VISA WAIVER PROGRAM

• Can I enter the United States from anywhere in the word?
  
• How can I obtain a copy of the I-94W?
  
• I have left the US but still have my I-94/I-94W. What should I do?
  
• If I enter the United States on vacation, can I then travel to Canada/Mexico/ Bermuda or the islands in the Caribbean?
  
• What if I want to stay in Mexico, Canada, Bermuda or the islands of the Caribbean?
  
• Do I have to enter and leave the United States by a participating carrier?
  
• If I travel to the United States visa free under the Visa Waiver Program, will I be able to get the 90 days extended?
  
• Can I enter the United States by land from Canada or Mexico?
  
• If I fly into the United States and out of Canada or Mexico, do I need a visa?
  
• The last time I traveled to the United States visa free, I stayed longer than 90 days, will I have a problem traveling?
  
• If I am transiting through the United States to Mexico, Canada, Bermuda or the islands in the Caribbean, does the 90 day period begin on my initial entry into the United States, even though I am there for only a couple of hours?
  
• I have been refused a visa under Section 221(g) or 214(b) of the Immigration & Nationality Act; can I travel visa free?
  
• I am entering the United States aboard a private plane, can I travel visa free?
  
• How can I find out if my employer can carry visa free passengers on its' aircraft?
  
• I am entering the United States on a private ship; do I qualify for visa free travel?
  
• Is there a limit to the number of times I may travel to the United States visa free in any given period of time?

Yes, provided you meet all of the requirements for visa free travel.

The airline or shipping company will give you the I-94W when you check-in for your flight or in the case of a cruise, aboard the boat.

You will need to submit your I-94/I-94W to the USCIS office in London, Kentucky. read more ...

Yes, provided you have a return or onward ticket. If your return journey will take you back through the United States, even if only in transit, the total trip, including both periods of time spent in the United States/Canada/Mexico Bermuda, or the islands in the Caribbean cannot exceed 90 days. If it does, you will require a visa.

If your ticket terminates in Mexico, Canada, Bermuda or the islands of the Caribbean, you must be a legal resident of the area in order to qualify for visa free travel. If you are not and your stay will extend beyond 90 days from the date on which you first entered the United States, you will require a visa.

No. You are only required to enter the United States by a participating carrier. Your onward or return journey may be by any mode of transport, provided you hold a return or onward ticket.

No, the maximum period of time you may remain in the United States if you enter visa free, is 90 days.

Yes. If you enter by land there is no requirement that you be in possession of a round trip or onward ticket. The immigration authorities at the border crossing will issue you with the arrival/departure record card, I-94W. You will be charged a $6.00 administrative fee; the fee is payable in U.S. dollars only. This fee is charged to all travelers regardless of whether or not they have a visa. For those entering the United States by air or sea, the fee is included in the cost of their ticket.

It will depend on your itinerary. If you have an onward ticket for each stage of your journey, including the journey between the United States and Canada or Mexico, you may travel without a visa. Should you choose to travel this way, you must be in possession of the tickets for each stage of your journey on your initial entry into the United States. You cannot buy the ticket for the journey between the United States and Canada or Mexico on your arrival in the United States. If you will depart the United States for Canada or Mexico by private transport, you will require a visa.

As you overstayed on your last visit to the United States you are not eligible to travel visa free; you are required to apply for a visa.

The regulations are the same as if you entered the United States for a visit. If you will transit the United States, even if only for a couple of hours, to Mexico, Canada, Bermuda or the islands of the Caribbean the total trip, including both periods of time spent in the United States, Canada/Mexico, Bermuda, or the Caribbean islands cannot exceed 90 days. If it does, you will require a visa, unless you are a legal permanent resident of the country.

Yes. However, it is likely that you will be questioned by an immigration inspector at the port of entry regarding your refusal. If the immigration inspector is not satisfied that you meet the qualifications for nonimmigrant status, you may be denied entry.

If you are entering the United States aboard a private aircraft of a U.S. corporation that has entered into an agreement with the Immigration and Naturalization Service to carry passengers under the Visa Waiver Program, you will not require a visa, if you are otherwise qualified to travel visa free. If you are entering aboard any other private or official aircraft, you will require a visa.

You must contact your employer. The Embassy does not have a list of corporations that have entered into an agreement with the Immigration and Naturalization Service to carry passengers under the Visa Waiver Program.

No. If you are entering the U.S. on a private ship, you will require a visa.

There is no limit to the number of times you may travel visa free under the Visa Waiver Program in any given period. There is also no minimum period of time you are required to remain outside the U.S. before reapplying for admission. However, if you are a frequent traveler to the United States you should be sure to carry with you for presentation to U.S. immigration evidence of your residence abroad to which you intend returning at the end of your visit together with evidence of funds sufficient for your support while in the United States. If the officer of the USCIS is not convinced that you are a bona visitor for business or tourism, you can be denied entry.