Feds promise visa waiver changes 'very soon'

The State Department is promising to make changes to a program allowing some travelers to enter the U.S. without a visa "very soon."

The changes to the program waiving visas for people from 38 countries will be “phased” in, State Department spokesman Mark Toner told reporters on Wednesday, weeks after Congress approved the fix to prevent domestic terrorism.

“These changes haven't been implemented yet,” he added. “But the U.S. government has not yet begun denying any of these applications. So, we'll have more to say on the implementation of the new visa waiver program changes soon.”

The visa waiver program allows people from dozens of countries, including the United Kingdom, France and Japan, to easily enter the U.S. for up to 90 days. The program is used by roughly 20 million tourists each year

In December, on the heels of the deadly terror attack in Paris, Congress passed legislation to waive that special program for people who have recently visited or are dual citizens of Iraq, Iran, Syria and other countries deemed hot spots of terrorism. The attackers in Paris were all European nationals, meaning that they likely could have easily used the visa waiver program to travel to the U.S. with relatively few hurdles. - Read More at thehill

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