Changes To Us Visa Waiver Program

Vanilla Gorilla · Jan 22, 2016

Those who have travelled to Iran, Iraq, Sudan or Syria on or after 1 March 2011 won’t be able to enter the country under the program due to changes introduced overnight under the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act 2015.
The rule also applies to nationals of those countries, although limited exceptions are available for those who travelled for military or diplomatic purposes.
It means those travelling to the US who also hold a passport from any of the four countries named will have to apply for a visa through the regular process at an embassy or consulate. Those who already have valid Electronic System for Travel Authorizations (ESTA) will have them revoked.
The change comes in response to concerns over terrorism and the rise of the Islamic State, and were included in a bill passed by the US congress last month.
It will affect citizens of 38 countries, mostly in Europe, who are eligible to use the visa waiver system and a new, more detailed, ESTA questionnaire will be released in February 2016.
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Not that I'm ever going to go to one of those countries, and if I ever return to the US again it will probably just be Hawaii again

But this was a bit of a LOL, you're a terrorist now if you even visit one of those countries

newbie-one · Jan 22, 2016

The majority of people blocked will inevitably be non-terrorist, but I also see why they are doing this.

Tyrsonswood · Jan 22, 2016

newbie-one said:

but I also see why they are doing this.
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Because they are racists? Or just Islamophobic?

newbie-one · Jan 22, 2016

There is a real problem of people traveling to Syria in particular and getting involved with the IS.

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