Anyone travelled out of the US before?

[jadelyntate]

I will be going to England for Spring Break, as most of you probably already know.

Well, I have my passport but now I'm trying to get a straight answer on if I need anything else when I get to Heathrow but so far, I haven't gotten a concrete answer from anyone. I will be a tourist, on vacation, nothing more, nothing less. At the rate I'm going, in addition to my passport, I will be taking with me:

- Bank records
- letters from my boss and the Dean of Student Affairs saying I'm a student who is doing the tourist thing and have been given time off to travel.
- My shot records
- A full on Itinerary of my trip (was making that anyway, so, you know, not too hard there)
- My trip itinerary from my airline.

If Anyone knows a concrete list of things they ask for, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.

Comments

[kiirotsubasa.livejournal.com]

I'm English, but have done the return journey from the States to Heathrow a few times and the Americans I've travelled with only ever seem to need their passports.

On the plane, you should be given a landing card where you fill out your basic details and contact details while in the UK (usually a cell phone number and/or the address that you're staying at for the first night of your trip) and a customs card to state that you're not bringing anything forbidden into the country.

I've been asked for my itinerary from the airline to enter the USA, so it's a good idea to have that on you. But it seems to me some of the people you've spoken to have been a bit over-cautious.

The website for the UK Border Agency (http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/travellingtotheuk/Enteringtheuk/arrivingatukborder/noteeaorswiss/) might be useful for you.

[jadelyntate]

As my dad said, its better to be over-cautious than under cautious. :/

I heard about the landing card but its good to know what I'll need for it. I'll need to get the address for the hotel from Daniel as he made those reservations since he's actually over there. :)

Thanks for the info!