visa waiver program

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U.S. government program travel facilitation program

The Visa Waiver Program is a U.S. government initiative that allows citizens of designated countries to travel to the United States for tourism or business for short stays without obtaining a traditional visa.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Visa Waiver Program	0
United States Visa Waiver Program	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. government program ⓘ travel facilitation program ⓘ
abbreviation	VWP NERFINISHED ⓘ
administeredBy	U.S. Department of Homeland Security NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Department of State NERFINISHED ⓘ
allowsTravelFor	business ⓘ tourism ⓘ
appliesTo	nationals of designated countries ⓘ
benefits	faster travel arrangements for eligible travelers ⓘ reduced consular workload for visitor visas ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
entryDecisionMadeBy	U.S. Customs and Border Protection NERFINISHED ⓘ
ESTAValidityPeriod	generally two years or until passport expiration ⓘ
exemptsFrom	requirement to obtain a B-1 visa for eligible business travel ⓘ requirement to obtain a B-2 visa for eligible tourism travel ⓘ
geopoliticalRole	tool of U.S. foreign relations and security policy ⓘ
includesTravelTypes	air travel ⓘ certain land border entries with prior ESTA ⓘ sea travel ⓘ
legalBasis	8 U.S.C. § 1187 ⓘ U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act NERFINISHED ⓘ
maximumStayDuration	90 days per visit ⓘ
overstayConsequence	loss of future VWP eligibility ⓘ possible removal from the United States ⓘ
purpose	facilitate short-term travel to the United States ⓘ promote business travel to the United States ⓘ promote tourism to the United States ⓘ
requires	ESTA approval prior to boarding a carrier ⓘ round-trip or onward ticket for most travelers ⓘ travel authorization via ESTA ⓘ valid e-passport from a participating country ⓘ
requiresFromParticipatingCountries	enhanced law enforcement cooperation ⓘ issuance of secure, machine-readable passports ⓘ reporting of lost and stolen passports ⓘ
restriction	travelers cannot change status in the United States under VWP ⓘ travelers cannot extend stay beyond 90 days under VWP ⓘ travelers must not have certain prior immigration violations ⓘ travelers must not pose a security or law enforcement risk ⓘ travelers must waive right to contest removal except on asylum grounds ⓘ
securityComponent	information sharing with participating countries ⓘ screening of travelers against U.S. security databases ⓘ
travelAuthorizationSystem	Electronic System for Travel Authorization NERFINISHED ⓘ
travelPurposeRestriction	no employment in the United States ⓘ no permanent residence ⓘ no study leading to a degree ⓘ
typicalTravelCategory	B-1 business visitor equivalent ⓘ B-2 tourist visitor equivalent ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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U.S. ports of entry → relatedTo → visa waiver program ⓘ

Slovenia–United States relations → visaPolicyContext → visa waiver program ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Visa Waiver Program