INS Publishes Updated List of Visa Waiver Countries
Posted Jan 31, 1999

Nationals of certain countries are eligible to enter the U.S. as temporary visitors without visas, with a maximum stay of 90 days. Originally, only the United Kingdom, Japan, France, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Italy, and the Netherlands, were eligible.

At the end of December, 1998, INS published a revised list. In addition to the countries named above, nationals of the following nations can participate in the Visa Waiver program: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, San Marino, Spain and Slovenia.