Re: Schengen Visa and Great Britain

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Boming Zeng) wrote:

> Hi, 
> 
> My family is going to join a 7-day tour to London and Paris. We are 
> permanent residents of US with Chinese passports. The travel agency 
> told me that we ONLY need to apply for a Schengen visa at the French 
> Consulat for the trip. 
> 
> I did some research on Schengen visa. It does not cover Britain. The 
> travel agency's comment is confusing for me. Do we need additional 
> visa to go to London? Can someone clarify on this?
> 
> Thanks a lot!
> 
> Boming

you need to check with the British consulate near you as the UK is NOT a 
Schengen country and their visas would not cover you for Britain -- I 
don't know if you need a visa -- but I would check