{"id":1652,"date":"2023-10-11T18:53:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T18:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/morenodiazlaw.com\/?p=1652"},"modified":"2023-10-11T18:53:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T18:53:54","slug":"designation-of-israel-for-the-visa-waiver-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morenodiazlaw.com\/es\/designation-of-israel-for-the-visa-waiver-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Designation of Israel for the Visa Waiver Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Beginning 11\/30\/23, eligible citizens and nationals of Israel may apply for admission to the<br>United States at U.S. ports of entry as nonimmigrant visitors for business or pleasure for a<br>period of 90 days or less without first obtaining a nonimmigrant visa, provided that they are<br>otherwise eligible for admission under applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.<br>Currently citizens or nationals of the following countries are eligible to travel to the United States<br>under VWP:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Andorra<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Australia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Austria<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Belgium<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brunei<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chile<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Croatia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Czech Republic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Denmark<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Estonia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>France<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Greece<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hungary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Iceland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ireland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Italy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Japan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Latvia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Liechtenstein<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lithuania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Luxembourg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Malta<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monaco<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Netherlands<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New Zealand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Norway<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Poland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Portugal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>San Marino<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Singapore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Slovakia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Slovenia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>South Korea<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sweden<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Switzerland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Taiwan*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>United Kingdom**<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>**To be eligible to travel under the VWP, British citizens must have the unrestricted right of<br>permanent abode in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the<br>Isle of Man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What other requirements must I have to travel using the VWP?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Travelers must have a valid Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) \u00a0approval prior to<br>travel and must have a passport that is valid for at least 6 months after your planned departure<br>from the United States (unless exempted by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/travel\/en\/us-visas\/tourism-visit\/visa-waiver-program.html\">country-specific agreements<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">May I apply for a visa instead of using the VWP?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, you may apply for a visitor (B) visa, if you prefer to do so or if you are not eligible for VWP<br>travel. Additionally, you need to apply for a visa if you will be traveling on a private aircraft or<br>other non-VWP approved air or sea carrier. Also, if you intend to stay longer than 90 days, then<br>you need to apply for a visa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If a visa was refused or denied can I apply for the VWP?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A recent visa refusal for any reason could result in denial of ESTA authorization, additional<br>review at the port of entry, or denial of admission to the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can I extend my stay for more than 90 days?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you enter the United States under the Visa Waiver Program, you are not permitted to extend<br>your stay in the United States beyond the initial admission period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can I change to another non-immigrant status?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you enter the United States under the Visa Waiver Program, you are not permitted to change<br>to another non-immigrant status in the United States<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beginning 11\/30\/23, eligible citizens and nationals of Israel may apply for admission to the<br \/>\nUnited States at U.S. ports of entry as nonimmigrant visitors for business or pleasure for a<br \/>\nperiod of 90 days or less without first obtaining a nonimmigrant visa, provided that they are<br \/>\notherwise eligible for admission under applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1653,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/morenodiazlaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/morenodiazlaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/morenodiazlaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/morenodiazlaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/morenodiazlaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1652"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/morenodiazlaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1654,"href":"https:\/\/morenodiazlaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1652\/revisions\/1654"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/morenodiazlaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/morenodiazlaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/morenodiazlaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/morenodiazlaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}