Visa Services
Visa Waiver Program
All VWP travelers, regardless of age or type of passport used, must present machine-readable passports; previous one-time exemptions for first-time VWP travelers without MRPs ended June 26, 2005. In addition, depending on when VWP travelers’ passports were issued, other passport requirements will apply.
- Machine-readable passports issued before 10/26/05 – no further requirements.
- Machine-readable passports issued between 10/26/05 and 10/25/06 – requires digital photograph printed on the data page or integrated chip with information from the data page.
- Machine-readable passports issued on or after 10/26/06 – requires integrated chip with information from the data page (e-passport).
- Temporary, emergency, official and diplomatic passports are exempted from biometric digital photo and chip requirements, but must be machine-readable.
Austrian, Italian, French and Temporary German Passports
- For additional information concerning these Visa Waiver Program requirements, click here: http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/without/without_1990.html
- For complete information on U.S. visa requirements, including studying, doing business or just visiting, click here: http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1286.html
- For a complete list of Visa Waiver Countries, click here: http://travel.state.gov/visa/tempvisitors_novisa_waiver.html#2
