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U.S. tightens entry rules for travelers from Japan, Europe
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by sweet east pearl | June 3, 2008 at 07:24 pm
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WASHINGTON —
Travelers from Japan and Western Europe will face tighter restrictions on coming to the United States beginning in January, according to new rules unveiled Tuesday by the U.S. government.
Tourists and business travelers from the 27 countries currently listed under the visa waiver program will have to register with the U.S. government three days in advance, the Department of Homeland Security said.
The new rules aim to make it more difficult for potential terrorists to enter the United States from places such as France, Germany, Switzerland, Britain, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Singapore, New Zealand, Japan and Australia, the government said.
However, critics have raised concerns about the possibility of reduced tourism and difficulties with last-minute business travel.
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Rhonda J Mangus
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at 21:04 on June 3rd, 2008
sweet east pearl, I think this is a very important story! I did notice however that the title provided is one from the original article. An original title (yours) and an intro would be appropriate. For tips and tools to publishing, please visit NP's newsroom at www.nowpublic.com/newsroom. Thanks!
at 23:22 on June 3rd, 2008
Brilliant - as if it weren't hard enough for an American citizen (living in another country) to go home, this will only make it more so....
at 02:15 on June 4th, 2008
Don't worry phoenixesrose, the rule doesn't apply to US citizens, as we don't enter the US on a visa, we enter with our passports because we our citizens (no matter where we live). Still, at a time when increased tourism is one of the few benefits of the plummeting value of the dollar, this seems like a bonehead move. Perhaps they have chosen to do it now precisely because foreign tourism in the US is booming.