Starting in 2021, a Visa will be required of U.S. citizens visiting certain European countries (minors will need the Visa too):
https://www.ktnv.com/news/national/...ravel-to-several-european-countries?_amp=true
We [U.S.] do have Visa requirements; not unlike many European countries. Historically, in recent years (since at least the 1960s/70s), most Western European countries have afforded U.S. citizens a very simplified Visa experience. It took the form of a stamp placed quickly on a back page of your U.S. passport at their passport control office (@ the point of entry). Traditionally there were no separate forms to fill out or fees to be paid. This expedited courtesy was not extended to citizens of all countries - but if you held a “U.S.” passport, you were automatically considered ‘good to go’ - their normal bureaucracy didn’t apply to Americans.
Most Western European countries did not require a ‘tourist visa’ (or a waiver) for visiting U.S. citizens as long as their stay didn’t exceed ninety days. I think the author’s main point is, this will no longer be the case. It’s called a visa waiver but requires stepping through some bureaucracy that wasn’t previously required.
Like the existing ESTA when traveling from Europe to USA?
Most Western European countries did not require a ‘tourist visa’ (or a waiver) for visiting U.S. citizens as long as their stay didn’t exceed ninety days.
That’s certainly true for most of the northern countries of Eastern Europe where the Muslim population generally runs 1-2% of the population. But certainly isn’t true of the southern countries making up Eastern Europe, where their population tends to make up 20-50% of the population. Most of that is reminiscences of the Ottoman Empire (as opposed to the influx Europe is currently welcoming)....but notice the Eastern Europeans haven't extended an invitation to be over run.
So, are you saying England issues me an official visa waiver that I don’t see? We’re not talking about a check of passports - of course they do that. Where does one go to see this waiver in person?Yes they did (visa waiver).
So, are you saying England issues me an official visa waiver that I don’t see? We’re not talking about a check of passports - of course they do that.Renegade said:Yes they did (visa waiver).
Where does one go to see this waiver in person?
I didn’t say the southern, Eastern European countries were currently welcoming new Muslim arrivals - in fact, I would guess they are not. But that’s not because of their religion, it would have to do more with ethnic reasons. The large percentage of the Muslim population in these countries is traceable to their history and their proximity to the Ottoman Empire.b.k.
Huh?