France: A Third World country...
At least when it comes to entry in the US: since October 2005, all countries part of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) are required to issue digital passports to their citizen for them to enter the US without a visa. Of the 27 countries part of the VWP, only 1 did not make it one time to issue the digital passports... You've guessed which one... And this is because of a typical French thing: unions!
This is so shameful for the French who now have to queue in front of US consulates to get a visa in order to visit the country or even transit there while going to another country. THe US tourism agency is not too happy either since French are spending Euro 500m annually while visiting this country.
Read the IHT article if you want to know more.
This is so shameful for the French who now have to queue in front of US consulates to get a visa in order to visit the country or even transit there while going to another country. THe US tourism agency is not too happy either since French are spending Euro 500m annually while visiting this country.
Read the IHT article if you want to know more.
posted by k at 1:35 PM
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Yes but what about reading it the other way: isn't it amazing that the US is the only country in the world of being so paranoiac to impose biometric passports. I agree that this issue in France is a shame, especially as it impedes movement of people, BUT as always there are two side of the story. Biometric passports are coming in-line in the ROW, to impose them so drastically is, maybe, falling in the same trap: technology will protect the US from terrorism..
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