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Visa Waiver Program (VWP)

The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) allows foreign nationals from certain countries to travel in America for a period of 90 days for business or pleasure without having to obtain a paper visa in advance.  However, travelers must apply for an ESTA before travelling.

In cases where the foreign national does not hold a passport which meets new immigration requirements (i.e. contains a digital photo and machine readable text), they will still need to apply for a B-type Visitor Visa.

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To apply for an ESTA and travel to the United States under this the Visa Waiver program, you must:

• Be travelling to America for a period of 90 days or less;
• Have a passport valid for at least 6 months beyond your intended visit;
• Be a citizen of a country which holds a visa waiver agreement with America;
• Provide evidence you intend to depart the country, such as a return ticket; and
• Be of good character.

All Visa Waiver Program ("VWP") travelers, regardless of age or type of passport used, must present machine-readable passports. In addition, depending on when VWP travelers' passports were issued, other passport requirements will apply:

• Machine-readable passports issued before 10/26/05 - no further requirements
• Machine-readable passports issued between 10/26/05 and 10/25/06 - requires digital photograph printed on the data page or integrated chip with information from the data page
• Machine-readable passports issued on or after 10/26/06 - requires integrated chip with information from the data page (e-passport)

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