A visa waiver program (VWP) can be defined as a program under the US government where a person is allowed to travel to selected countries without applying for a visa. Only trips meant for business or tourism are allowed under this program. The countries that have qualified for this program must be developed. Germany, Portugal and Australia are among 38 countries that have qualified for this program.
You will only travel to the USA if only you have a valid Electronic System for Travel Authorization. ESTA authorization is required when entering a sea or air vessel that is traveling to USA. Electronic System for Travel Authorization can be defined as an electronic wen based system, that is operated by Us Custom and Border Protection (CPS). When passenger who are travelling to US under VWP program they must be screened by this system. For all person who wishes to travel to the USA under the program, they must get approval through the ESTA before they can go to USA. When you plan to travel to the US, ensure that you first get authrorization of ESTA. The ESTA is usually valid for two years. There are various situation where a person is required to apply a new ESTA. When you change your name, apply for new passport, change your gender, and change citizenship you must apply for a new ESTA.
There are things than an applicant must meet to quali8fy for this program. You must be a citizen of us or a citizen of qualifying countries in order for you to be eligible for this program. Another qualification is that the traveler must be traveling for 90 or fewer days for business or tourism. A valid credit card and a passport from qualifying countries is another mandatory requirement. Another very important requirement is the information your employment and contact details.
Visa waiver program must present a passport with a digital photograph. A digital photograph is not laminated or glued but the one which is printed on the passport. The passport, in addition, must be a machine-readable passport. In circumstances where the applicant don’t possess a machine-readable passport, he/she has an option of applying for a visa or applicable passport.
However, there are citizen of qualifying countries that do not qualify for this program. National of VWP who have traveled or have been present in countries such as Somalia, Korea, Sudan, Libya, Iraq, Iran, and Syria are not eligible. However, diplomat are exempted from this condition. In additional citizens of VWP countries who also have duo citizenship of Korea, Iran, Sudan or Syria.