Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
However, if you hold a valid Canadian passport, issued before December 11,
2001, that bears the name of your child, the passport remains valid for you and
your child until it expires.
For Residents of Ireland:
You can apply for a 10-year passport at the
Passport
Office,
Setanta Centre, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2 (
%
01/671-1633;
www.
irlgov.ie/iveagh). Those under age 18 and over 65 must apply for a 123€ 1-year
passport. You can also apply at 1A South Mall, Cork (
%
021/272-525
) or at
most main post offices.
For Residents of New Zealand:
You can pick up a passport application at any
New Zealand Passports Office or download it from their website. Contact the
Passports Office
at
%
0800/225-050
in New Zealand or 04/474-8100, or log
on to
www.passports.govt.nz
.
For Residents of the United Kingdom:
To pick up an application for a standard
10-year passport (5-year passport for children under 16), visit your nearest pass-
port office, major post office, or travel agency; or contact the
United Kingdom
Passport Service
at
%
0870/521-0410.
You can also search its website at
www.ukpa.gov.uk
.
MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS
No inoculations or vaccinations are required to enter the United States, unless
you're arriving from an area that is suffering from an epidemic (cholera or yellow
fever, in particular). A valid, signed prescription is required for those travelers in
need of
syringe-administered medications
or medical treatment that involves
narcotics.
It is extremely important to obtain the correct documentation in these
cases, as your medications could be confiscated; and if you are found to be carry-
ing an illegal substance, you could be subject to significant penalties. Those who
are
HIV-positive
may also need a special waiver in order to enter the country (as
you will be asked on your visa application whether you're a carrier of any commu-
nicable diseases). The best thing to do is contact
AIDSinfo
(
%
800/448-0440 or
301/519-6616; www.aidsinfo.nih.gov)
for up-to-date information.
CUSTOMS REGULATIONS FOR
INTERNATIONAL VISITORS
Strict regulations govern what can and can't be brought into the United States—
and what you can take back home with you.
WHAT YOU CAN BRING INTO LAS VEGAS
Every visitor more than 21 years of age may bring in, free of duty, the following:
(1) 1 liter of wine or hard liquor; (2) 200 cigarettes, 100 cigars (but not from Cuba),
or 3 pounds of smoking tobacco; and (3) $100 worth of gifts. These exemptions are
offered to travelers who spend at least 72 hours in the United States and who have
not claimed them within the preceding 6 months. It is altogether forbidden to bring
into the country foodstuffs (particularly fruit, cooked meats, and canned goods) and
plants (vegetables, seeds, tropical plants, and the like). Foreign tourists may carry in
or out up to $10,000 in U.S. or foreign currency with no formalities; larger sums
