I-Visa Waiver Ukwandiswa kweGunya likhusela uHambo lwangaphakathi lwase-US

Igunya lokurhoxisa udliwano-ndlebe lwe-visa kubafaki-zicelo abasemngciphekweni ophantsi, elalicwangciselwe ukuphela nge-31 kaDisemba, landisiwe ngamaSebe kaRhulumente wase-US kwaye. kwilizwe Security.

Amagosa e-Consular anegunya lokurhoxisa udliwano-ndlebe lwe-visa kumntu ngamnye kumngcipheko ophantsi osezantsi wezicelo ze-visa ezingengomphambukeli phantsi kwegunya lokurhoxisa udliwano-ndlebe lwe-visa. Abafaki-zicelo abafanelekileyo banembali yokutyelela eUnited States kwixesha elidlulileyo kwaye basaphantsi koqwalaselo olungqongqo lwemvelaphi kunye neenkqubo zovavanyo ezenziwa ngabo bonke abangengabo abafuduki.

Inkqubo ye-Visa Waiver Programme (VWP) yenza ukuba abemi abaninzi okanye abemi bamazwe athatha inxaxheba bahambe baye eUnited States kukhenketho okanye ishishini ukuze bahlale iintsuku ezingama-90 okanye ngaphantsi ngaphandle kokufumana i-visa. Abahambi kufuneka babe neNkqubo esebenzayo ye-Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) imvume ngaphambi kokuhamba kunye nokuhlangabezana nazo zonke iimfuno. Ukuba undwendwe lukhetha ukuba ne-visa kwipaspoti yakhe, lusenokwenza isicelo sendwendwe (B) visa.

Ukwandiswa kwegunya lokurhoxisa kuya kukhokelela kumaxesha okulinda ama-40% abantu abafaka izicelo zee-visa, okukhokelela ekulahlekeni kweebhiliyoni zeedola. inkcitho yabahambi kunye nefuthe kuqoqosho lwase-U.S.

Iingcali zomzi mveliso wokuhamba e-US zigxininisa ukubaluleka kodliwano-ndlebe lwabahambi abasemngciphekweni omncinci ekukhuseleni uqoqosho lwaseMelika kunye nokunciphisa ukusilela kwee-visa okubangelwa ngubhubhane, othintele ukukhula kokungena kwamanye amazwe ukuya e-United States.

Ngaphandle kokudlula phantse iminyaka emine ukusukela oko kwaqala ubhubhani we-COVID-19 wehlabathi, iUnited States ifumana ukwehla kweendwendwe ezizizigidi ezili-13 xa kuthelekiswa no-2019. Eyona nto inegalelo kolu kwehla lixesha elide lokulinda kudliwano-ndlebe lwe-visa, okwangoku. umndilili weentsuku ezingama-400 kwiimarike zomthombo ongundoqo. Ukunika igunya lokurhoxisa udliwano-ndlebe lwe-visa ngumlinganiselo obalulekileyo wokuphucula ukhuphiswano lwehlabathi kunye nokuququzelela amava ohambo alungelelanisiweyo nakhuselekileyo.

Ukwandiswa kwegunya lokurhoxisa i-visa ngabalawuli be-Biden kukhokelele ekuthinteleni ilahleko yeendwendwe ezizigidi ezingama-64 kunye ne-215 yeebhiliyoni zeedola kwinkcitho kule minyaka ilishumi izayo. Ngaphandle kokwandiswa, i-US ibiya kuphulukana ne-2.2 yezigidi zabatyeleli kunye ne-5.9 yeebhiliyoni zeedola kwinkcitho yabahambi ngo-2024 kuphela.

Ngoku kukho amazwe angama-41 athatha inxaxheba kwiNkqubo ye-Visa Waiver:

IAndorra (1991)
Australia (1996)
E-Austria (1991)
Bheljiyam (1991)
eBrunei (1993)
I-Chile (2014)
ECroatia (2021)
IRiphabhlikhi yaseCzech (2008)
IDenmark (1991)
I-Estonia (2008)
EFinland (1991)
IFrance (1989)
Ijamani (1989)
IGrisi (2010)
IHungary (2008)
I-Iceland (1991)
I-Ireland (1995)
I-Israel (2023)
I-Itali (1989)
IJapan (1988)
I-Korea, iRiphabhlikhi ka-(2008)
ILatvia (2008)
ILiechtenstein (1991)
ILithuania (2008)
I-Luxembourg (1991)
Malta (2008)
UMonaco (1991)
I-Netherlands (1989)
INew Zealand (1991)
INorway (1991)
EPoland (2019)
EPortugal (1999)
I-San Marino (1991)
ISingapore (1999)
ISlovakia (2008)
ISlovenia (1997)
I-Spain (1991)
I-Sweden (1989)
I-Switzerland (1989)
I-Taiwan (2012)
I-United Kingdom (1988)

Abemi bamazwe amatsha aseCuracao, eBonaire, eSt Eustatius, eSaba naseSt Maarten (eyayisakuba yi-Antilles yaseNetherlands) abafanelekanga ukuya eUnited States phantsi kweNkqubo ye-Visa Waiver ukuba bafaka isicelo sokungeniswa kunye neepaspoti ezivela kula mazwe.