Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and The United Kingdom*

may travel to the USA without a Visa under the "Visa Waiver Program" if they meet ALL of the following requirements:

1. If the Traveller's Passport was issued on or after October 26th 2006, it must be an "e-Passport".  An "e-Passport" is marked on its cover with the international e-Passport symbol: 

3. The Traveller's Passport was issued before October 25th 2006, it must be a Machine Readable Passport. A Machine Readable Passport has two lines of text as letters, numbers and chevrons (<<<) at the bottom of the information page of the Passport.

4. The Traveller's Passport must be valid for at least 90 days from the date of entry to the USA, with exception of Passport holders from Andorra, Brunei and San Marino, who must be in possession of a passport valid for at least six months from the date of departure from the United States.

5. The Traveller's Purpose of Travel must be for no reason other than Business, Pleasure or Transit.  N.B. Those who work in the media planning to persue their profession whilst in the USA must obtain an 'Media' Visa and can only travel without a visa for Tourist or Transit purposes.

6. The Traveller's Length of stay in the United States for 90 days or less;

7. If the Traveller is entering the United States by air or sea, they must hold a return or onward ticket.  If travelling on an electronic ticket, a copy of the itinerary must be carried for presentation to U.S. immigration at the port of entry. N.B. Travellers with onward tickets terminating in Mexico, Canada, Bermuda or the Caribbean Islands must be legal permanent residents of these area.

8. If the Traveller is entering the United States by air or sea, they most do so aboard an approved airline or sea carrier.  Nearly all international airlines and cruise ship operators have done so, but we would advise you to confirm with your airline or travel agent before travelling to confirm this.  Entry into the United States upon Private Aircraft or Seacraft will not qualify for travel without a visa under the Visa Waiver Program.

9. The traveller is possession of a completed form I-94W, normally handed out whilst on your flight to the United States. Or if entering the United States by land from Canada or Mexico, is in possession of a completed form I-94W, issued by the immigration authorities at the port of entry, and a $6.00 fee, payable only in U.S. dollars.

*N.B. "United Kingdom" does not incldude "British Subject", "British Dependent Territories Citizen", "British Overseas Citizen", "British National (Overseas) Citizen", or "British Protected Person" Passports for the purposes of the Visa Waiver Program.  Nationals of countires not in this list holding a passport with Right of Abode or Indefinite Leave to remain in the United Kingdom are not entitled to travel without a visa.

If the Traveller does not meet all these requirements, or is not a national of the countries listed above,  the Traveller will have to apply for a visa to enter the USA, regardless of their purpose of travel.

Please note that even if all these requirements are met, some travellers may nonetheless be ineligible to enter the United States visa free under the VWP. 

These include people who have been arrested, even if the arrest did not result in a criminal conviction, those with criminal records, (the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act does not apply to U.S. visa law), certain serious communicable illnesses, those who have been refused admission into, or have been deported from, the United States, or have previously overstayed on the VWP, but is ultimately at the discretion of US Immigration.

Unfortunately, Visa Handling Agencies are not permitted by The American Embassy to handle US Visa Applications and therefore DJB cannot handle your visa application for you.

To obtain a visa to the USA, the Traveller must attend an interview at the American Embassy in London. Appointments for this Visa Application interview at the Embassy must be made by the applicant on 09042 450 100.  

This is a premium rate number, and as a result will often be barred from business and mobile phone lines.

For futher information please call our office on 0207 684 6242, or refer to the American Embassy's website at http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_new/visa/index.html