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From Europe and Heading to Las Vegas for the WSOP? Check Your Passport
- Updated: May 18, 2016
It is almost time to begin packing your suitcases for those last-minute preparations for your trip to the 2016 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. But be careful, if you don’t have the correct passport, then you could be turned away at McCarran Airport, if you even manage to get off the ground in the United Kingdom.
A change in the rules for entering the United States of America came into effect on April 1, 2016, but according to several newspaper reports, tens of thousands of Britons heading to the US could be turned away from flights to the country unless they hold a biometric passport.
Biometric passports were first issued by the British government in March 2006, and have been the only passport issued to British citizens since mid-2006. These passports have a newer design with additional security features, including a microchip with the passport holder’s facial biometric.
A page on the Department of Homeland Security website states:
“As of April 1, 2016, all travellers must have an e-passport to use the …
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