Passi

Biopassia ei tarvita, koneluettava on ok.

Tässä lainaus Yhdysvaltojen suurlähetystön sivuilta koskien passia ja visa waiver-ohjelmaa.
http://finland.usembassy.gov/visawaiver.html

"Visa Waiver Program

Most Finnish travelers to the United States do not need a visa thanks to the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). Finnish nationals are encouraged to use the VWP when they meet the criteria listed below:

You are a Finnish citizen
You hold your own Finnish passport* that is
unexpired and valid for the duration of your trip to the U.S.
machine-readable
You are traveling for business or tourism
You will stay in the United States for 90 days or less
You hold a return ticket to the country of departure
You have proof of financial solvency
You fill out a Form I-94W (provided by airline or available at the US airport)
You enter the United States aboard an air or sea carrier that has agreed to participate in the Visa Waiver Program (all major airlines are signatories), or over a land crossing as long as you can prove to the satisfaction of the U.S. immigration officials that your stay will be temporary in its nature.
Note: If children are included in their parents’ passports, and do not have passports of their own, they do need to obtain appropriate category non-immigrant visas, even if the parents are in possession of valid machine-readable passports containing digital photograph. If children have their own machine-readable digitized passports, they can travel on a Visa Waiver Program, if the purpose of travel is pleasure or business, and the requirements of the Visa Waiver Program are met. "

Mielestäni JFKn passintarkastus edes mennessä ei ollut mitenkään erikoisen tarkkaa. Sormenjäljet otettiin ja silmät kuvattiin, mutta tarkastaja oli jenkkitapaan kohtelias eikä mitenkään tiukkis. Käsittääkseni kaikki nyt voimassa olevat 10 vuoden passit ovat koneluettavia, pikapassit ei.

Turvallisuushommat myös palatessa Suomeen olivat ihan normaalia tasoa, pahempiakin olen nähnyt.