Anon your right. But, it is a great place for certain pretravel research especially for newbies, anyhow.

No troll. She answers e-mail. Not that everyone has to try it to find this out.<BR>

Some of us don't use our real e-mail addresses because we are uncomfortable with this process. YOU SHOULD NOT INFER THAT EVERYONE WITHOUT A VIABLE E-MAIL ADDRESS IS A TROLL!

Look out behind you. There's a shadow following you.<BR>

Be Afraid,<BR>I am NOT a paranoid freak. If you don't believe me then watch dateline or 20/20 for a week or two and you'll see why I'm scared. My brother had his identity stolen and it took him 2 years to clear it up. He had the IRS after him threatening to seize his house. It's no joke!

I don't know how identity theft, trolls, registration (of a screen "identity") and real or fake e-mail addresses are related. <BR><BR>How would you go about stealing the identity of Capo for example?<BR><BR>Rita was accused of being a troll with a real name and e-mail address.<BR><BR>I'm not saying that "identity theft" isn't a serious crime. So is mugging.<BR><BR>And living in fear is a shame.<BR>

Call me safe and ashamed. I'd rather besafe than sorry.

Hey, I didn't mean to start such a hullabaloo! I am not an experienced traveller, I was not familar with visas and I thought someone on a travel forum might not mind telling me when, where and how visas are used. There were several helpful answers, and for those I am most appreciative. Thank you.