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DOJ/INS | RIN: 1115-AB93 | Publication ID: Fall 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:
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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 |