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jhazo6 · 2013-03-31 18:56:39

Im planning on going visiting friends on a j1 for 3 weeks in the summer, do i need to apply for any visa for my holiday?

31-03-2013 6:56pm

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jhazo6

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Im planning on going visiting friends on a j1 for 3 weeks in the summer, do i need to apply for any visa for my holiday?

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#2 31-03-2013 6:59pm

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Iirc you just fill in the paperwork they give you on the plane. No applying for visas ahead of time

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#3 31-03-2013 6:59pm

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You need to complete the ESTA process and be approved prior to travelling. For most Irish people it's a formality.

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#4 31-03-2013 7:01pm

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mawk wrote: »

Iirc you just fill in the paperwork they give you on the plane. No applying for visas ahead of time

That changed a few years a go. You need to pre-authorise via ESTA now.

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#5 01-04-2013 5:02pm

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leeroybrown is correct....you now fill out the ESTA online before travelling (the fee is around $14)....and for 99.99% of irish travellers, that is all......the .01% would be those with previous overstays in the US, or a criminal record in either ireland or the US or any other situation that would lead homeland security to look at you more closely.

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