Visa information & flying times

Please remember that every traveller (including all children from birth) will need a valid passport to travel. If your passport is endorsed in any way, requirements should be checked with the relevant embassy.  We are only able to advise on British passport holders, who should ensure a valid ten year passport is held for adults and a valid 5 year passport is held for children under 16. As many countries require passport expiry dates to fall a considerable time beyond the dates of travel, we would recommend that all passports are valid for a minimum of 6 months after your scheduled return to the UK.

It can take at least six weeks to get a first adult passport, although renewal of an existing passport can be quicker. For more information visit the Gov.uk website.

This service is only available to clients who have booked with Kuoni. In most cases, where we advise visas are required, the CIBT can obtain these for you. Full details on how to obtain a visa, cost and application time will be sent with your confirmation invoice, these are all subject to change. Residents outside the UK, non British passport holders and late booking passengers should check urgently with CIBT or the embassy direct as it may not be possible to obtain the visa in time prior to arrival.

For your visa enquiries on the indicated destinations please contact CIBT Visas:

email kuonivisas@cibtvisas.co.uk - Tel: 0207 593 6287 - visit www.cibtvisas.co.uk/kuonivisas

The US Government has reinforced their entry regulations making some important changes which are now in effect:

• All passports must be machine readable ie: red passports. If you still have an old blue passport you will need to obtain a visa before travelling, or apply for a new passport. Passports issued on or after October 26 2006, must also include an integrated circuit chip capable of storing the biographic information from the data page, a digitized photograph and other biometric information. NB: Some passports issued by British Consular posts abroad may not be machine readable - please check with the UK Passport Service on 0870 521 0410 or www.passport.gov.uk for further information. Also applicable to passengers in transit in the US.
• The US Govt now requires all passengers entering the US to provide details of their country of residence, as well as full postal address of the first US hotel. This information is currently being collected by the airline upon check-in. The airline will also collect details of your passport number and country of issue, citizenship, full names as they appear on your passport, gender and date of birth, all of which is obtained by swiping your passport at the check-in desk.

US Customs will not allow entry to anyone with incorrect papers.
All British passport holders will be required to complete a USA waiver form on the aircraft. For all non British passport holders including British subjects should check with the relevant Embassy at the earliest opportunity for the latest information. There are certain exceptions where British passport holders do require a visa for entering the USA, which must be obtained prior to travel. For full advice on this please visit the US embassy website on www.usembassy.org.uk or phone 09055 444546.

† = Visa issued by Kuoni

†† = Visa not required except for stays of over 30 days if arriving by air and valid only for 15 days if arriving over land

††† = Visa not required for stays under 15 days. For periods longer than 15 days, visas are required

H = Hepatitis A

P = Polio

T = Typhoid

TN = Tetanus

Y = Yellow Fever

M = Malaria; (M) = required for some parts of the country

ME = Meningitis

TB** = Tuberculosis for children only

*Compulsory

If you have committed or been convicted of a criminal offence including driving whilst impaired, you may be prohibited from entering Canada. For further information please contact the Canadian High Commission 020 7258 6600.