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Starting June 26, 2005, All Travelers Entering the U.S. Under the Visa Waiver Program Must Present Machine-Readable Passports |
June 2, 2006
Previously published on June 7, 2005
Both the Departments of Homeland Security and State recently issued announcements reminding all persons traveling from the 27 Visa Waiver Program countries that as of June 26, 2005, they must have a machine-readable passport to enter the United States without a visa. Machine-readable passports have a sequence of lines that can be electronically read at U.S. ports of entry to confirm the passport holder's identity and obtain other information typically found on a passport's inside cover.
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