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Old 23rd May 2001 | 06:58
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Princess,

I know you won't really care - and a lot of people will argue - but beware your plan to fly to the Bahamas.

When you go out to Florida - assuming you do not have a visa - the airline that carries you will issue you with a green form (an I-94W)...known as a "visa waiver".

To qualify for this, you must enter the USA through an immigration airport by means of an accepted air passenger carrier, you must have enough financial means to support yourself for the duration of your stay and you must hold a return ticket with the airline that is dated not more than 90 days from your entry date.

When you go to the Bahamas - as a non-USA resident/citizen - you must (legally) leave via an immigration airport (Kissimmee is not one of them) and hand in that green visa waiver...because you are leaving the USA.

When you come back - if you meet the wrong immigration man on duty at the time - you MAY be refused entry to the USA due to no visa.

If you do not re-enter the USA by means of an accepted air carrier you cannot get another visa waiver form (legally).

West Palm Beach have - so far - been allowing foreign pilots to return to the USA. Ft. Pierce generally DO NOT. I said "generally".

Meet the wrong person at West Palm - and you will not get back in.

On the subject of booking aeroplanes for your best times...my experience of OFT (when I have been there) was that you get the plane when they want you to have it - and a student will get preference (time limit on a course)...you can hour build at night (as far as they are concerned).