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DHS/BCBP RIN: 1651-AA00 Publication ID: Spring 2003 
Title: Visa Waiver Program 
Abstract: On October 30, 2000, Public Law 106-396, made the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (VWPP) a permanent program. The Visa Waiver Program (VWP), 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 VWP countries that were added through the publication of interim regulations. This rule will also incorporate those statutory changes made to section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Responsibility Immigration Act. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
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   
Interim Final Rule-INS 2188-02 (Removing Argentina)  02/21/2002  67 FR 7943   
Interim Final Rule  03/07/2003  68 FR 10954   
Next Action Undetermined      
Additional Information: INS No. 2002-99 interim final rule Adding Portugal, Singapore, and Uruguay to the List of Countries Authorized to Participate in the VISA Waiver Pilot Program published on August 3, 1999, 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. Transferred from RIN 1115-AB93
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Related RINs: Merged with 1115-AG25 
Agency Contact:
Marty Newingham
Assistant Chief Inspector, Inspections Division
Department of Homeland Security
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection
Room 4064, 425 I Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20536
Phone:202 616-7992