Why isn't United States an option on the UK “check if you need a visa” site?
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While I'm sure I can find an answer to this elsewhere, I'm still just confused by this. Why would the primary government site for checking if you need a visa not list the US?
Every other country seems to be there!
visas uk
edited Jul 13 '16 at 16:23
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While I'm sure I can find an answer to this elsewhere, I'm still just confused by this. Why would the primary government site for checking if you need a visa not list the US?
Every other country seems to be there!
visas uk
edited Jul 13 '16 at 16:23
Karlson
41.6k791191
asked Jul 13 '16 at 16:16
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It has "USA" on the list? Voting to close as unclear.
– neo
Jul 13 '16 at 16:19
@neo, nice one. Quickly spotted and voted upon. v nice
– Gayot Fow
Jul 13 '16 at 16:28
Lol yep didn't see that. Blind spot.
– temporary_user_name
Jul 13 '16 at 16:35
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While I'm sure I can find an answer to this elsewhere, I'm still just confused by this. Why would the primary government site for checking if you need a visa not list the US?
Every other country seems to be there!
visas uk
edited Jul 13 '16 at 16:23
Karlson
41.6k791191
asked Jul 13 '16 at 16:16
temporary_user_nametemporary_user_name
711716
While I'm sure I can find an answer to this elsewhere, I'm still just confused by this. Why would the primary government site for checking if you need a visa not list the US?
Every other country seems to be there!
visas uk
visas uk
edited Jul 13 '16 at 16:23
Karlson
41.6k791191
asked Jul 13 '16 at 16:16
temporary_user_nametemporary_user_name
711716
edited Jul 13 '16 at 16:23
Karlson
41.6k791191
asked Jul 13 '16 at 16:16
temporary_user_nametemporary_user_name
711716
edited Jul 13 '16 at 16:23
Karlson
41.6k791191
edited Jul 13 '16 at 16:23
Karlson
41.6k791191
edited Jul 13 '16 at 16:23
Karlson
41.6k791191
41.6k791191
asked Jul 13 '16 at 16:16
temporary_user_nametemporary_user_name
711716
asked Jul 13 '16 at 16:16
temporary_user_nametemporary_user_name
711716
asked Jul 13 '16 at 16:16
temporary_user_nametemporary_user_name
711716
711716
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It has "USA" on the list? Voting to close as unclear.
– neo
Jul 13 '16 at 16:19
@neo, nice one. Quickly spotted and voted upon. v nice
– Gayot Fow
Jul 13 '16 at 16:28
Lol yep didn't see that. Blind spot.
– temporary_user_name
Jul 13 '16 at 16:35
add a comment |
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It has "USA" on the list? Voting to close as unclear.
– neo
Jul 13 '16 at 16:19
@neo, nice one. Quickly spotted and voted upon. v nice
– Gayot Fow
Jul 13 '16 at 16:28
Lol yep didn't see that. Blind spot.
– temporary_user_name
Jul 13 '16 at 16:35
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It has "USA" on the list? Voting to close as unclear.
– neo
Jul 13 '16 at 16:19
It has "USA" on the list? Voting to close as unclear.
– neo
Jul 13 '16 at 16:19
@neo, nice one. Quickly spotted and voted upon. v nice
– Gayot Fow
Jul 13 '16 at 16:28
@neo, nice one. Quickly spotted and voted upon. v nice
– Gayot Fow
Jul 13 '16 at 16:28
Lol yep didn't see that. Blind spot.
– temporary_user_name
Jul 13 '16 at 16:35
Lol yep didn't see that. Blind spot.
– temporary_user_name
Jul 13 '16 at 16:35
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The dropdown list contains "USA" which is a common way to list the United States, in the same fashion as "UK" is often used for United Kingdom.
As to why is appears first in the "U" section, it is an abbreviation not a name and abbreviations are often listed before full names.
edited Jul 13 '16 at 16:30
Kate Gregory
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Hilarious answer. Thanks. I can just picture you stabbing a finger at the screen emphatically.
– temporary_user_name
Jul 13 '16 at 16:35
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More than a principled decision to list abbreviations first, the form is probably just listing its options in Unicode codepoint order, in which upper-case letters come before lower-case. Note also that São Tomé is sorted after Syria.
– Henning Makholm
Jul 13 '16 at 17:22
That's the normal sort order for a computer, and has been since, oh, the 1960s or even earlier. It takes work to override that, and programmers are lazy.
– Michael Hampton
Jul 13 '16 at 17:35
@MichaelHampton - As the web form is html, the drop down is most likely a cut & paste code snippet, borrowed from some other source, since as you said programmers are lazy. So no telling how it was originally generated.
– user13044
Jul 14 '16 at 0:54
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The dropdown list contains "USA" which is a common way to list the United States, in the same fashion as "UK" is often used for United Kingdom.
As to why is appears first in the "U" section, it is an abbreviation not a name and abbreviations are often listed before full names.
edited Jul 13 '16 at 16:30
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Hilarious answer. Thanks. I can just picture you stabbing a finger at the screen emphatically.
– temporary_user_name
Jul 13 '16 at 16:35
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More than a principled decision to list abbreviations first, the form is probably just listing its options in Unicode codepoint order, in which upper-case letters come before lower-case. Note also that São Tomé is sorted after Syria.
– Henning Makholm
Jul 13 '16 at 17:22
That's the normal sort order for a computer, and has been since, oh, the 1960s or even earlier. It takes work to override that, and programmers are lazy.
– Michael Hampton
Jul 13 '16 at 17:35
@MichaelHampton - As the web form is html, the drop down is most likely a cut & paste code snippet, borrowed from some other source, since as you said programmers are lazy. So no telling how it was originally generated.
– user13044
Jul 14 '16 at 0:54
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The dropdown list contains "USA" which is a common way to list the United States, in the same fashion as "UK" is often used for United Kingdom.
As to why is appears first in the "U" section, it is an abbreviation not a name and abbreviations are often listed before full names.
edited Jul 13 '16 at 16:30
Kate Gregory
60.3k10163259
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Hilarious answer. Thanks. I can just picture you stabbing a finger at the screen emphatically.
– temporary_user_name
Jul 13 '16 at 16:35
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More than a principled decision to list abbreviations first, the form is probably just listing its options in Unicode codepoint order, in which upper-case letters come before lower-case. Note also that São Tomé is sorted after Syria.
– Henning Makholm
Jul 13 '16 at 17:22
That's the normal sort order for a computer, and has been since, oh, the 1960s or even earlier. It takes work to override that, and programmers are lazy.
– Michael Hampton
Jul 13 '16 at 17:35
@MichaelHampton - As the web form is html, the drop down is most likely a cut & paste code snippet, borrowed from some other source, since as you said programmers are lazy. So no telling how it was originally generated.
– user13044
Jul 14 '16 at 0:54
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The dropdown list contains "USA" which is a common way to list the United States, in the same fashion as "UK" is often used for United Kingdom.
As to why is appears first in the "U" section, it is an abbreviation not a name and abbreviations are often listed before full names.
edited Jul 13 '16 at 16:30
Kate Gregory
60.3k10163259
The dropdown list contains "USA" which is a common way to list the United States, in the same fashion as "UK" is often used for United Kingdom.
As to why is appears first in the "U" section, it is an abbreviation not a name and abbreviations are often listed before full names.
edited Jul 13 '16 at 16:30
Kate Gregory
60.3k10163259
edited Jul 13 '16 at 16:30
Kate Gregory
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Kate Gregory
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Hilarious answer. Thanks. I can just picture you stabbing a finger at the screen emphatically.
– temporary_user_name
Jul 13 '16 at 16:35
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More than a principled decision to list abbreviations first, the form is probably just listing its options in Unicode codepoint order, in which upper-case letters come before lower-case. Note also that São Tomé is sorted after Syria.
– Henning Makholm
Jul 13 '16 at 17:22
That's the normal sort order for a computer, and has been since, oh, the 1960s or even earlier. It takes work to override that, and programmers are lazy.
– Michael Hampton
Jul 13 '16 at 17:35
@MichaelHampton - As the web form is html, the drop down is most likely a cut & paste code snippet, borrowed from some other source, since as you said programmers are lazy. So no telling how it was originally generated.
– user13044
Jul 14 '16 at 0:54
add a comment |
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Hilarious answer. Thanks. I can just picture you stabbing a finger at the screen emphatically.
– temporary_user_name
Jul 13 '16 at 16:35
6
More than a principled decision to list abbreviations first, the form is probably just listing its options in Unicode codepoint order, in which upper-case letters come before lower-case. Note also that São Tomé is sorted after Syria.
– Henning Makholm
Jul 13 '16 at 17:22
That's the normal sort order for a computer, and has been since, oh, the 1960s or even earlier. It takes work to override that, and programmers are lazy.
– Michael Hampton
Jul 13 '16 at 17:35
@MichaelHampton - As the web form is html, the drop down is most likely a cut & paste code snippet, borrowed from some other source, since as you said programmers are lazy. So no telling how it was originally generated.
– user13044
Jul 14 '16 at 0:54
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Hilarious answer. Thanks. I can just picture you stabbing a finger at the screen emphatically.
– temporary_user_name
Jul 13 '16 at 16:35
Hilarious answer. Thanks. I can just picture you stabbing a finger at the screen emphatically.
– temporary_user_name
Jul 13 '16 at 16:35
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More than a principled decision to list abbreviations first, the form is probably just listing its options in Unicode codepoint order, in which upper-case letters come before lower-case. Note also that São Tomé is sorted after Syria.
– Henning Makholm
Jul 13 '16 at 17:22
More than a principled decision to list abbreviations first, the form is probably just listing its options in Unicode codepoint order, in which upper-case letters come before lower-case. Note also that São Tomé is sorted after Syria.
– Henning Makholm
Jul 13 '16 at 17:22
That's the normal sort order for a computer, and has been since, oh, the 1960s or even earlier. It takes work to override that, and programmers are lazy.
– Michael Hampton
Jul 13 '16 at 17:35
That's the normal sort order for a computer, and has been since, oh, the 1960s or even earlier. It takes work to override that, and programmers are lazy.
– Michael Hampton
Jul 13 '16 at 17:35
@MichaelHampton - As the web form is html, the drop down is most likely a cut & paste code snippet, borrowed from some other source, since as you said programmers are lazy. So no telling how it was originally generated.
– user13044
Jul 14 '16 at 0:54
@MichaelHampton - As the web form is html, the drop down is most likely a cut & paste code snippet, borrowed from some other source, since as you said programmers are lazy. So no telling how it was originally generated.
– user13044
Jul 14 '16 at 0:54
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It has "USA" on the list? Voting to close as unclear.
– neo
Jul 13 '16 at 16:19
@neo, nice one. Quickly spotted and voted upon. v nice
– Gayot Fow
Jul 13 '16 at 16:28
Lol yep didn't see that. Blind spot.
– temporary_user_name
Jul 13 '16 at 16:35