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On September 24, 2024, the Secretaries of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Department of State (DOS) issued a joint announcement designating Qatar as a U.S. Visa Waiver Program country. This designation will allow Qatari citizens and nationals to apply for admission to the United States of […]
U.S Customs and Border protection (CBP) recently announced that Visa Waiver Program (VWP) entrants who have already been granted satisfactory departure may now apply for an additional 30-day extension of their admission period if they remain unable to depart the United States due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visitors who entered […]
Effective November 11, 2019, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in coordination with the U.S. Department of State (DOS) announced the designation of Poland into the U.S. Visa Waiver Program. Certain Polish nationals are now eligible to enter the United States under the Visa Waiver Program for permissible tourism […]
In an effort to improve and expand the information available to evaluate the security risk of potential Visa Waiver Program travelers, U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) announced the addition of new, required data fields which must be completed during the online ESTA registration process. Newly added fields require the […]