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> En route vers la suppression de visas entre les Etats-Unis et l'Europe ? ("US adds seven countries to the Visa Waiver Program")
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| En route vers la suppression de visas entre les Etats-Unis et l'Europe ? ("US adds seven countries to the Visa Waiver Program") |
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| Meeting news, 21 octobre 2008 | |||
| publié le 22 octobre 2008 | |||
| Thématique: | Union européenne, Visa | ||
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A dater du 1er août 2008, les ressortissants des pays bénéficiaires du Programme d'Exemption de Visa (Visa Waiver Program, VWP) accédent par Internet au système électronique d'autorisation de voyage (ESTA, Electronic System for Travel Authorization). Comment fonctionne le système électronique d'autorisation de voyage ? Les voyageurs devront se connecter sur le site internet « ESTA » à l'adresse https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/ et remplir en ligne le formulaire de demande en anglais. Ils devront soumettre la demande d'autorisation de voyage suffisamment à l'avance. Le système en ligne leur demandera de s'identifier et de répondre à des questions relatives aux critères d'admission aux Etats-Unis, comme sur le formulaire I-94W. Les demandes peuvent être soumises à tout moment avant le voyage ; le Département de la Sécurité Intérieure ( Department of Homeland Security, DHS) recommande, toutefois, de s'acquitter de cette formalité au minimum 72 heures avant le départ. Dans la plupart des cas, une réponse quasi immédiate sera fournie par le système électronique d'autorisation de voyage : Autorisation accordée : Le voyage est autorisé. Conditions d'application de l'autorisation de voyage « ESTA » Le sytème « ESTA » a pour but de renforcer la sécurité des voyageurs se rendant aux Etats-Unis dans le cadre du Programme d'Exemption de Visa. Il vise à maintenir le programme et en élargir la participation. Les pays participant actuellement au Programme d'Exemption de Visa sont les suivants : Andorre "I believe the best foreign policy for America is one that lets people from other countries get to know this country firsthand," President George W. Bush said at a ceremony last week, during which he accepted the Republic of Korea (South Korea), the Czech Republic, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia into the VWP, effective Nov. 13. "Extending this opportunity to some of our closest allies deepens our friendship and makes all our countries safer." According to Bush, Americans may already travel to the seven new VWP member countries without a visa. "All of the nations represented here today allow American citizens to travel to their countries visa-free," he said. "For years the leaders of these nations have explained to me how frustrating it is for their citizens to wait in lines and pay visa fees to take a vacation or make a business trip or visit their families here in the United States. These close friends of America told me that it was unfair that their people had to jump through bureaucratic hoops that other allies can walk around. I told them I agree with them." The Travel Industry Association (TIA) has praised the federal government for its actions and says that allowing more international travelers into the country without visas will help the United States attract up to 1 million additional visitors every year. "Expansion of the Visa Waiver Program is a momentous leap forward for the American economy and proof that we can simultaneously strengthen America's security and welcome additional visitors," TIA President and CEO Roger Dow said in a statement. "We applaud the administration and Congress for taking this important step in reversing the significant decline in overseas travel to the United States since 9/11." According to the TIA, the United States welcomed 2 million fewer overseas visitors in 2007 than it did in 2000, due in large part to cumbersome security measures and unfriendly international travel policies. The association has worked closely with Congress in the last year to address those issues and make VWP reform possible. As a result, six additional countriesBulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Malta, Poland and Romaniamay soon be included in the VWP. Those nations, Bush said, are currently participating in the "visa waiver road map" process. Meeting news Voir aussi dans Travel daily news "Last week, President George W Bush announced seven countries have been added to the US Visa Waiver Program (VWP). In a month's time, citizens from each of these countries will be granted the right of visa-free travel to America for purposes of tourism or business. The VWP allows citizens from 27 countries to travel in the US for purposes of business or tourism for up to 90 days without a visa for America, including the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Last week, President Bush announced seven countries have now been added to the list including the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, and South Korea. Nationals from these 34 countries will have to apply for an Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) in order to pass border security. The ESTA is a free online authorisation for travel to the US, and maintains a high level of security for visa-free travellers to America. Travellers who need an ESTA will need to apply online at least 72 hours prior to travel to America, and once completed, a person's ESTA will last for two years President Bush said the conditions of visa-free travel to the US mean that participating countries promise they will share information regarding security and terrorism, and their citizens will need tamper-proof biometric passports in order to travel to America (...)" | ||
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