Do You Know About the Visa Waiver Program?
Citizens from certain countries do not need an immigration visa to enter the United States. The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) enables foreign nationals (mostly from developed countries) to visit the United States for up to 90-days visa-free as long as certain conditions exist. This makes it much easier for citizens of these countries to visit the United States since they will not need to apply for a visa beforehand.
For example, if an individual is staying in the U.S. for 90 days or less, traveling for business, pleasure or transit only, holding a return or onward ticket, and/or is in possession of a compliant passport that is not inadmissible to the United States, they may participate in the Visa Waiver Program and will not have to apply for a visa before they enter the United States. VWP travelers may complete their Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) prior to traveling. For more information on ESTA and to request this waiver, you can visit the United States government page here.
There are 35 countries whose citizens are now eligible for Visa Waiver travel. These include: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Republic of Korea, San Marino, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.