VISA WAIVER PILOT PROGRAM

In 1986, the United States Congress created the Visa Waiver Pilot Program to allow nationals of certain countries to enter the United States for a limited period of time without first obtaining a visa.  The countries currently eligible for visa waivers include:

If you are a national of one of the above countries, you may enter the
United States for a period of THREE MONTHS if you:

1. Have a valid passport from one of the above designated countries.
2. Are entering as a visitor for business or pleasure
3. Obtain a completed and signed Form I-94W (Arrival/Departure Record) which you will
   receive aboard most airplanes bound for the United States or U.S. Ports of Entry
4. Possess a round-trip ticket which indicates that you will be departing the U.S. within THREE MONTHS and will be returning to your home country or another country that is non-adjacent to the U.S.

CAUTION! When using the visa waiver…

While you may depart the United States to an adjacent country or island and re-enter as many times as you would like during the 90-day period following initial entry, doing so DOES NOT renew the 90-day period! You may not apply to extend your stay, change your status, or adjust your status (to legal permanent residency) Entry under a visa waiver also waives your right to oppose removal from the United States (except for asylum claims).

Other Visitors

All other visitors to the United States must have a valid B-1 visa for business visitors or B-2 visa for visitors for pleasure (tourists).