so as to get the tourist visa, we have to book a hotel via a booking-website and get what is known as "voucher". we are looking for a website which "doesn't charge a high %" in our credit card after canceling our booking. we are obliged to cancel only if we won't get our tourist visa.
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you should probably look into hotel sites themselves.. if you use sites like expedia and hotels.com they are prepaid and therefore will charge cancellation fee.. \n\ntry spg.com or something like that.. if you cancel within a given period there are no fees..\ni know www.spg.com might be a bit high end.. but if you book through various hotel chains websites directly most of them do not charge a cancelation fee if you cancel within a day or so..
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I live in Brazil and frequently bump into this situation. I haven't yet used any of the possible solutions and they might be slightly different for people in Australia.\nFirst of all, it's necessary to define what kind of barrier you're bumping into. I know of these:\n1) Credit card billing address is not in the US. The main concern here is credit card fraud. The site is woried that it won't be able to collect/prcecute you if you deny this purchase. If you buy alot, maybe you can open a checking acount in the US and have a credit card linked to it. Also, it seems to me that credit card compannies (Visa and Mastercard) are trying to address this issue and it seems that one solution will be thru the use of debt cards (Electron and Maestro) with enhanced seccurity. In these cases, smaller sites, in which you can acctually ring in and talk to someone might accept money order or some other solution.\n2) Another barrier is that a site might not have international delivery. One thing that might work, and I'm not sure this is what you were calling proxy, is a US address. I've received several e-mails offereing this service, but since I buy mostly books and cd's, I wasn't interested. Basically, you register and receive a US address. When ordering, you enter this address and the sites will ship your orders there. The company offering this virtual address service will then mail it to your real address. The only company I know that does it is LanBox. It is a Lan Chile group company which should qualify it as a reasonably serious company. But it operates only in some Latin American countries (I supose the ones Lan Chile flies to). Its site is at http://www.lanboxusa.com .\nWhat you might want to be aware of in these services is if the companny offering this service is giving you a P.O. box or and actual address. I've seen some sites stating that they do not mail to PO boxes. Also, this service is not cheap. There is a flat fee (or rent if you will) and a cost per order. Plus the delivery cost that the site will charge you.\n3) Finnally, another kind of barrier I've encountered is when attepting to buy a downloadable item like music or films. itunes and Google Videos, for example, do not allow sales to Brazil. I guess there concern here is that the legal system and law enforcement agencies will not do enough to prevent piracy. I think there are proxies that might be of use if the downloaded file is not limited to one computer only. There are a few questions on Answers concerning proxies and following these might give a clue.\nI know none of this helped you much but it might help some of the other readers. :(\nPS: Don't have to give me the points.
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K-1 seems to be the preferred sort; K-3 a second choice. Forget the tourist visa -- it could lead to a long-term bar on entry.\n\nBest deal of all, that a friend of mine used: the fiancé wrangled a diplomatic job and came free of controls. By the time the job ended they were ready to go to the other country anyway.
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Recently, the U.S. has updated its visa policies to increase security for our citizens and visitors. It will likely take you longer to get a visa than it used to, and you will find that a few new security measures have been put into place. For details that may apply specifically to your country, see information posted by your nearest consulate or embassy. \n\nSee the following web site for more information:\n\nhttp://www.unitedstatesvisas.gov/obtainingvisa/index.html
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NO Never give your information out online.  VISA or any other financial institution does not work that way.
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not that i have hear of...one might  go to a bank atm and take out cash advance off your credit card....hotels/motels will take credit cards
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www.travelocity.com\n\nYou don't have to use them to book your reservation, but look up hotels there and it will show you the prices they get plus if they have swimming pools and what they are rated.  You can sort by price.\n\nI would then call the ones you are interested in and see if you can get better rates than travelocity.. sometimes you can, sometimes you can't.\n\nGood Luck and have fun on your trip!
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try this one http://www.multiguestbook.com/start/?LANG=US
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You need a short stay Schengen visa, check the embassey websites, they should give you everything you need, I'm not actually sure if US citixens need a visa, if your american, I just got one for my kazakh girlfriend, it was £25 and took about 2 weeks, the list of required documents was quite extensive, check the embassey sites for the details
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Honestly, the best prices can be found NOT on the internet but from your local Travel Agent.  The tickets available on any web site are merely the "advertised" prices.  Travel Agents, however, have access to ALL UNADVERTISED prices.  In addition, using a travel agent assures you of the best deal, and costs you NOTHING.  Travel Agents get thier money from the Airlines and HOtels.  (In addition to better prices, Travel Agents also have access to special packages which are never shown on the internet.  These packages can save you major bucks overall!)
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Don't know if its the same in the US - But we have a thing here called Visa Debit - has the same numbers/expiry and CCV of a credit card so try and find one of those.
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restaurant.com is legitimate.  I have used them in the past.  I think the instructions are on the paper coupon.  You take them directly to the restaurant and redeem them just like cash.  Just make sure you watch the terms and conditions, such as alcohol/tip/etc.
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I think you mean the greencard lottery, which isn't really considered a visa.  There are foreigners from all over the world that want to live in the US for whatever reason.  The INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service) is not able to grant all these applications for residency.  The only fair way to ensure everyone has a chance, regardless of wealth or nationality, is to hold an impartial lottery.
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be careful with sites like that one because you can be charged big time, take it from someone who has been there done that lol
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Apply for a tourist visa. That is the best way to get there temporarily. This is usually good for 6 months. Be good and be out on time...
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Usually any travel agency will give you all information regarding this matter. Did you check the one round the corner? :)
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why not call the Hotel, tell them the situation and ask them....that should take all of maybe 5min to do and you get your answer quicker then asking a bunch of people on yahoo