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Which are the Visa Waiver countries for the USA?

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At present, to be eligible for the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), you must be a citizen of a country that has been designated by the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, as a “program country”. Note that if you are a permanent resident of a program country but are not a citizen, then you do not qualify for the visa waiver.
Currently there are 40 countries that meet the criteria of Section 217(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (Title 8 U.S.C § 1187), which includes passport security, a non-immigrant visa refusal rate of 3% or less, and ongoing compliance with the immigration law of the U.S.
The 40 countries and territories that are part of the Visa Waiver Program are:
AndorraAndorra
AustraliaAustralia
AustriaAustria
BelgiumBelgium
BruneiBrunei
ChileChile
CroatiaCroatia
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
DenmarkDenmark
EstoniaEstonia
FinlandFinland
FranceFrance
GermanyGermany
GreeceGreece
HungaryHungary
IcelandIceland
IrelandIreland
ItalyItaly
JapanJapan
LatviaLatvia
LiechtensteinLiechtenstein
LithuaniaLithuania
LuxembourgLuxembourg
MaltaMalta
MonacoMonaco
NetherlandsNetherlands
New ZealandNew Zealand
NorwayNorway
PolandPoland
PortugalPortugal
San MarinoSan Marino
SingaporeSingapore
SlovakiaSlovakia
SloveniaSlovenia
South KoreaSouth Korea
SpainSpain
SwedenSweden
SwitzerlandSwitzerland
Taiwan* Citizens with Taiwanese national ID number onlyTaiwan* Citizens with Taiwanese national ID number only
United Kingdom* Only British citizensUnited Kingdom* Only British citizens
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