Visa Waiver
General Information
Effective October 26, 2004, Travelers from Visa Waiver Program countries must present either a machine-readable passport or a valid U.S. visa.
Visa waiver travelers from all 27 Visa Waiver Program countries must present either a machine-readable passport or a valid U.S. visa. This new requirement comes into effect on October 26, 2004. Travelers with a valid U.S. visa will not be required to have machine-readable passports.
In addition, as of September 30, 2004, all VWP travelers arriving at a U.S. port of entry, will be required to enroll in US-VISIT, a program involving a digital photograph and fingerscans. In a related item, President Bush signed into law a one-year extension for the date countries are required to produce biometric passports in order to remain eligible for the Visa Waiver Program, delaying the requirement until October 2005.
- For complete information on U.S. visa requirements, including studying, doing business or just visiting, click here: http://travel.state.gov/visa/visa_1750.html
- For a complete list of Visa Waiver Countries, click here: http://travel.state.gov/visa/
tempvisitors_novisa_waiver.html#2 - To visit the U.S. Consular homepage, click here: http://travel.state.gov/
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