Travel without a visa or Visa Waiver Program
A specific Visa program or Visa Waiver Program is defined as a specific travel program, approved in 1986 by Congress, to allow frequent visitors and business travelers to the United States to access a visa application dedicated to them.
In this way it was possible to significantly reduce the work for the U.S. State Department, in charge of processing and issuing US tourist visas. Over the years, the program has broadened its horizons by including other countries within the agreement and evaluating some exclusions.
By accessing the official page dedicated to the Visa Waiver Program it will be possible to obtain all the information relating to the criteria for the visa-free application, the member countries and all the information necessary for applicants.
Now let's answer some questions that travelers often ask us about VWP ( Visa Waiver Program)
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Those traveling with the Visa Waiver Program must have authorization before boarding the plane of any other means of transport capable of taking them to their destination. The authorization is issued by associating it with the passport with which you intend to travel. Therefore, if you are forced to renew ESTA before leaving, the traveler must request a new authorization associated with the new document. This procedure must be carried out through the ESTA application by entering all the information contained in the new passport. Each request will require, just like the first, payment of the processing fee.
Travelers with dual citizenship or in possession of a double passport who wish to apply for ESTA must use the passport suitable for this program, both for registration and for boarding the plane from the airport of departure and for disembarking in that of arrival in the United States. In the event that the country of departure and arrival are both suitable for VWP, the choice of passport is at the complete discretion of the traveler who can choose to present. However, this document must be used whenever authorization is used during the validity period. Having two different ESTA authorizations (associated with different passports) could create complications and delays in airport checks.
US citizens who also have citizenship of a country recognized by the Visa Waiver Program are exempt from the ESTA authorization request. US naturalized citizens will need to travel with the US passport.
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Those traveling with the Visa Waiver Program must necessarily obtain authorization for entry before boarding the plane of any other means of transport capable of taking them to their destination. The authorization is issued by associating it with the passport with which you intend to travel. Therefore, if you are forced to renew it before leaving, the traveler must request a new authorization associated with the new document. This procedure must be carried out through the ESTA Visa Application by entering all the information contained in the new passport. Each request will require, just like the first, payment of the processing fee.
Travelers with dual citizenship or in possession of a double passport who wish to apply for ESTA must use the passport suitable for this program, both for registration and for boarding the plane from the airport of departure and for disembarking in that of arrival in the United States. In the event that the country of departure and arrival are both suitable for VWP, the choice of passport is at the complete discretion of the traveler who can choose to present. However, this document must be used whenever authorization is used during the validity period. Having two different ESTA authorizations (associated with different passports) could create complications and delays in airport checks.
US citizens who also have citizenship of a country recognized by the Visa Waiver Program are exempt from the ESTA authorization request. US naturalized citizens will need to travel with the US passport.
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No, in such cases only the visitor visa is required. In most cases they are represented by the B1 business visa and the B2 US tourist visa.
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Yes, it is possible.
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Yes, it is possible.
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If the traveler is a citizen of a Visa Waiver Program country and crosses the U.S. borders by land from Mexico or Canada, he does not require a permit and is not required to apply for ESTA. See Transit USA
However, at the entrance of the country, if you do not have ESTA, you need to fill in the form I-94W.
This will allow the traveler to undergo the manual entry procedure at the land border.
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Yes, it is possible.
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Yes, it is possible.
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If the traveler is a citizen of a Visa Waiver Program country and crosses the U.S. borders by land from Mexico or Canada, he does not require a permit and is not required to apply for ESTA Visa.
However, at the entrance of the country, if you do not have an ESTA, you need to fill in the form I-94W. This will allow the traveler to undergo the manual entry procedure at the land border.
