Visa Waiver Program

Not every foreign visitor is required to obtain a visa to enter the U.S.A.

All the travellers coming for tourism or business for 90 days or less from qualified countries (see below) may be eligible to visit the U.S. without a visa.

The countries participating to the visa waiver program are the followings: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

If you are from one of the listed countries, you will be able to get into the U.S. without a visa, but you will have to stay less than 90 days on the American territory(return flight ticket compulsory), and to own a passport (see American Embassy website to know the description of the valid passport).

To benefit from this special program, please fill in the ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) form that you will find on the following website: https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/

Most of the time, you will receive an answer within a day, but we advise you to do it as soon as possible, just in case a visa would be required.

If your country is not listed, you will have to apply for a Business Visa B1.

Business Visa B1(Conference, meeting, trade show or business event attendees)

The procedure might change according to your country, the one below is the most requested.

We invite you to have a look at your local Embassy procedure just to be sure not missing a step.

Where is the closest Embassy, Consulate?

http://www.usembassy.gov/

Procedure to follow:

1. Book an appointment (the delays to get a visa could be very long so we suggest you to contact the closest American Embassy to ask for an appointment as soon as possible.)
2. Download the DS-160 form (click here)
3. Prepare all the required documents

What do you need to bring at your appointment?

1. an available electronic passport (see American Embassy website to know the description of the valid passport)
2. an 2x2 photograph ( see the requirements)
3. the filled DS-160 form
4. a proof of visa procedure payment
5. a prepaid envelope to send back your passport
6. the following supporting documents:

• Invitation letter written by the Organizer (click here) & copy of exhibition brochure/program
• Proof that your company asked you to go to the Exhibition for business reasons
• Bank or pay statements showing funds for trip
• Resume

If you require an Invitation letter from the Organization, please download and fill in the following file ( click here) and send it back to antoinette.rochot@comexposium.com.