More Countries Added to Visa Waiver Program

The "visa waiver" (VW) program allows nationals from certain countries to enter the United States without a visa for up to 90 days. The Department of Homeland Security recently added more countries to the program. The newly added countries are; the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, the Republic of Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta and Slovak Republic.

These countries join: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

But there is a new wrinkle for those using VW. They need to receive an ESTA prior to travel. See the next story.

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