US Immigration Visas : Visa Waiver Program

Qualifying for the VWP

To qualify for the VWP, you must:

• Intend to enter the U.S. for 90 days or less for business or pleasure; 
• Have a passport lawfully issued to you by a VWP country that is valid for six months beyond your intended visit; 
• Be a national of the VWP country that issued your passport; 
• Have been checked using an automated electronic database containing information about inadmissible aliens to the United States; 
• Have a return trip ticket; 
  • This requirement is waived in the case of travelers arriving at a land border.
• Not pose a safety threat to the United States;
• Not have failed to comply with the conditions of any previous admission under the visa waiver program;
• Convince the examining immigration officer that you are clearly and beyond a doubt entitled to be admitted and that you are not inadmissible under Section 212 of the INA; and
• Waive any right to challenge an immigration officer's decision as to your admissibility, other than on the basis of an application for asylum.