[OSM-talk] Scholarship program to State of the Map 2011

M∡rtin Koppenhoefer dieterdreist at gmail.com
Fri Jun 3 17:27:02 BST 2011


2011/6/3 Richard Welty <rwelty at averillpark.net>:
> for countries in the visa waiver program (most (all?) of the EU,
> Japan, South Korea, Australia, others, see link below) visas
> are not required, but an ESTA (Electronic System for Travel
> Authorization) is.


+1, you need an electronic passport (RFID) with biometric data stored
on the chip. When you enter the country, authorities will also take a
photo of you and take your fingerprints, all of which they consider
"an effective weapon in the war on terror" (Tom Ridge).

cheers,
Martin



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