B2 Visa
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Originally Posted by Bobduro
Hi Amanda,
We're in the process of organising the bikes and ourselves to ship to north America in the next month. Lisa is right, I'm afraid - it's the B2 tourist visa you need which will set you back about $140 each. A bit of a bummer given that the waiver is free but it doesn't require you to have a fixed exit point/date other than the expiry date of the visa itself.
You'll also need to get some papers from the US Dept of Transport (DoT) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), namely a DoT from HS-7 which you'll need to print, fill out and present at the border and the EPA letter of exemption for each bike for which you'll need to write to EPA giving certain details of your bike. The EPA will in return send you a form which you'll need to print, sign, scan and email back to them. They'll then end you the letter of exemption which you'll need to have when you arrive at the border.
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Ohhhh  ! Thanks for the extra information on DoT and EPA. We had no idea. Did someone in the "know" advise you?
Can you tell me how far in advance you applied for the B2 visa? We don't leave until May 2012 so it is about 1 year to go.
Also is there anything specific that you have to take with you to the visa meeting regarding your travel plans. We haven't booked the flight to Canada for either ourselves or the bike and have nothing to show that we intend to travel out of Canada, USA and Mexico except a file of research that we have carried out on countires to visit etc.
Many thanks,
Amanda
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