Visa Waiver Program

New fee for visa waiver program starting September 2010

Sunday, August 15th, 2010

I’m planning to come to the U.S. without a visa. After September 8, 2010, you’ll have to pay a fee when you register online. We will explain the situation in this blog.

Does a foreign speaker need a visa to come to the U.S.?

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

We want to have a famous speaker come give a talk at our event. Does he or she need a visa to come give the speech? We explain the situation here.

Returning to U.S. without a visa can be risky!

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

My work or student visa is about to expire and I want to stay a little longer to look for a job or just pack and see friends. Can’t I just quickly leave the U.S. and return without a visa for 90 days? This can be risky and will explain what to do in this blog.

Coming to the US without a visa? Don’t forget to complete ESTA!

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

It has been a year since the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) has been introduced to people traveling to the US on Visa Waiver Program (i.e. coming to the US without a visa). Now they remind travelers to obtain an approved ESTA as apparently they are going to enforce this strongly.

Sign up in advance before coming to the U.S.

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

Starting on August 1, 2008, anyone who is coming to the U.S. without a visa on the visa waiver program (VWP) can go to a Web site for a voluntary pre-registration. This pre-registration is supposed to become mandatory in January 2009.  Even now I would suggest doing the registration because it will probably make it [...]