Visas needed for Great Britain to America

[Shamini]

Do those with British passports need a visa to enter America?

[MrHeartbreak]

Generally, yes. I first came into the US (I was born in the UK and lived there for 33 years) on a six-month tourist visa, and then later on a fiancee visa - I married an American and got my green card that way. Check out http://unitedstatesvisas.gov/visapolicy/faq.html for more details.

[SteveD]

If you have a machine-readable passport (i.e. one with a barcode on the photo page) you can use the visa-waiver scheme and fill in the forms that they will give you on the plane. If you do not have a machine-readable passport, with effect from 26th October 2004, you will have to get a visa in your passport. Go to the Foreign & Commonwealth web site for detaile: http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket%2FXc elerate%2FShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029390590&a=KCountryAdvice &aid=1013618385531

[rja211077]

Yes as Steve says you can probably travel under the Visa Waiver Programme. Go here to confirm your eligibility http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_web/visa/niv/vwp.htm