[pct-l] PCT Visa

[Dave Potter]

PCT VisaHi Dave

Thanks for the information, really helpful

Questions

  1.. What flexibility of dates did you get with the B-2, did you have to use in in a particular time frame, etc?
  2.. Why is it "important to leave from Canada direct"?
  3.. I How did you get on with the PCT? any tips concerning re-supply when you don't have a home in the US to get stuff sent from along the way etc?
Thanks again
Dave P
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: David Toms 
  To: davepotter at webmail1.co.uk 
  Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 7:18 AM
  Subject: PCT Visa


  Dave, 
  Saw your post on the PCT-L - I'm a fellow Brit & my wife & I had to get the necessary visas (B-2) in 2005. 

  I've posted to the PCT-L in the past on this - the summary is: 

  1) You need to go to the US embassy for an interview 
  2) They will want assurance that 
          a) you have sufficient funds (take bank statements). I don't know what they define as sufficient, btu at a guess $6,000 ($1,000/month) should be enough.

          b) you are coming home (show evidence that you have a job/family/house). 
  3) They also quizzed us to check we really were doing the PCT - they interviewer had clearly spent a few minutes on the PCTA website and asked us some questions about the route, resupply, gear etc.

  Once you've got the visa, bear in mind you'll probably get some similar questioning when you enter the US. You'll still need the Canadian entry permit, but its important that if you leave from Canada direct to the UK, you must retain evidence that you left the US (flight tickets & boarding stubs) so that when you get home you can notify the US authorities that you really did leave.

  I'd leave extra time for flight checkin as well - you'll probably get the dreaded SSSS security designation that singles you out for extra checks, since you'll probably be flying into one airport (San Diego) and home from another (Seattle or Vancouver).

  Any more questions feel free to drop me a line. You're welcome to post this repsonse to the PCT-L, I don't have access from my work email but can read it on the web interface.

  Dave (yup, anotherr one!) 



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