III. Answer the questions:

1. Where can we obtain an application form for a visa?

2. What other documents do you need to get an American visa?

3. How long does it usually take to get the visa?

4. What does a tourist visa expire?

5. Can you gain admittance to the USA after your passport has expired?

6. What does to encounter little red tape mean?

7. How do the rules vary in England for visitors from different countries?

8. What are most tourists automatically granted?

9. What are the conditions of getting a work permit in England?

10. How can you obtain a visa for a foreign travel in Ukraine?

Custom Regulations

1. Study the vocabulary:

to request-запитувати

to violate laws- порушувати закони

to be imposed- накладатися

restrictions- обмеження

smuggling or unlawful importation- контрабанда

to be verified through questioning or physical search- довести через допит або обшук

dangerous agricultural pests- шкідливі сільськогосподарські

to result in a fine- закінчуватись

bearer instruments- документи пред'явника

false statements- неправдиві свщчення

civil penalties- цивільні покарання

criminal prosecution- кримінальне переслідування

to declare the total value- заявлена загальна вартість

articles acquired abroad- товари придбані за кордоном

to obtain by purchase (as a gift)- отримувати у подарунок

a duty free store- вільні від митного збору

samples- зразки

the amount of duty- pозмір податку

to be entitled to duty free exemption- мати право на безмитне ввезення

residents (non-residents)- постійні житeлi

a flat 10 % rate- найнижчий 10% 36ip

II. Read and learn the topic:

Before boarding the plane, you are requested to present a valid passport together with a customs

declaration ensuring that you are not violating any of your country's laws. Thus it is important to know

the existing regulations concerning the export of currency and goods (merchandise). Upon arrival in a

foreign country, you will have your passport inspected by the immigration service. Occasionally you

may have your luggage checked by a customs officer. This is done to prevent importation of goods

which for various reasons (economic, health, security, etc.) appear undesirable to the country's

administration.

That is why it is equally important to be aware of restrictions imposed on travelers entering a foreign

country.

The US Customs Service supplies all people coming to the United States with details of currently

existing regulations. They are to be found at the back of the customs declaration form:

The smuggling or unlawful importation of controlled substances* regardless of amount is a violation of U.S. law.

Accuracy of your declaration may be verified through questioning and physical search.

Agricultural Products

To prevent the entry of dangerous agricultural pests the following are restricted: fruits, vegetables, plants, plant products, soil, meats, meat products, birds, snails, and other live animals or animal products. Failure to declare all such items to a Customs/Agriculture Officer can result in fines or other penalties.

Currency and Monetary Instruments

The transportation of currency or monetary instruments*, regardless of amount, is legal; however, if you take out of or bring into (or are about to take out of or bring into) the United States more than $10,000* (U.S. or foreign equivalent, or a combination of the two) in coin, currency, travelers checks or bearer instruments such as money orders, checks, stocks or bonds, you are required by law to file a report with the U.S. Customs Service. If you have the currency or instruments carried for you by someone else, you must also file the report. Failure to file the required report or false statements on the report may lead to seizure of the currency or instruments and to civil penalties and/or criminal prosecution.

U.S. residents must declare the total value of all articles acquired abroad (whether new or used, whether dutiable' or not, and whether obtained by purchase, as a gift, or otherwise), including those purchases made in duty free stores in the U.S. or abroad, which are in their or their family's possession at the time of arrival. Visitors must declare the total value of all gifts and commercial items, including samples they are bringing with them.

The amount of duty to be paid will be determined by a Customs officer. U.S. residents are normally entitled to a duty free exemption of $400* on those items accompanying them; non-residents are normally entitled to an exemption of $100. Both residents and non-residents will normally be required to pay a flat 10% rate* of duty on the first $1,000 above their exemptions.