When the U.S. Embassy says that a passport has to be valid for 90 days in order for a foreign visitor...?
"If traveling under the Visa Waiver Program, the passport must be valid for at least 90 days from the date on which the holder enters the United States. If not, the holder will be admitted until the expiration date on the passport. Note: Passport holders from Andorra, Brunei, and San Marino must be in possession of a passport valid for at least six months from the date of departure from the United States, even if traveling visa free under the Visa Waiver Program."
Answer:
To qualify for the Visa Waiver Program, you must:
•Intend to enter the United States for 90 days or less;
•Have a passport lawfully issued to you by a VWP country that is valid for six months beyond your intended visit;
•Be a national of the VWP country that issued your passport;
•Have been checked using an automated electronic database containing information about inadmissible aliens to the United States;
•Have a return trip ticket to any foreign destination other than a territory bordering on the United States or an adjacent island unless:
1.You are a resident of an adjacent island,
2.This requirement is waived by the Attorney General under regulations, or
3.You are a visitor for business who arrives aboard a private aircraft that maintains a valid agreement guaranteeing to transport you out of the United States, if you are found to be inadmissible or deportable;
•Present to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer a completed and signed Form I-94W, Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure Form. (Please see "How Do I Get an Arrival Departure Document?" for more information about arrival/departure records.);
•Not pose a safety threat to the United States;
•Not have failed to comply with the conditions of any previous admission under the Visa Waiver Program;
•If arriving by air or sea, you must arrive aboard a carrier that signed an agreement, "signatory carrier", guaranteeing to transport you out of the United States if you are found to be inadmissible or deportable;
•Convince the examining CBP officer that you are clearly and beyond a doubt entitled to be admitted and that you are not inadmissible under section 212 of the Act. For reasons that would make you inadmissible, please see the Immigration and Nationality Act at INA § 212 (a);
•Waive any right to review or appeal a CBP officer's decision as to your admissibility, other than on the basis of an application for asylum or an application for withholding of removal under the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; and
•Waive any right to challenge your removal, other than on the basis of an application for asylum or an application for withholding of removal under the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
New rules for the Visa Waiver Program:
Passports issued on or after October 26, 2005, must contain a digital photo. A small number of countries may issue “e-passports”, which are deemed compliant for this purpose. An “e-passport” will have the ICAO symbol on the corner indicating the incorporation of an integrated circuit chip. Such passports do not necessarily need to be read by an electronic reader to be compliant.
Passport issued on or after October 26, 2006, must be “E-passport” – Passports issued as of this date must contain an integrated chip that stores biographic data, a digitized photo, and other biometric information
"must be valid for at least 90 days from the date on which the holder ENTERS" the United States. This means if the passport expires 45 days after they come into the USA that the must leave by day 45. Basically once you enter the USA, you must leave by the expiration date, unless the passport was valid for 90 days or more.
It appears to be an attempt to prevent people from gaining access to the USA just before a passport expires. This is probably to force passports to be more current with information. Might also be an attempt to minimize immigration attempts via a passport.
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