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DOJ/INS RIN: 1115-AB93 Publication ID: Spring 2000 
Title: Visa Waiver Pilot Program 
Abstract: The Visa Waiver Pilot Program (VWPP) allows nationals of designated countries to apply for admission to the United States at land border ports, air and sea ports, and to enter the United States for business or pleasure for up to 90 days without first obtaining a nonimmigrant visa. INS Rule No. 1799 finalizes all those Visa Waiver Pilot Program countries which were added through the publication of interim regulations. This rule will also incorporate those statutory changes made to section 217 of the INA by IIRIRA. 
Agency: Department of Justice(DOJ)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 217   
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1356    8 USC 1187    8 USC 1103    8 CFR 2   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM INS No. 1406-91 Comment Period End 5/22/91  05/07/1991  56 FR 21101   
Final Rule-INS No. 1406-91 Eff. 7/18/91*  07/18/1991  56 FR 32952   
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1447 Eff. 10/1/91; Comment Period End 10/15/91  09/13/1991  56 FR 46716   
Interim Final Rule-1622-93; Eff. 7/29/93; Com. End 8/30/93; (To be merged with 1447R-93)*  07/29/1993  58 FR 40581   
Public Notice-INS No. 1674 Eff. 10/25/94, Comment Period End 09/30/96  02/21/1995  60 FR 9699   
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1685 Eff. 4/1/95; Comment Period End 5/30/95  03/28/1995  60 FR 15855   
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1777  07/08/1996  61 FR 35598   
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1782-96 With Comments (Australia)  07/29/1996  61 FR 39721   
Interim Final Rule-INS 1786-96 With Comments (Slovenia)  09/30/1997  62 FR 50998   
Final Rule-INS No. 1799  12/30/1998  63 FR 71726   
Interim Final Rule-INS 2002-99 With Comments (Portugal, Singapore, and Uruguay)  08/03/1999  64 FR 42006   
Next Action Undetermined      
Additional Information: INS No. 2002-99 Interim Rule Adding Portugal, Singapore, and Uruguay to the List of Countries Authorized to Participate in the VISA Waiver Pilot Program. Published on 8/3/99 at 64 FR 42006. INS No. 1447-91, 1622-94, 1685-95, 1777-96, and 1782 are to be consolidated into one final rulemaking, which is designated as INS No. 1799. INS No. 1799 will be jointly published by INS and the Department of State. INS No. 1447R is cancelled. The Attorney General approved Slovenia for participation in this program and it was effective September 30, 1997. The Visa Waiver Pilot Program was extended on September 30, 1996, for one year, until September 30, 1997. After five continuing resolutions since September 30, 1997, a temporary extension for the VWPP was added to the DOJ appropriations bill extending the program until April 30, 1998. On April 27, 1998, S.1178 was signed into Law extending the VWPP until April 30, 2000.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Sectors Affected: 001 None 
Agency Contact:
Marty Newingham
Assistant Chief Inspector, Inspections Division
Room 4064, 425 I Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20536
Phone:202 616-7992