Countries Participating in the Visa Waiver Program

Those traveling to the US from one of the 27 Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries are eligible to enter the US without a visa if they have a machine-readable passport. If your country is not yet issuing machine-readable passports, you will need to obtain a visa for travel to the US.

The VWP countries are:

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

New Information for Citizens of Canada, Mexico and Bermuda

The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) requires all citizens of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda to have a passport or other accepted document that establishes the bearer’s identity and nationality to enter or re‑enter the United States from within the Western Hemisphere. Learn more from the US Department of Homeland Security website.