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The holder of a Korean passport, and others listed below, may seek entry to Guam for business or pleasure only for 15 days or less if they carry a passport valid for at least six months past date of Guam entry, travel on a registered carrier, have a round-trip or onward ticket in their possession when arriving in Guam, and are otherwise eligible for U.S. entry. A Guam visa waiver traveler cannot extend, adjust or change his/her status while in the U.S., including Guam, and cannot travel from Guam to another destination in the U.S. If a Guam Visa Waiver traveler wishes to engage in any activity that is not otherwise allowed using a visitor (B1/B2) visa, that traveler must qualify for the appropriate visa.

The following passport holders are eligible for the Guam visa waiver:
travelers holding passports from the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries listed below, as well as Indonesia, Malaysia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Korea, Solomon Islands, Taiwan (residents thereof who begin their travel in Taiwan and who travel on direct flights from Taiwan to Guam without an intermediate layover or stop except for stops in a U.S. territory enroute), the U.K. (British National Overseas, British Dependent Territory passports), Vanuatu and Western Samoa.


Guam Visitors Bureau




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new Important dates concerning the U.S. Visa Waiver Program (VWP)

arrowBeginning September 30, 2004, all VWP travelers arriving at air and sea ports of entry will be enrolled in US-VISIT.

arrowBeginning October 26, 2004, all VWP travelers must carry passports that are machine-readable. more

Nationals of five VWP countries -- indicated in the below chart -- must be in possession of a MRP in order to enter the U.S. without a U.S. visitor visa. Non-machine readable passport holders from these five countries must apply and qualify for the appropriate U.S. visa.

Please see the list of U.S. visa waiver countries below.


Passport holders from one of the following countries may seek entry to the U.S. for business or pleasure for up to 90 days without a visa if they travel on a registered carrier, have a round-trip or onward ticket in their possession when arriving in the U.S., and are otherwise eligible for U.S. entry. A U.S. visa waiver traveler cannot extend, adjust or change his/her status while in the U.S. If a U.S. visa waiver traveler wishes to engage in any activity that is not otherwise allowed using a visitor (B1/B2) visa, that traveler must qualify for the appropriate visa.



The following passport holders are eligible for the U.S. and Guam VWPs:

Andorra (MRP only)
Australia
Austria
Belgium (MRP only)
Brunei (MRP only) Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Liechtenstein (MRP only)
Luxembourg
Monaco
the Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Portugal
San Marino
Singapore
Slovenia (MRP only)
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
the United Kingdom (only passports showing full right of abode in the U.K.)




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For more information, or to schedule an appointment, please go to USA VISA Information Services at http://www.us-visaservices.com. USA VISA Information Services is available 24 hours a day, and can be accessed from both inside and outside of Korea.


For nonimmigrant visa (NIV) inquiries (excluding E, H, L, O, P, Q visa inquiries), please e-mail us at : seoulniv@state.gov. For E, H, L, O, P, Q visa inquiries, please e-mail us at : seoulgoldteam@state.gov.

The applicant, not the U.S. Government, assumes full responsibility for all documents and materials submitted in connection with any consular or visa matter, and for ualifying for the required visa or travel document in time to meet the applicant's needs.

This is an official U.S. Government source of information on the WWW. Inclusion of non-U.S. Government links or information does not imply endorsement of contents.






Updated September 24, 2004

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