US IMMIGRATION: Families travelling to America in the autumn could find themselves stranded at the airport if they have not followed new US passport rules, British Airways has warned. The airline wants to raise awareness of the new legislation which calls for all children, including babies to have their own passports. In addition, the US State Department now wants citizens of 27 mostly western European countries, who normally do not need a visa to travel to the US, to have updated 'machine readable' passports. The new rules, effective from 1 October, are part of tighter passport and security controls in the US following 9/11. Another measure coming into effect soon will require most people applying for visas to be personally interviewed by US consular officials overseas. http://www.us-immigration.com