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Old 18th June 2008, 06:49 PM
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stupid system, it really is....how the hell can the US justify a commencement date on your travel permit when your not leaving the plane or entering the US but continuing on to Canada?
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Old 18th June 2008, 08:15 PM
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thats absolutely disgraceful.

i hope the australian government gets involved heavily in this BS.

How long was it til she could contact the embassy in washington for crying out loud? that i would like to know very much.

disgraceful.
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Old 19th June 2008, 12:00 AM
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Imagine the furore if we treated an American citizen like that! Poor Laura has been treated worse than Cornelia Rau.
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Old 19th June 2008, 04:03 AM
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While her treatment was disgusting, remember that she failed to read all the rules of the VISA.

She broke the rules!

However, as I said she did not deserve to be treated like that, she was an Australian tourist.

At least in the article she has said she will in future "read all the VISA conditions in every foreign nation."
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Old 19th June 2008, 07:35 AM
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I guess it pays to read the fiine print, provided that it is clear in interpretation, which from the above comments it may not be. My understanding was that if you did not disembark from the aircraft, you were still considered in the territory of the country where the aircraft is registered. Obviously this incident proves otherwise. Logic suggests that the visa period should start from stamped entry date???

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Old 19th June 2008, 07:43 AM
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Old 19th June 2008, 04:44 PM
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Three years ago I visited the US ,intending to stay for 90 days (as per the Visa Waiver Program). At about day 88 ,I decided to extend my stay for various reasons. I travelled into Canada ,stayed in Thunder Bay Ontario for 3 days and drove back into the US (Nth Minnesota).I expected to be turned around (having an expired visa), at the checkpoint the immigration officer asked the usual questions ,I was honest and told him what I was doing, he looked at my passport, counted (god knows what) on his fingers, handed my passport back and wished me a great stay in the United States.! Three months later at the QF check in desk in LAX ,not a word was said about my overstay and the same at the boarding gate . I haven't been back since - planning a trip Sept 09 though. I guess I was lucky !
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