Plotting your dream vacation to the great U.S. of A. in the near future? You might want to save yourself CHF 15 by getting your entry documents in order now. On September 8, a new CHF 15 francs entry tax bites and even if you’re from Switzerland and 35 other countries who don’t need visas, you’ll need to pay it. Seth Kolb shies away from calling it a tax. He’s America’s new vice-consult in Bern. Susan Flory asks him how it works and why it’s been introduced.