{"id":256,"date":"2024-02-10T17:12:20","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T17:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usa-b2.com\/visa-waiver-program\/"},"modified":"2025-06-09T18:26:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T18:26:48","slug":"visa-waiver-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/usa-b2.com\/en\/visa-waiver-program\/","title":{"rendered":"The U.S. Visa Waiver Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The U.S. Visa Waiver Program<\/h1>\n\n

What is the Visa Waiver Program?<\/h2>\n\n

The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) allows nationals of certain countries to travel to the U.S. for tourism or business for up to 90 days without obtaining a visa. To qualify for this visa waiver, nationals of partner countries must obtain an electronic travel authorization ESTA online<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

List of VWP member countries<\/h2>\n\n

Israel is the latest country to be admitted to the VWP in October 2023. This brings to 41 the number of countries benefiting from the US visa waiver program for their nationals.<\/p>\n\n

Germany<\/a><\/td>Spain<\/td>Liechtenstein<\/td>UK<\/td><\/tr>
Andorra<\/td>Finland<\/td>Lithuania<\/td>San Marino<\/td><\/tr>
Australia<\/td>France<\/a><\/td>Luxemburg<\/td>Singapore<\/td><\/tr>
Austria<\/td>Greece<\/td>Malta<\/td>Slovakia<\/td><\/tr>
Belgium<\/td>Hungary<\/td>monaco<\/td>Slovenia<\/td><\/tr>
Brunei<\/td>Ireland<\/td>Norway<\/td>Sweden<\/td><\/tr>
Chile<\/td>Iceland<\/td>New Zealand<\/td>Swiss<\/td><\/tr>
Croatia<\/td>Israel<\/td>Netherlands<\/td>Taiwan<\/td><\/tr>
South Korea<\/td>Italy<\/a><\/td>Poland<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Denmark<\/td>Japan<\/td>Portugal<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Estonia<\/td>Latvia<\/td>Czech republic<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
List of member countries of the U.S. Visa Waiver Program<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

How can I join the visa waiver program?<\/h2>\n\n

Countries wishing to join the U.S. Visa Waiver Program must meet certain border management requirements. The main conditions laid down by the US State Department are :<\/p>\n\n