turpitude should not even bother getting a cab to the airport.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"From Monday, US-bound Australians will be required to declare that they have not been involved in acts of sabotage, genocide and Nazi persecutions before they leave the country.A new system that allows US authorities to perform police checks before passengers arrive on American soil requires passengers to obtain an Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) number prior to checking in at the airport."
"The soon-to-be compulsory system has been operating on a voluntary basis since August and requires travellers to fill out and submit an online form. Required information includes address, passport details, phone numbers and email address as well as those uniquely American questions optimistically asking passengers to declare any past evil-doings.
The information is checked against law enforcement databases to determine eligibility to travel but does not guarantee admission to the US."
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"Those who applied for an ESTA number and were told they were not eligible to travel would need to go to the consulate."
